Federal Government Tax-Related Actions Taken to Date Regarding COVID-19

Right now, your highest priority is the health of those you love and yourself. If you have time to read about some non-medical but important matters related to the health crisis, however, here is a summary of ` already taken and federal tax legislation already enacted to ease tax compliance burdens and economic pain caused by [...]

Coronavirus-Related Paid Leave for Workers and Tax Credits for Small and Mid-Size Businesses

This article was published by the IRS. The U.S. Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the U.S. Department of Labor (Labor) have announced that small and mid-size employers can begin taking advantage of two new refundable payroll tax credits, designed to immediately and fully reimburse them, dollar-for-dollar, for the cost of providing Coronavirus-related leave to [...]

July 15, 2020 is the New Federal Tax Due Date

As part of its coronavirus response, the federal government has announced a 90-day grace period, changing the tax deadline to July 15, 2020. We are awaiting IRS regulations to be issued providing more details regarding this grace period. The U.S. Treasury will give tax filers 90 extra days to pay income taxes due on up to [...]

Tax Treatment for Family Members Working in the Family Business

The following article was published by the IRS. One of the advantages of someone running their own business is hiring family members. But when including family members in business operations, certain tax treatments and employment tax rules apply. Here are some facts to know when working with a spouse, parent or child. Both spouses carrying on [...]

Jan. 31 Filing Deadline Remains for Employer Wage Statements, Independent Contractor Forms

The following article was published by the IRS. Employers and other businesses should remember that wage statements and independent contractor forms still have a January 31 filing deadline. Before the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act, employers generally had a longer period of time to file these forms. But the 2015 law made a permanent [...]

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