Jun 16 Should You Set Up an Escrow Account?
When bills come for insurance premiums and property taxes, your mortgage lender or servicer can use money set aside in an escrow account to cover the payments....
Jun 02 What to Do With an Inherited IRA
Have you inherited an IRA following the death of the owner? Are you the spouse of the original owner? Is the account a traditional IRA, Roth IRA, SEP, or SIMPLE IRA? These questions and more will be important to answer....
May 19 9 Ways To Avoid an IRS Audit
While you cannot fully control whether the IRS audits you come tax season, there are measures you can take in an effort to lower your chances of being audited. It all starts with hiring a reputable tax accountant. If you prefer to file your own...
May 19 IRS Notices CP2100 and 2100A Help Payers Correct Backup Withholding Errors
The IRS sends CP2100 and CP2100A notices twice a year; an initial mailing in September and October and a second mailing in April of the following year. The notices inform payers that the information return is missing a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), has an incorrect...
May 06 IRS Presents Filing Tips for 2022
The IRS is encouraging taxpayers to make sure they're well-informed about their tax situation as the filing deadline approaches. The key topics include special steps related to charitable contributions, economic impact payments and advance child tax credit payments. Here are some key items for taxpayers...
May 06 Special Tax Rules for Rehiring Staff
If you find yourself short-staffed, there's no harm in calling a former employee who has retired. You won't jeopardize your pension plan's tax status if you rehire retirees. Nor is it a problem if you permit distributions of retirement benefits to employees who hit the...
Apr 21 Consider These Tips for Early Retirement
Retiring early is a goal for many people. However, according to findings from the Boston College Center for Retirement Research, the average age of retirement has risen to 65.7 years old for college-educated men, 62.8 years old for college-educated women and around 62 years old...
Apr 21 What To Know About Business Financial Ratios
How do you measure how robust your business is? One of the key ways is by looking at financial ratios, which can be grouped into four categories....
Apr 08 10 Considerations for Claiming PPP Loan Forgiveness and the ERC Tax Credit
Business owners need to make choices on their 2021 taxes regarding the Paycheck Protection Program and the Employee Retention Credit. Both were enacted to help businesses stay in operation during the lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Apr 08 The Tax Situation When You Have Employees
Once you have at least one person working for your business, you're an employer. Being an employer comes with a wide range of responsibilities, including withholding, depositing and paying employment taxes. How can you make sure you're fulfilling all your tax duties to avoid getting...