States offer tax filing relief in wake of COVID-19 outbreak
As the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread across the country, different states’ departments of revenue are offering various forms of tax relief, from extending tax filing deadlines to deferring sales tax. Legislative activity is moving quickly and changing daily. As of March 23, 2020, 39 states, along with various municipalities, have issued […]
Beware of audit if you plan to move to a lower-tax state
If you’re thinking about moving to a place with nice weather and a nicer environment for taxes, you’re not alone – and one of the people who may be following you is an auditor. More and more Americans are moving to states that have more favorable tax laws, a trend that seems to have picked […]
Hurricane Michael victims have more time to file some tax returns
Taxpayers in parts of Florida and south Georgia have been given more time to file some tax returns as a result of Hurricane Michael that hit the Florida panhandle earlier in October. The IRS has announced that certain counties in Florida and Georgia designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as federal disaster areas […]
Florida taxpayers eligible for sales tax breaks for donating to scholarship programs
Taxpayers in Florida have some more options this year to donate to scholarship programs and receive a break on their taxes. Florida Sales Tax Credit Scholarship Program: Under legislation that was signed recently by Gov. Rick Scott, those renting or leasing property can receive a 100 percent credit on the sales tax imposed on the […]
Tax relief offered for employers affected by recent hurricanes
Many lives and businesses were disrupted this fall with several significant hurricanes that tore through the Southeast. In response, the IRS is giving those in areas impacted by the storms extra time to file tax returns. But employers are also given another hand up with a new federal tax credit for eligible employees who were […]
Tax deadline extended for victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma
Back-to-back hurricanes in the last few weeks have left much of the Southeast and Texas devastated, but the IRS is giving victims of these storms extra time to file tax returns. Taxpayers in those areas affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma that have been declared federal disaster areas are eligible for the extension of time. Taxpayers […]
Tax deductions can be silver lining behind storm clouds
The Southeast was plagued in 2016 and at the beginning of 2017 with natural disasters that resulted in the loss of business and property. Hurricane Matthew struck the East Coast in early October, impacting the coasts of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. Throughout November, wildfires raged in North Carolina and in north Georgia. […]
