June 28, 2016
If the employer doesn’t provide a cell phone, but instead initiates a reimbursement arrangement for an employee’s personal cell phone that is used for business, the IRS may treat it as a noncompensatory business purpose.
June 28, 2016
From credits for electric vehicles, to education deductions and employer credits, there are many changes in 2016. So make sure you and your clients keep up-to-date on these tax breaks.
June 28, 2016
The IRS is giving employers three additional months to comply with the rules for claiming the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). The WOTC is available to employers who hire workers any one of several “target” groups.
June 28, 2016
The Internal Revenue Service will hold a free online, web-based information session to assist U.S. overseas taxpayers in understanding the foreign earned income exclusion on Wednesday, June 29.
June 24, 2016
Advisors can play a key role in helping entrepreneurs understand the importance of building, monitoring and maintaining strong business and personal credit scores to help their businesses grow. Nav's research has found that most small business ...
June 22, 2016
The IRS periodically updates the list of plug-in vehicles that are eligible for the credit. As complied by tax publisher Thomson Reuters, the following reflects the credit amounts for qualified vehicles manufactured by well-known companies, based on ...
June 21, 2016
CohnReznick raised and donated a total of $150,000 to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF) and the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation.
June 21, 2016
The IRS is warning Americans about fake charity scams that are trying to use the mass shooting in Orlando as a way to raise money.
June 20, 2016
Small Business Tax Strategies offers pointers on some common situations. For more details and expert advice and guidance, visit a CPA. Generate energy credits in your state Q. In the last issue (SBTS May 2016), you explained rules for federal residential energy credits. Can you get this on a state level too? Anonymous A. Possibly....…
June 16, 2016
Koskinen took over the reins at the IRS in December 2013. Despite the charges levied against him, he has previously said that he intends to stay on until the end of his four-year term.
June 15, 2016
The IRS says that, next tax season, processing of early-filed income tax returns with the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) or Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) will be delayed. Specifically, the agency will hold tax refunds until at least Feb 15.
June 13, 2016
Business tax non-compliance is a problem that plagues states across the U.S., but could be improved if states were able to more easily share data, according to new research by the Governing Institute. The survey of tax and revenue officials across 29 ...