COVID Relief: IRS Helps Employers Wanting to Rehire Retirees or Retain Employees after Retirement Age

This article was published by the IRS.  To help address COVID-related labor shortages, the Internal Revenue Service is reminding employers that they generally will not jeopardize the tax status of their pension plans if they rehire retirees or permit distributions of retirement benefits to current employees who have reached age 59 ½ or the plan's normal [...]

For the First Time, Maximum Educator Expense Deduction Rises to $300 in 2022

This article was published by the IRS. The Internal Revenue Service is reminding teachers and other educators planning ahead that they'll be able to deduct up to $300 of out-of-pocket classroom expenses when they file their federal income tax return next year. This is the first time the annual limit has increased since the special educator [...]

Treasury, IRS Provide Guidance on Tax Relief for Deductions for Food or Beverages from Restaurants

This article was published by the IRS. Reminder that businesses can temporarily deduct 100% beginning January 1, 2021 This is a reminder that the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have issued Notice 2021-25 providing guidance under the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Relief Act of 2020. The Act added a temporary exception to the 50% [...]

IRS Reminds Employers of Penalty Relief Related to Claims for the Employee Retention Credit

This article was published by the IRS. The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have received requests from taxpayers and their advisors for relief from penalties arising when additional income tax is owed because the deduction for qualified wages is reduced by the amount of a retroactively claimed employee retention tax credit (ERTC), [...]

IRS Dispels New and Common Myths about Tax Refunds

This article was published by the IRS. With the April 18 tax-filing deadline closing in for most taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service wants to dispel some new and common myths about getting refund details or speeding up tax refunds. A number of these myths circulate on social media every tax season. The IRS continues to process [...]

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