Article Highlights: Employing a Child Child Payroll Taxes FUTA Tax for a Child Child IRA Contributions Child Tax-Free Income Spouses Working in the Same Business Partnership Spousal Joint Venture Spouse Employee Along with the holidays comes a lot of extra work for many family-run businesses, which may require putting the kids to work and having […]
According to one recent study, there is a 96% chance that the United States will experience some form of economic recession within the next 12 months. If you needed a single statistic to underline the importance of planning ahead when it comes to your business, let it be that one. Thankfully, this news isn’t a […]
December 2022 Individual Due Dates December 1 – Time for Year-End Tax Planning December is the month to take final actions that can affect your tax result for 2022. Taxpayers with substantial increases or decreases in income, changes in marital status or dependent status, and those who sold property during 2022 should call for a […]
If you’ve been following the news recently, you’re no doubt aware of a massive round of layoffs that struck one of the most popular social media sites in existence, Twitter. Under the direction of new owner Elon Musk, it was estimated that as many as 3,700 people lost their jobs with more expected to be […]
There’s an old saying that reminds us that there are only two certainties in this life: “death, and taxes.” Whoever coined that phrase couldn’t have known how true it was, particularly when it comes to the latter portion. The Internal Revenue Service recently came out with its annual Enforcement Report, and the numbers themselves don’t […]
Article Highlights: Rough Year for the Stock Market Year End Approaching Annual Capital Losses Are Limited Be Aware of Wash Sale Rules Off-Set Short-Term Gains with Long-Term Capital Losses Planning for Zero Tax on Long-Term Capital Gains Converting a Traditional IRA to a Roth It’s been a rough Fall for the stock market. So much […]
Article Highlights: Benefits Sunsetting After 2021 Benefits Sunsetting After 2022 Not Needing to File May Be an Opportunity Maximize Education Tax Credits Employer Health Flexible Spending Accounts Maximize Health Savings Account Contributions Roth IRA Conversions Avoid Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) Penalties Recognizing Capital Losses Take Advantage of the Zero Capital Gains Tax Rate Make Business […]
Here are seven ways you can be safe, compliant, and productive when you’re using QuickBooks Online. “Best practices” is a phrase that human resources professionals have been using for decades. But every type of profession has its own best practices, whether they call it that or not. These guidelines are not enforceable rules, though some […]
Carrying long-term debt is a challenge, but when the money is owed to the government and you see no way to pay what you owe, it can be psychologically and emotionally debilitating. Some people think they can turn to bankruptcy, but that is not the case – bankruptcy specifically will not discharge tax debts. One […]
There was once a time when the only people who used the word “gig” were musicians chatting about a booking. Today, virtually every newspaper and magazine features the booming gig economy — or how to make the most of it — on a regular basis. Though the term generally refers to people who have taken […]