Compliance

Compliance

January 10, 2018 Advisory & Consulting, Compliance

1099 Filing Date Just Around The Corner

Category: For Business Tags: Tax Planning Article Highlights: Independent Contractors 1099 Filing Requirement Due Dates Penalties Form W-9 and 1099 Worksheet If you operate a business and engage the services of an individual (independent contractor) other than one who meets the definition of an employee, and you pay him or her $600 or more for the calendar year, you are required to issue the individual a Form 1099-MISC soon after the end of the year to avoid penalties and the prospect of losing the deduction for his or her labor and expenses in an audit. The due date for mailing the recipient his or her copy of the 1099-MISC that reports 2017

September 28, 2016 Accounting, Advisory & Consulting, Compliance, Taxes

Don’t Be Left Holding the Tax Bag

  Category: For BusinessTags: Tax Planning, Taxes Article Highlights: Paying Independent Contractors  1099-MISC Reporting Threshold  Form W-9 Benefits  Penalties  Due Date  If you use independent contractors in your business and pay them $600 or more during the calendar year, you are required to issue them a 1099-MISC after the close of the year. If you fail to do so, and your (if you operate as a Schedule C sole proprietor) or your business’s income tax return is subsequently audited, you could lose the deduction for those payments and end up paying taxes on that income yourself, not to mention potential penalties. A big tax trap for businesses is the $600

August 10, 2016 Accounting, Advisory & Consulting, Business, Compliance

Have Fewer Than 50 Employees? Here is How the Health Care Act Affects You

Category: For Business, Health Care ReformTags: Insurance, Medical Article Highlights: Under the 50-Employee Threshold  Determining the 50-Employee Threshold  Full-Time Employee  Equivalent Full-Time Employees  Information Return Requirements  SHOP Marketplace  Small Business Health Care Credit  When Congress came up with the Affordable Care Act (ACA), they carved out two basic categories of businesses, those with 50 full-time employees and/or full-time equivalent employees (FTEEs) and those with fewer than 50 employees. Under the ACA, businesses in the first category have a requirement to offer affordable insurance to their full-time employees and their dependents. If you are an employer with fewer than 50 full-time employees or FTEEs, you are not subject to the insurance

June 9, 2015 Compliance, Taxes

Have a Financial Interest in or Signature Authority over a Foreign Financial Account? Better Read This!

Category: Friendly Reminders, Tax Central Tags: Taxes, Compliance Article Highlights: Reporting Threshold FBAR Filing Due Date Penalties Overlooked Accounts Each U.S. person who has a financial interest in or signature or other authority over any foreign financial accounts (including bank, securities, or other types of financial accounts in a foreign country) must report that relationship to the U.S. government each calendar year if the aggregate value of these financial accounts exceeds $10,000 at any time during the calendar year. The government uses this reporting mechanism as a means of uncovering hidden foreign accounts and ensuring that investment income earned in foreign countries by U.S. taxpayers is included on their U.S. tax

January 24, 2015 Compliance, Taxes

Are You Required to File 1099s?

Article Highlights: 1099-MISC Filing Requirements Independent Contractor Filing Threshold Form W-9 If you use independent contractors to perform services for your business and you pay them $600 or more for the year, you are required to issue them a Form 1099-MISC after the end of the year to avoid facing the loss of the deduction for their labor and expenses. The 1099s for 2014 must be provided to the independent contractor no later than February 2, 2015. It is not uncommon to, say, have a repairman out early in the year, pay him less than $600, and then use his services again later and have the total for the year

January 7, 2015 Accounting, Advisory & Consulting, Compliance, Taxes

What to Do if You Receive a Dreaded IRS Letter

Article Highlights: CP2000 Series Notices Automated Frequently Issued In Error What You Should Do   hen the IRS thinks it has found an issue with your tax return, it will contact you via mail with a CP series notice (most commonly CP2000). Please note that the IRS will never call or e-mail you initially about a tax delinquency. This is a trick used by scammers that has become quite prevalent. Most commonly, these notices will include a proposed tax due and any interest or penalties. The notice will include an explanation of the examination process and how you can respond. These automated notices are sent out year-round and are quite