If, as part of your trade or business, you made any of the following types of payments, you are required by law to report certain payments of income it made during the calendar year to the IRS and to the recipient by filing Form 1099-MISC or Form 1099-NEC. The following types of payments made in the course… [keep reading…]
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Business Year End Planning
Tax Planning for Businesses With tax year 2023 ending, we need to consider what can be done to help lower your tax bill for this year and next. With the uncertainty of pending legislation, here are some tax planning ideas for businesses. Review your accounting method Businesses typically use either an accrual method of accounting… [keep reading…]
Individual Year End Planning
Tax Planning for Individuals Annual gift exclusion and estate tax exemption The annual gift exclusion for 2023 is $17,000 per person and will increase to $18,000 in 2024. Married couples who elect to gift split can give $34,000 per person in 2023 and $36,000 in 2024. There are no limits on how many donees can… [keep reading…]
New York State’s Pass Through Entity (PTE) Tax
A controversial provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) limited the itemized deductions related to state taxes (real property taxes plus state & local income taxes). Since its enactment, individual taxpayers have been limited to a maximum deduction of $10,000 on their federal income tax return. A number of states responded by enacting… [keep reading…]
IRS to Delay Tax Filing Deadline
The National News Media has reported that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has delayed the 2020 tax filing deadline until mid-May. We do not have official word yet from the IRS as to whether there will be a delay, what filing requirements will be affected, and what the actual deadline will be. Additionally, we do… [keep reading…]
Employee Retention Credit
As we approach the end of the first quarter of 2021, this might be a great time to evaluate whether your business may qualify for the employee retention credit in 2020 and 2021. While companies who had a quarter-over-quarter (2020 vs 2019) reduction in gross receipts of at least 50% qualify for the 2020 credit,… [keep reading…]
New Form for 2020
New for 2020 – the IRS has created a new Form for 2020 to report Miscellaneous Compensation only – This is Form 1099 NEC (Non-Employee Compensation). The 1099 MISC. has been revised and box numbers rearranged and is still applicable for other reporting. To get more information about the 1099-NEC please view it HERE. You… [keep reading…]
Thinking about moving to another state in retirement? Don’t forget about taxes
When you retire, you may consider moving to another state — say, for the weather or to be closer to your loved ones. Don’t forget to factor state and local taxes into the equation. Establishing residency for state tax purposes may be more complicated than it initially appears to be. Identify all applicable taxes It… [keep reading…]
Stretch your college student’s spending money with the dependent tax credit
If you’re the parent of a child who is age 17 to 23, and you pay all (or most) of his or her expenses, you may be surprised to learn you’re not eligible for the child tax credit. But there’s a dependent tax credit that may be available to you. It’s not as valuable as… [keep reading…]