If you're required to file a business tax return, you're going to need an employer identification number. Taxpayers who use EINs include employers, sole proprietors, corporations, partnerships, non-profit associations, government agencies, and other business entities. You can apply for an EIN online by visiting IRS.gov/EIN. You can also apply by fax or by mail. Just check [...]
If you own or manage the taxes for a small business, head over to IRS.gov/smallbiz and check out the information and tools available in the Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center. From the main page of the Tax Center, you will find links grouped by topic, like how to prepare or pay your taxes. You'll find [...]
This article was published by the IRS. The Internal Revenue Service continues to open its Business Tax Account (BTA) to a growing number of business taxpayers, expanding the useful features available. The latest expansion makes this online self-service tool for business taxpayers available to C corporations. In addition, a person who can legally bind the corporation, [...]
This article was published by the IRS. The Internal Revenue Service has announced that the optional standard mileage rate for automobiles driven for business will increase by 3 cents in 2025, while the mileage rates for vehicles used for other purposes will remain unchanged from 2024. Optional standard milage rates are used to calculate the deductible [...]
All employers should be alert to a dangerous Form W-2 email scam. It's a threat to tax data and to your workers. These emails appear to come from someone in authority. They may say something like, "I'm analyzing some reports and need a copy of our W-2s for last year. Please send ASAP." Once the W-2s [...]
