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 […]
Business Tax Preparation
Help with IRS Payroll Taxes: What They Are, How They Work
When your new employee fills out a W-4, it affects their withholdings for Federal Income Tax, Social Security, and Medicare. What does it mean for the business owner? Businesses are required by the IRS to withhold taxes from employee wages, and then pay them directly to the IRS. This usually occurs on a quarterly basis […]
New Information about Form 1099-K
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 […]
Business Tax Tips | Help With Business Tax Preparation
As you close out your finances for 2011, you or your business may need help understanding how to file and settle your IRS taxes. Filing incorrect information can be problematic. Errors may can mean that you are missing out on deductions, that you have paid too little (and can be hit by penalties, fines, or interest later in the year), or […]