Tag Archives: Small Business Taxes

While many congressional observers predict that no significant tax legislation will be passed before the November election, several important measures have been introduced that would provide tax relief to small businesses. Three significant pieces of tax legislation that are currently under consideration in Congress are outlined below: Startup Act 2.0 This legislation would allow small businesses that are less than five years old and with annual receipts of less than $5 million to offset their payroll tax liability through the use of a refundable research and development tax credit. It would also increase the financial stability of these young companies by … Click to Read More

This past week, a bill was introduced in the House of Representatives that would provide individual or business tax relief by giving the IRS the power to release a tax levy when the imposition of the levy would cause economic hardship. The bill, identified as the Tax Levy Relief Act of 2012, was introduced by Representative Jim McDermott, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee. At a time when many businesses are having difficulty meeting their tax obligations, McDermott’s bill is designed to provide tax relief by giving the IRS the discretion to decide the best way to … Click to Read More

While taxes for 2011 are due in April, it is important to take care of any IRS notices and bills from past years that were not paid when due, called back taxes. Here are some frequently asked questions about back taxes in relation to business tax preparation. What back tax issues are commonly encountered by small businesses? · Due to the complexity of tax law, many small business owners do not know how to use available deductions to reduce their lax liability and therefore end up with tax balances that are more than the business can afford to pay. · With the current … Click to Read More

Are you never quite sure what original information to save after you file your annual tax return? In this article, we discuss what business tax documents you must keep and how long to keep them. Good bookkeeping is difficult to manage for many businesses. Let’s face it—your priority is to keep the business running from day to day. It might not seem like it but now, as you prepare to file your business taxes for 2011, is actually the perfect time to develop good record keeping habits. Keeping organized records throughout the year is vital to making sure you have … Click to Read More

There’s a new IRS 1099 form issued in 2012: Form 1099-K, Merchant Card and Third Party Network Payments. The 1099 is a series of IRS documents used to report non-wage income from a variety of sources like contract work, dividends, earned interest, and pension distributions. The IRS tax Form 1099-K was created as part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, but it did not go into effect until January 1, 2011. The idea of the law was to “improve voluntary tax compliance by business taxpayers and help the IRS determine whether their tax returns are correct and complete.” There is a … Click to Read More