by TallyPage Accounting and Bookkeeping | Aug 18, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
The Internal Revenue Service says millions of families across the U.S. should see their advance payment of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) in their bank accounts or mailboxes any day now. This payment is the second in a series of advance monthly payments. The August...
by TallyPage Accounting and Bookkeeping | Aug 14, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
The Security Summit is this week broadening the scope of its 2021 “Protect Your Clients; Protect Yourself” campaign to include the different types of phishing scams that taxpayers may see in the coming months. This immediately follows the Summit highlighting recent...
by TallyPage Accounting and Bookkeeping | Aug 14, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
New guidance from the Internal Revenue Service seeks to clear the air on the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) for employers and gives relief to them as well. WOTC makes a federal income tax credit available to those employers who hire qualified workers from groups...
by TallyPage Accounting and Bookkeeping | Aug 12, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
A new safe harbor unveiled by the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department lets employers exclude some items from their gross receipts when figuring if they are eligible for the Employee Retention Credit, or ERC. This new safe harbor is detailed in Revenue...
by TallyPage Accounting and Bookkeeping | Aug 11, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
The third installment of the Security Summit’s 2021 “Protect Yourself; Protect Your Client” campaign highlights recent scams targeting unemployment compensation. As part of a five-week focus on identity theft prevention, the Summit is once again asking tax...
by TallyPage Accounting and Bookkeeping | Aug 10, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
New guidance from the Internal Revenue Service aims to help employers better understand the employee retention credit—and how they can qualify for it. The new guidance spotlights employers who pay qualified wages after June 30 of this year and before Jan. 1 of 2022....
by TallyPage Accounting and Bookkeeping | Aug 6, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
Long-haul truckers now have an extra chore on their August to-do list, right up there with an oil change and a truck wash. It’s time to file Form 2290, Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Return for Tax Year 2021. Form 2290 is required of those who have registered—or who...
by TallyPage Accounting and Bookkeeping | Aug 5, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
Some IRS forms are considered “file and forget” documents, meaning once filed they normally don’t require any additional attention. The Internal Revenue Service, though, is reminding that the application for an Employer Identification Number (EIN) isn’t one of them....
by TallyPage Accounting and Bookkeeping | Aug 4, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
The Internal Revenue Service has updated its guidance on expanded paid sick and family leave tax credits available to employers who provide the leave to their workers. Put in place by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, also known as ARP, the credits permit...
by TallyPage Accounting and Bookkeeping | Jul 31, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
Tax professionals are a frequent target for identity thieves and cybercriminals, who are interested in accessing client tax records and, in some cases, the software used to file tax returns. The second week of the Security Summit’s “Protect Your Clients; Protect...