Changes to premium tax credit could increase penalty risk for some businesses
The premium tax credit (PTC) is a refundable credit that helps individuals and families pay for insurance obtained from a Health Insurance Marketplace (commonly known as an “Exchange”). A provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) created the credit. The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), signed into law in March 2021, made several significant enhancements […]
More guidance issued on Massachusetts sales and meals tax changes
We advised you a couple months ago that beginning April 1, Massachusetts had enacted accelerated remittance of sales and meals tax. Few details were available at that time, but the state has recently updated its guidance so we wanted to provide you more information. According to the state, businesses that had $150,000 or more in sales […]
Webinar: How Does ARPA Help Your Business?
What: Webinar on how ARPA helps business owners When: 3 p.m. (ET) Tuesday, March 23 REGISTER HERE: How Does ARPA Help Your Business? President Biden recently signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which contains several Covid-relief measures. Many provisions impact business owners in general and restaurant owners in particular. Frank McLaughlin, CPA, a […]
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 […]
IRS extends more tax deadlines
As you know, many tax filing and payment deadlines have been extended until July 15 as a result of the COVID-19 health crisis. At the time these extensions were announced at the end of March, they covered federal individual income tax filing and payment dates, as well as first quarter estimated payments that would have been due April 15. […]
What individuals 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 businesses. Below is a look at those provisions […]
April 15 tax payment deadline extended
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced that individuals can defer tax payments up to $1 million and corporations can defer tax payments up to $10 million for 90 days. The $1 million limit for individuals was established to cover small businesses and pass-through entities. The payment deadline extension is in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. At the time […]
2017 tax filing deadline for pass-through entities is March 15
When it comes to income tax returns, April 15 (actually April 17 this year, because of a weekend and a Washington, D.C., holiday) isn’t the only deadline taxpayers need to think about. The federal income tax filing deadline for calendar-year partnerships, S corporations and limited liability companies (LLCs) treated as partnerships or S corporations for […]
Tax deadline extended for disaster victims in Ga., Miss.
Those who live or who own businesses in the federally declared disaster areas across the Southeast following severe storms and tornadoes in January will have additional time to file and pay taxes. The IRS has announced that certain counties in Georgia and Mississippi will now have until May 31, 2017, to file their income tax returns […]