IRS Important Tax Dates for Small Businesses – February 2013
Fri 1 Deposit payroll tax for payments on Jan 26-29 if the semiweekly deposit rule applies. Wed 6 Deposit payroll tax for payments on Jan 30 – Feb 1 if the semiweekly deposit rule...
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2013 Health Flexible Spending Arrangements
Health flexible spending arrangements not subject to $2,500 limit on salary reduction contributions for plan years beginning before 2013 and comments requested on potential modification of use-or-lose rule. Notice 2012-40 I. PURPOSE AND OVERVIEW...
2013 Transit Benefit Cap
To reflect a statutory amendment made by ATRA to § 132(f)(2), section 3.12 of Rev. Proc. 2011-52 is modified to read as follows: .12 Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefit. For taxable years beginning in 2012,...
Simplified Option for Claiming Home Office Deduction for Home-Based Businesses (2013)
The new optional deduction, capped at $1,500 per year based on $5 a square foot for up to 300 square feet, will reduce the paperwork and recordkeeping burden on small businesses by an estimated...
Annual Inflation Adjustments for Tax Year 2013
IRS announced annual inflation adjustments for tax year 2013, including the tax rate schedules, and other tax changes from the recently passed American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. The tax items for 2013 of...
IRS Updated Withholding Guidance for 2013
Jan. 3, 2013 The Internal Revenue Service released updated income-tax withholding tables for 2013 reflecting this week’s changes by Congress. The updated tables, issued today after President Obama signed the changes into law, show...
2012 California 540 & 540A Tax Forms – Personal Income Tax
Income Tax Forms 540 2EZ Form (Math) 2012 California Resident Income Tax Return (Fill-in with math features & save) 540 2EZ Form 2012 California Resident Income Tax Return 540 Form 2012 California Resident Income...
Hurricane Sandy IRS Tax Relief – Return Filing and Tax Payment Deadline Extended to Feb. 1, 2013
The tax relief postpones various tax filing and payment deadlines that occurred starting in late October. As a result, affected individuals and businesses will have until Feb. 1, 2013 to file these returns and...
IRS Rev. Proc. 2012-20
Internal Revenue Bulletin: 2012-14 April 2, 2012 Rev. Proc. 2012-20 Table of Contents SECTION 1. PURPOSE SECTION 2. BACKGROUND SECTION 3. SCOPE SECTION 4. APPLICATION SECTION 5. CHANGES IN METHODS OF ACCOUNTING SECTION 6....
IRS Rev. Proc. 2012-19
Internal Revenue Bulletin: 2012-14 April 2, 2012 Rev. Proc. 2012-19 Table of Contents SECTION 1. PURPOSE SECTION 2. BACKGROUND SECTION 3. SCOPE SECTION 4. CHANGES IN METHODS OF ACCOUNTING SECTION 5. EFFECT ON OTHER...
IRS Publication 1281
Here is link to IRS Publication 1281 – which covers Backup Withholding for Missing and Incorrect Name/TINs. TABLE OF CONTENTS Part 1- Introduction • Backup Withholding Rate/Effective Dates 3 Part 2 – Frequently Asked...
Tax-filing and Payment Extensions Expire Oct. 15
The Internal Revenue Service urged taxpayers whose tax-filing extension runs out on Oct. 15 to double check their returns for often-overlooked tax benefits and then file their returns electronically using IRS e-file or the...
2012 OVPD – Calculating the Offshore Penality
Penalty Computation Worksheet When determining the highest amount in each undisclosed foreign account for each year or the highest asset balance of all undisclosed foreign entities for each year, what exchange rate should be...
New Filing Compliance Procedures for Non-Resident U.S. Taxpayers (FBAR, Form TD F, Tax Return)
The Service is announcing a new procedure for current non-residents including, but not limited to, dual citizens who have not filed U.S. income tax and information returns to file their delinquent returns. This procedure...
Which Payments are Subject to Backup Withholding?
Backup withholding can apply to most kinds of payments that are reported on Form 1099. These include: Interest payments (Form 1099-INT), Dividends (Form 1099-DIV), Patronage dividends, but only if at least half the payment...
BWH Rate 2012
Backup Withholding (BWH-B) Rate/Effective Dates Rate/Percentage is 28%, effective for all subject payments after December 31, 2002 until December 31, 2012. The rate after December 31, 2012 will be determined at a later date....
Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification – IRS Form W-9
Use Form W-9 to request the taxpayer identification number (TIN) of a U.S. person (including a resident alien) and to request certain certifications and claims for exemption. (See Purpose of Form on Form W-9.)...
Form 1099-H Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) Advance Payments
Form 1099-H includes Copy 1, which is provided to recipients by the IRS Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) Transaction Center. Copy B must be provided to recipients by all other filers. File Form 1099-H,...
2011 Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections
Overall government tax collections for states increased $55.7 billion to $757.2 billion in fiscal year 2011, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. Corporate net income tax revenue was at $40.2 billion, up 9.4 percent,...
2012 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program
2012 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative Frequently Asked Questions and Answers Forms TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts Form 433A, Collection Information Statement for Wage Earners and Self-Employed Individuals Form 433B,...