If you’ve requested for a tax filing extension, the IRS is encouraging you to e-file your 2021 return as early as possible. There’s no need to wait until the October deadline. Taxpayers who requested an extension have until October 17 to file their tax returns. However, if you have all the necessary information to file … Read More
How often does your company generate a full set of financial statements? It’s common for smaller businesses to issue only year-end financials, but interim reporting can be helpful, particularly in times of uncertainty. Given today’s geopolitical risks, mounting inflation and rising costs, it’s wise to perform a midyear check-in to monitor your year-to-date performance. Based … Read More
The Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Office of the Chief Actuary is projecting that the Social Security wage base will increase from $147,000 to $155,100 in 2023. The SSA provides three forecasts for the wage base (intermediate, low and high cost). All forecasts predict an increase from $147,000 to $155,100 in 2023. Future intermediate forecasts are: … Read More
Americans living and working abroad: You have less than two weeks to file your federal income tax return. The due date is June 15 if your tax home and residence are outside the U.S. and Puerto Rico, or you’re serving in the military outside the U.S. and Puerto Rico on the regular tax filing date. … Read More
Are you a partner in a business? You may have come across a situation that’s puzzling. In a given year, you may be taxed on more partnership income than was distributed to you from the partnership in which you’re a partner. Why does this happen? It’s due to the way partnerships and partners are taxed. … Read More
School will soon be out for the summer and many teenagers will be looking for ways to earn money. That’s why the IRS is reminding young workers of their tax responsibilities. New employees must provide employers with a Form W-4 (Withholding Allowance Certificate). If they need help with the form, they can log onto the … Read More
Businesses should be aware that they may be responsible for issuing more information reporting forms for 2022 because more workers may fall into the required range of income to be reported. Beginning this year, the threshold has dropped significantly for the filing of Form 1099-K, “Payment Card and Third-Party Network Transactions.” Businesses and workers in … Read More
The IRS is facing an enormous backlog of unprocessed returns, due in part to COVID-19 and other issues. By April 29, 2022, the IRS reported the paper return backlog had topped 18.5 million. One solution being urged by a group of Republican senators is for the IRS to adopt 2-D barcode technology. This would allow … Read More
The IRS recently released guidance providing the 2023 inflation-adjusted amounts for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). High inflation rates will result in next year’s amounts being increased more than they have been in recent years. HSA basics An HSA is a trust created or organized exclusively for the purpose of paying the “qualified medical expenses” of … Read More
Employers must soon electronically submit a form to the IRS. Form 5300 (Application for Determination for Employee Benefit Plan) is filed to request a determination letter from the IRS for the initial qualification of a defined benefit or a defined contribution plan. Beginning June 1, 2022, Form 5300 must be submitted electronically here: https://bit.ly/3NOpPj1. The … Read More