Tax Penalties to Watch Out For

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Article Highlights: Underpayment of Estimated Tax and Withholding Penalty Required Minimum Distribution Penalty Late-Filing Penalty Late-Payment Penalty Negligence Penalty Fraud Penalty Dishonored Check Penalty Missing…

Avoiding IRS Underpayment Penalties

Article Highlights: Pay-as-You-Earn System Safe Harbor Payments Situations Triggering Underpayments True Safe Harbors Congress considers our tax system a “pay-as-you-earn” system. To facilitate that concept, the government…

Intimidated by Accounting? Five Simple Steps Are All You Need

When you decided to start your own company, you likely focused on the products or services you were selling, along with your amazing customer service and marketing skills. While running your own small business offers plenty of upsides, it also…

Tax Benefits When Saving for College Education

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Article Highlights: Planning for a Child’s Post-Secondary Education Tax-Favored Plans Tax-Free Earnings Coverdell Accounts Qualified Tuition Plans Have Others Contribute Gift Tax Issues Tuition Gifts A common question…

Record Expenses in QuickBooks Online and On Your Phone 

The money you spend to run your business must be recorded conscientiously for your taxes and reports. Here’s how to do it. You undoubtedly keep a very close watch on the money coming into your business. You record payments as soon as they…

Distributed Workforce Businesses Are Facing Challenges as They Adapt to Remote Employees

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Distributed Workforce Businesses Are Facing Challenges as They Adapt to Remote Employees  According to one recent study, nearly half of all employees switched to working remotely in 2020 during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Almost overnight,…

Understanding Tax Lingo

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Article Highlights  Filing status. Adjusted gross income (AGI). Taxable income. Marginal tax rate. Alternative minimum tax (AMT). Tax Credits. Underpayment of estimated tax penalty. When discussing taxes, reading tax…

November 2021 Individual Due Dates

November 10 - Report Tips to Employer If you are an employee who works for tips and received more than $20 in tips during October, you are required to report them to your employer on IRS Form 4070 no later than November 10. Your employer…

Tips to Get Your Startup Off the Ground

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Tips to Get Your Startup Off the Ground One of the most important things to understand about being a startup entrepreneur is that there is no “one size fits all” approach to what you're doing. Everyone's path is different, and you need…

Employers Hiring New Employees May Be Able to Claim a Work Opportunity Tax Credit

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Article Highlights:  Potential Credit Eligible Employees Credit Determination Certification Process Other Issues The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the labor market – mandated government lockdowns and…