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Work Opportunity Tax Credit Available to Help Employers Hire Workers
Are you having trouble hiring workers lately? The IRS wants to remind employers to check the Work Opportunity Tax Credit which is available to help companies hire long-term unemployment recipients […]
Social Security Wage Cap & Benefit Amounts Increase for 2022
To account for cost of living adjustments and inflation, the Social Security wage cap will be $147,000, and Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits will increase by 5.9 percent. […]
Make Sure You Are Prepared for a Disaster
The IRS has reminded taxpayers to develop emergency preparedness plans due to an active hurricane season, the ongoing threat of wildfires in some parts of the country and other natural […]
IRS is Watching How You Classify Workers
This comes up quite frequently, but it is still important enough for the IRS to issue a reminder about correctly determining whether the individuals providing services to businesses were employees […]
IRS Issues Luxury Auto Depreciation Caps and Lease Inclusion Amounts
If your business owns or leases luxury vehicles, this could be important to your 2021 tax planning. Luxury Passenger Car Depreciation Caps The luxury car depreciation caps for passenger cars placed […]
How to Claim Employee Retention Credit in Q3 and Q4 of 2021
The IRS has issued guidance for employers claiming the employee retention credit. In general, eligible employers can claim a refundable employee retention credit against the employer share of Social Security tax […]
PPP Direct Forgiveness Portal Created & Why the Loan Questionnaire Was Discontinued
Are you still waiting to hear of your PPP loan was forgiven? You are not alone. PPP Direct Forgiveness Portal The SBA announced that it is launching a streamlined application […]
IRS Updates Per Diem Rates
If you travel for business, you will likely have expenses to write off in one of two ways: recording actual expenses (with back-up receipts) or using per diem rates established […]
Infrastructure Bill Could Put an End to Employee Retention Tax Credits
The much-discussed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed by a vote of 69-30 in the Senate in mid August. The next step will happen next week when the Senate is […]
Interim and Proposed Regulations for No Surprise Billing Act
No one likes to receive an unexpected bill, especially from a healthcare provider. With that in mind, the Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services have issued […]
Should You Convert Your IRA to a Roth?
Investors have been discussing whether a traditional or Roth IRA is best as long as they have both been around. One factor that might tip the scales toward a Roth […]
Sales Tax Benefit for Businesses that Sell Meals
Does your business sell meals? If so, you may be eligible to retain the sales tax collected on the sale of these meals due to legislation recently enacted by the […]