Have you ever wondered why gains are separated between long-term and short-term when you receive your 1099 at tax time? There is a very good reason for that, and one you might want to consider more carefully when investing. Short-term capital gains are derived if you hold an investment one year or less before disposing […]
The American Rescue Plan Act extended the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) for the third and fourth quarters of 2021. It has also expanded the pool of eligible employers who can take the credit to include businesses started during the pandemic. A Recovery Startup Business (RSB) is a business that was started after February 15, […]
The Child Tax Credit (CTC) is not new, but it was expanded as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and you may be wondering what that means and how it will impact your situation. The biggest takeaway is that instead of waiting until filing your 2021 tax return (in 2022) to take […]
You may someday find yourself in a unique tax situation and want to remove any uncertainty of the tax treatment of that situation. In that case, you can request a Private Letter Ruling (PLR) from the Internal Revenue Service. A PLR is a written statement that interprets and applies tax law to your particular facts. […]
The Consolidated Appropriations Act that was signed into law December 27, 2020 includes a temporary provision allowing a 100 percent write-off for business meals from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022. The food and beverages must be provided by a restaurant, although they do not need to be consumed on a restaurant’s premises. The […]
This year, a record number of tax returns will be put on extension, and yours might be one of them. Having your return go on extension makes some taxpayers fearful and even angry. There are a lot of things to worry about in life, but filing a tax extension is not one of them. Here […]
In response to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts of 2017, there were a number of changes to the disclosure requirements for partnerships and LLCs filing as partnerships – specifically, on the K-1s of Form 1065 returns, some of which became effective for the 2019 tax year. For the current (2020) tax year, however, the […]
Finally, the Small Business Administration (SBA) is about to open the application portal for the long-awaited Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) Program, which is designed to help entertainment venues and cultural institutions weather the pandemic shut-downs. Background On December 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), which was the second […]
Have you heard the phrases “marginal tax rate” (or tax bracket) and “effective tax rate” and wondered what the distinction is between them? In order to explain the difference, it is first important to note that in the United States, we do not pay a flat tax – we are on a graduated system and […]
The IRS announced a change in the deadline for certain federal tax return and payment due dates. Here is what is extended as of this posting (March 19, 2021): 2020 Individual 1040 returns are now due May 17, 2021 2020 Individual 1040 tax payments are now due May 17, 2021 You can read the announcement […]