Category: Taxation

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...

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....

FBAR and Form 8938 Comparison

Form 8938, Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets Form TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) Who Must File? Specified individuals, which include U.S citizens, resident aliens, and certain non-resident...

2012 Tax Scams

IRS issued its annual “Dirty Dozen” ranking of tax scams, reminding taxpayers to use caution during tax season to protect themselves against a wide range of schemes ranging from identity theft to return preparer...

Travel, Entertainment, Gift, and Car Expenses

Publication 463 – Introductory Material What’s New Reminder Introduction Users of employer-provided vehicles. Volunteers. Ordering forms and publications. Tax questions. Useful Items – You may want to see: 1.   Travel Traveling Away From...

EFTPS – The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System

The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) is a free service from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Since it began in 1996, millions of businesses, individuals, federal agencies, tax professionals, and payroll services...