This video tutorial shows an employer how to file and pay a Paid Family and Medical Leave return in MassTaxConnect. Follow the step-by-step instructions to learn how to navigate the online system. Paid family and medical leave (PFML) is a program designed to help people in Massachusetts take paid time off of work for family or [...]
If you file 10 or more information returns to the IRS - like a 1099 - you are now required to file those returns electronically. You can file them using the Information Returns Intake system, also known as IRIS. Using IRIS is a quick and easy process that also helps reduce common errors that can happen [...]
This article was published by the IRS. It is critical for business owners to correctly determine whether the individuals providing services are employees or independent contractors. An employee is generally considered anyone who performs services, if the business can control what will be done and how it will be done. What matters is that the business [...]
Under the broker information reporting rules, brokers must report transactions in securities to both the IRS and the investor. These transactions must be reported on Form 1099-B. Legislation enacted in 2021 extends these broker information reporting rules to cryptocurrency exchanges, custodians, or platforms (e.g., Coinbase, Gemini, or Binance), and to digital assets such as cryptocurrency (e.g., [...]
This article was published by the IRS. Some businesses and other payers take backup withholding from payments they made to certain people. These entities should remember their upcoming filing deadlines. What is backup withholding? The person or business paying the taxpayer doesn't generally withhold taxes from certain payments. They don't do this because it's assumed the [...]
