The Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) is a refundable payroll tax credit for wages paid by an employer whose operations were affected by COVID-19. Employers may use ERTCs to offset the employer’s federal payroll tax deposits. Employers are eligible if they actively carried on a trade or business during the calendar years 2020 or 2021, Read More…
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58), enacted on November 15, 2021, retroactively terminated the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) for the fourth quarter of 2021. This early termination does not apply if the employer is a recovery startup business, the credit continues to apply to wages paid before January 1, 2022. A “recovery start-up Read More…
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the controversial and long-awaited ARPA, 2021 legislation. The legislation will provide a third round of stimulus checks, to qualifying individuals and families, among other tax benefits. To summarize the impact of the legislation, which provides for $1.9 trillion of relief, the following categories will provide benefits Read More…
On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA, 2021) was signed into law. The CAA, 2021 Act greatly expanded the Employee Retention Credit (ERC). The credit is now available to more businesses and extends the date for wages paid through June 30, 2021. Under the CARES Act, the ERC was available to qualified Read More…
On August 7, 2020, the IRS released final regulations (T.D. 9907) regarding the interaction of the $10,000/$5,000 cap on state and local tax (SALT) deduction and charitable contributions. Your SALT deduction includes real estate taxes, state income taxes (unemployment, disability, family leave, personal property taxes) and local taxes. For tax years after 2017, an individuals Read More…
Programs Available Under the CARES Act From Main St. to Wall St., all businesses have been affected by COVID-19 in one way or another. Businesses that were considered to be essential service business were affected by employees being unable to work due to their need to care for their children, who were now home from Read More…
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which provides relief to taxpayers affected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The CARES Act is the third round of federal government aid related to COVID-19. We have summarized the top provisions in the new legislation below, with Read More…
New mileage rates announced by the IRS Mileage rates for travel are now set for 2020. The standard business mileage rate decreases by 0.5 cents to 57.5 cents per mile. The medical and moving mileage rates also decreases by 3 cents to 17 cents per mile. Charitable mileage rates remain unchanged at 14 cents per Read More…
Unfortunately in this internet age, it has become easier for fraudsters to communicate fake IRS letters and other fake IRS communication to innocent taxpayers. Our office is receiving an increasing number of calls from clients, inquiring if the phone call they received from “the IRS” are legitimate. The latest scam that taxpayers are receiving is Read More…
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