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), [...]

Preparing for Disasters

The Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1. It's important to think about hurricanes, tornadoes, and other disasters in advance so you're prepared in case they happen. This includes safeguarding your tax forms and other financial records. First, you could take advantage of electronic record-keeping. See if you can receive your bank statements and related documents [...]

How Self-Employed Individuals and Household Employers Repay Deferred Social Security Tax

This article was published by the IRS. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act allowed self-employed individuals and household employers to defer the payment of certain Social Security taxes on their Form 1040 for tax year 2020 over the next two years. Half of the deferred Social Security tax was due by December 31, 2021, [...]

IRS Temporarily Suspends Some Collection Items

This article was published by the IRS. On February 10, 2022, the IRS announced it will temporarily stop mailing some automated collection notices. Which automated collection notices are suspended? The IRS will temporarily stop mailing the following individual and business automated collection notices: CP80, Unfiled return notice CP59 and CP759 (Spanish), Unfiled tax return(s) 1st notice [...]

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