The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, enacted December 27, 2020, made several changes to employee retention tax credits. These tax credits were previously made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The most notable change was the modification of the Employee Retention Credit (ERC). Several of […]
As always, taxpayers should be aware of several key items involving credits, deductions, and refunds when filing their tax returns. Let’s take a look:1. Recovery Rebate Credit/Economic Impact Payment. In January, the Treasury Department and the IRS began sending the second round of Economic Impact Payments (EIP2) to millions of Americans as part of the implementation […]
Every year, it’s a sure bet that there will be changes to current tax law and this year is no different. From standard deductions to health savings accounts and tax rate schedules, here’s a checklist of tax changes to help you plan the year ahead. IndividualsIn 2021, a number of tax provisions are affected by inflation […]
As a reminder, taxpayers now have until July 15, 2020, to file and pay federal income taxes originally due on April 15 and no late-filing penalty, late-payment penalty or interest will be due. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this relief has been expanded to include additional returns, tax payments and other actions: All taxpayers that […]
While the 2020 tax filing season promises to be less confusing than 2019, there are still a number of changes that taxpayers should be aware of.New, Revised or Updated Tax FormsForm 1040: Revised and RedesignedThe IRS released a draft Form 1040 for 2019 tax returns that has been updated from the 2018 version. Of significance […]
Taxpayers using optional standard mileage rates in computing the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving expense purposes should be aware of an updated set of rules. The updated rules reflect changes to certain deductible expenses resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).Also updated, are tax rules relating […]
Under tax reform, many tax laws changed, including those affecting itemized deductions. While many people no longer need to itemize due to the nearly doubling of the standard deduction, certain taxpayers whose total deductions exceed the standard deduction may still want to consider itemizing. As a reminder, here is quick summary of how tax reform […]
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act included a number of tax law changes that affect small businesses such as deductions for fringe benefit, which can affect both a business’s bottom line and its employees’ deductions. Here’s a summary of what these are: Transportation fringe benefits. The new law disallows deductions for expenses associated with qualified transportation […]
Tax reform eliminated a number of deductions that many taxpayers counted on to reduce their taxable income. Here are four that could affect you. 1. Personal Exemptions Personal exemptions enabled individual taxpayers to reduce taxable their income in addition to the standard deduction, but were repealed for tax years 2018 through 2025. While the standard […]
Starting January 1, 2019, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car, van, pickup or panel truck are as follows: 58 cents per mile driven for business use, up 3.5 cents from the rate for 2018 20 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes, up 2 cents from the rate for […]