source: IRS.gov Podcast Disaster Assistance: English | Spanish WASHINGTON –– The Internal Revenue Service is providing tax relief to individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Isaac. Following recent disaster declarations for individual assistance issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the IRS announced today that affected taxpayers in Louisiana and [...]
source: IRS.gov If you're self-employed and paying for medical, dental or long-term care insurance, the IRS wants to remind you about a special tax deduction for some insurance premiums paid for you, your spouse, and your dependents. Starting in tax year 2011, this deduction is no longer allowed on Schedule [...]
Source: IRS.gov WASHINGTON — The IRS today issued guidance that now allows partnerships to provide Schedule K-1, Partner’s Share of Current Year Income, Deductions, Credits, and Other Items electronically to recipients. Certain entities, such as partnerships, are required annually to file K-1s with the IRS and provide a copy to [...]
Source: IRS.gov There are many benefits that come from being your own boss. If you work for yourself, as an independent contractor, or you carry on a trade or business as a sole proprietor, you are generally considered to be self-employed. Here are six key points the IRS would like [...]
Source: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=251837,00.html FS-2012-01, January 2012 Two Extra Days to File and Pay Taxpayers across the nation will have until Tuesday, April 17, 2012, to file their 2011 income tax returns and pay any taxes due. Taxpayers have extra time because April 15 falls on Sunday, and Emancipation Day, a holiday [...]
Source: IRS.gov WASHINGTON — Internal Revenue Service officials announced today that the six-year-old Compliance Assurance Process (CAP) pilot program for large corporate taxpayers is being expanded and made permanent. “This marks another important step in our evolving relationship with corporate taxpayers,” said IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman. “Through greater cooperation and [...]
Source: IRS.gov When it comes to filing a tax return – or not filing one - the IRS can assess a penalty if you fail to file, fail to pay or both. Here are eight important points the IRS wants you to know about the two different penalties you may [...]
Source: Journal of Accountancy, AICPA August 21, 2010 The IRS has issued proposed regulations that would eliminate paper coupons for deposits of employment taxes, corporate income and estimated taxes, and many other taxes (REG-153340-09). The paper coupon payment system will be shut down at the end of this year. With [...]
Taxpayers have many options available to save and lower their tax liability before the year-end. Often, it comes down to planning, saving, and working with your tax professional. One way to use tax planning is to find out what your taxable income is prior to year-end and what tax bracket [...]