More flexibility offered for employee FSA plans
Employees with flexible spending arrangements, or FSA, for health care or dependent care expenses now have a more flexibility to use these benefits. As you know, employers can offer employees FSAs to use throughout a plan year either for medical expenses or for dependent care expenses. Most FSAs contain a “use it or lose it” […]
How does the American Rescue Plan impact individual taxpayers?
The latest Covid-relief bill – the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) – was signed into law by President Biden, and it provides several provisions specifically beneficial to restaurant owners and to small business owners and individuals in general. Much of the ARPA extends and expands on the provisions from earlier Covid-relief […]
How does the American Rescue Plan Act impact employers?
The latest Covid-relief bill – the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) – was signed into law by President Biden, and it provides several provisions specifically beneficial to restaurant owners and to small business owners and individuals in general. Much of the ARPA extends and expands on the provisions from earlier Covid-relief […]
How does the American Rescue Plan help restaurant owners?
The latest Covid-relief bill – the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) – was signed into law by President Biden, and it provides several provisions specifically beneficial to restaurant owners and to small business owners and individuals in general. Much of the ARPA extends and expands on the provisions from earlier Covid-relief […]
Tax relief offered to victims of Texas winter storms
Texas victims of winter storms that began February 11, 2021, now have until June 15, 2021, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the IRS announced in a News Release and on its webpage. Individuals and households affected by severe winter storms that reside or have a business in all 254 […]
Looking to the future: Biden’s proposed tax plan
Between a more urgent need for Covid relief, economic stimulus and a narrowly divided Congress, Joe Biden’s proposed tax plan may not get much traction in the early days of his administration. It is important, however, to take a look at the president-elect’s priorities that may inform more targeted legislative actions. Below is a snapshot […]
IRS: Employers to repay deferred payroll tax
The IRS issued guidance at the end of August regarding deferral of the employee’s portion of Social Security tax as described in President Trump’s August 8 Presidential Memorandum. The Presidential Memorandum deferred the employee’s portion of Social Security taxes from September 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020. The president’s move was made in reaction to the ongoing coronavirus […]
More parents may owe “nanny tax” this year, due to COVID-19
In the COVID-19 era, many parents are hiring nannies and babysitters because their daycare centers and summer camps have closed. This may result in federal “nanny tax” obligations. Keep in mind that the nanny tax may apply to all household workers, including housekeepers, babysitters, gardeners or others who are not independent contractors. If you employ […]
Congress passes Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act
Changes are now underway for the Paycheck Protection Program, altering criteria for business owners to be eligible for loan forgiveness. The Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act makes a number of retroactive improvements to the PPP forgiveness criteria, including extending the time borrowers have to spend the funds, increasing the percentage of loan funds allowed to be […]
What businesses need to know about the new CARES Act
The third coronavirus relief package – the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) – has been passed by Congress and signed by President Trump. The CARES Act contains provisions designed to help both businesses and individuals. Click here to read about the provisions affecting individuals. Below is a look at those provisions […]