by Brian Hare, CPA, CGMA | Jul 21, 2020 | Business, Tax
There’s a new IRS form for business taxpayers that pay or receive nonemployee compensation. Beginning with tax year 2020, payers must complete Form 1099-NEC, Nonemployee Compensation, to report any payment of $600 or more to a payee. Why the new form? Prior to 2020,...
by Paula Kennedy, EA | Jul 6, 2020 | Tax
If you own or manage a business with employees, you may be at risk for a severe tax penalty. It’s called the “Trust Fund Recovery Penalty” because it applies to the Social Security and income taxes required to be withheld by a business from its employees’ wages....
by Paula Kennedy, EA | Jul 6, 2020 | Tax
The tax filing deadline for 2019 tax returns has been extended until July 15 this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After your 2019 tax return has been successfully filed with the IRS, there may still be some issues to consider. Here are three considerations. 1....
by Paula Kennedy, EA | Jun 30, 2020 | COVID-19
The IRS and the U.S. Treasury had disbursed 160.4 million Economic Impact Payments (EIPs) as of May 31, 2020, according to a new report. These are the payments being sent to eligible individuals in response to the economic threats caused by COVID-19. The U.S....
by Brian Hare, CPA, CGMA | Jun 23, 2020 | Business
If you operate a small business, or you’re starting a new one, you probably know you need to keep business records of your income and expenses. In particular, you should carefully record your expenses in order to claim the full amount of the tax deductions to which...
