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2018 Tax Reform Law has Benefits for Some Small Businesses

The monumental new tax law signed late in 2017 – the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) – has been hailed as a boon for big business. But the TCJA also benefits many small businesses while presenting new obstacles. In general, the revised rules…
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2018 Tax Filing Season Begins Jan. 29

The Internal Revenue Service announced today that the nation’s tax season will begin Monday, Jan. 29, 2018 and reminded taxpayers claiming certain tax credits that refunds won’t be available before late February. The IRS will begin…
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2018 Tax Reform Law Doubles Child Tax Credit

Have you read the new tax reform law yet? Officially called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the new tax reform law is more than 500 pages long, so we’ll spare you the gory details. Most of the key provisions likely to affect individual…
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Congress passes tax reform

The House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a second time on Wednesday, by a vote of 224–201, after procedural objections were raised about the version of the bill the House passed Tuesday afternoon. The…
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Deducting business expenses

It is important to separate business expenses from the following expenses: COST OF GOODS SOLD If your business manufactures products or purchases them for resale, you generally must value inventory at the beginning and end of each tax…
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Direct Deposit

The Best and Fastest Way to Get Your Refund The best and fastest way to get your tax refund is to have it electronically deposited for free into your financial account. The IRS program is called direct deposit.can use it to deposit your…
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Identity Protection

Prevention, Detection and Victim Assistance: Tax-related identity theft when someone uses your Social Security number to file a tax return claiming a fraudulent refund. How to reduce your risk Always use security software with firewall…
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FORMS? What are they for?

You will find the form you need for different activities and process. Individual Forms: - Form 1040: US Individual Income Tax Return - Form W-9: Request for Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and Certification . - Form W-4: Employee's…
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W-2: IRS Payroll Tax Form

If you have paid employees, you must prepare IRS payroll tax forms W-2 and W-3 each year. Your form W-2 tells the IRS, the Social Security Administration, and the employee the amount of wages and withholding for the year. The transmittal…