Article Category: Tax News
Small Business Tax Breaks in the News
Posted on: May 1, 2014
Small Business Tax Breaks in the News -This past Tuesday, the House Ways and Means Committee voted to extend six of the more than 60 small business tax breaks that expired on January 13, 2013. Although most analysts assume that the proposal will not be bought up for consideration by the House of Representatives for quite some time, the vote is none the less significant in that it favors extending the small business tax breaks permanently, rather than for some set time period. Proponents of the proposal feel that this will allow small businesses to better plan for the future … Click to Read More
Small Business Tax Update!
Posted on: April 4, 2014
Small Business Tax Update -Now that your corporate tax return or your corporate tax extension has been filed, it is as good a time as any to begin making changes that will save your business tax dollars and make tax record keeping a little easier. The following points highlight some small business tax issues that you may want to consider as you move your business forward. The Obvious Have an organized accounting system that includes entering all business expenses in a systematic and timely manner. Along these same lines, keep personal and business expenses separate. Never overlap the use of … Click to Read More
Some Business Tax Mistakes To Avoid
Posted on: March 6, 2014
Some Business Tax Mistakes to Avoid Some Business Tax Mistakes to Avoid – Since the sum total of the taxes paid by a business is such a major expense, the saving of tax dollars can be one of the most important contributing factors to business success and profitability. With the corporate tax deadline fast approaching, this article is focused on giving business owners a heads up on some common tax mistakes to avoid. One common business tax error is to incorrectly classify workers as independent contractors when they should be classified as employees. Unfortunately, selecting the correct classification can be … Click to Read More
Small Business Tax Deduction Alert!
Posted on: February 17, 2014
Small Business Tax Deduction Alert – With the 2013 business tax deadline fast approaching, it is important to be aware of those tax breaks that are available to help your business reduce its overall tax liability. In any given year, the use of tax deductions, tax credits, tax exemptions and tax incentives can significantly reduce the tax bill that your business will have to pay. On the flip side, to overlook these tax breaks essentially means that your business will overpay its tax bill. The following is a list of some of the small business tax breaks that are available for … Click to Read More
Tax Notifications and Updates for 2014
Posted on: January 22, 2014
This article discusses Tax Notifications and Updates for 2014: Postponement of Filing Date Taxpayers are still feeling the effects of the federal government shutdown which lasted for 16 days in October. According to the IRS, January 31st is the earliest date that the agency will begin processing individual tax returns, a postponement that was necessary in order to complete all the system updates which were affected by the shutdown. Taxpayers can still submit their returns electronically as soon as they are ready and the e-filer will hold them until processing begins. However, the IRS encourages anyone who … Click to Read More
Unemployment Benefits Set To Expire
Posted on: January 4, 2014
It seems that unemployment benefits may be set to expire. When Congress passed a budget deal last week, they failed to extend the program that provides federal unemployment benefits to the long term unemployed. As a result, unemployment benefits for anyone depending on federal unemployment assistance will stop this week. Federal benefits normally start when state benefits run out and can extend the overall benefit period by almost a year. Although the federal benefit checks are usually less than the state checks, they have provided extended relief to many who have not been able to find employment during the … Click to Read More
Happy New Year From Business Tax Preparation!
Posted on: January 3, 2014
Wishing you a Happy New Year from Business Tax Preparation!
Unemployment Falls to New Low
Posted on: December 17, 2013
In November, the United States economy added 203,000 jobs, beating the economists’ prediction by 20,000. At 7%, the unemployment rate is at the lowest level since November 2008. This news is inspiring for the 11 million Americans who remain unemployed. The big gains this month came from the two ends of the wage spectrum – jobs that pay low wages and those that pay higher salaries. For example, while restaurants and retailers continued to create jobs, business and professional services created even more. According to Deloitte’s Chief Financial Officer, Frank Friedman, “This was a strong, good quality report showing … Click to Read More
Health Market Delay for Small Businesses
Posted on: December 2, 2013
Health Market Delay for Small Businesses – The day before Thanksgiving the United States Department of Health and Human Services announced another delay in the use of government websites to enroll in health insurance plans under the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. According to the announcement, small businesses will not be able to use the government sites to enroll in health insurance plans until November 2014. This was the second such delay for small businesses. These exchanges were originally scheduled to be available for enrollment on October 31st and had already been delayed once to a new deadline … Click to Read More
IRS Sends Refunds to Identity Thieves
Posted on: November 19, 2013
Did the IRS send mistakenly Send Refunds to Identity Thieves? According to a recent Treasury report, the Internal Revenue Service distributed more than $4 billion in falsified refunds last year with some of the money going to addresses in foreign countries such as Ireland, Bulgaria and Lithuania. The IRS sent 343 refunds to a single address in Shanghai and a total of 655 tax refunds to a lone address in Lithuania. In the United States, the cities of Miami, Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago and Houston were the locations receiving the most fraudulent refunds, with Miami topping the list. J. Russell George, the … Click to Read More