Tax and Accounting
IRS Fact Sheet Causes Reporting Confusion
Congress created pandemic-related sick and family leave refundable credits for eligible employers. The rules apply slightly differently for leave taken 1) before April 1, 2021 (“Initial Period”) and 2) from April 1, 2021 through September…
What is Effectively Connected Income?
Unlike FDAP income, the United States taxes effectively connected income (“ECI”) on a net basis. Effectively connected income is income that is effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business. It also includes gains…
Understanding the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion
U.S. citizens and resident aliens who live abroad are taxed on their worldwide income. But such taxpayers may qualify for the foreign earned income exclusion, which allows certain taxpayers to exclude up to $112,000 (in…
Employers: What is Form 940 and Do I Need to FiLe it?
Did you employ workers at your small business this year? If yes, you need to deal with employment taxes, like federal unemployment (“FUTA”) taxes. For each employee, you must pay a percentage of his or…
How Will My Side Hustle Affect My Taxes?
It’s the age of the gig economy. It’s not unusual for people to work multiple jobs and have a variety of income streams. Perhaps you spend most of your time working with an employer, but…
How Taxation Works In Forex Trading
For forex traders, the main aim is to gain money by trading successfully and seeing their forex account rise in value over time. Given the volatility of today’s market, many investors are focused only on…
How to Classify Workers: Employee or Contractor?
Every small business begins with just one person or a small team creating a plan and developing a vision. If the company is going to keep growing, however, you eventually need to start expanding your…
IRS Guidance For 2020 Employee Retention Credit & PPP Eligibility Rules
The Internal Revenue Service issued guidance for employers claiming the employee retention credit under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), as modified by the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act…
5 Ways to Optimize Tax Paying for Your Business
Taxes can be a challenge for any business owner. Of course, all the procedures related to taxes have become more comfortable as we can use fillable W2 and other forms, but this is still stressful….
Know These Tax Implications of Settlements & Judgments
Your client just settled—or better yet, won a judgment. What are the tax consequences? Admittedly, the tax impact of resolving a dispute is often little more than an afterthought. But a client’s net after-tax recovery…
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