because talking taxes shouldn't be taxing
because talking taxes shouldn't be taxing
I asked ChapGPT for 3 easy tips that small businesses can use for 2023 to reduce their taxes.
Let’s see what it came up with. Do you agree with these tips?
#TaxTipTuesday #TaxTwitter
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I am just now reading the IRS Notice 2022-36 and wanted to share the news to help spread it around. I guess it was initially released last night (August 23, 2022) and then pulled off their website. It was then re-released to their website today, August 24, 2022. The notice proves relief for certain taxpayers
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UPDATE 8/9/2023 – I have updated the dates in this post to apply to the 2023 Tax Year which covers tax years that ended during or on 12/31/2022. If your goal was to create a complicated state tax, you’d probably want to take a look at how Texas has crafted the Texas Franchise Tax as
Do you need a 2nd Texas Franchise Tax Extension? Read More »
#TaxTipTuesday – write to the House Ways & Means Oversight Subcommittee with your concerns and watch their meeting with IRS Commissioner Rettig on 3/17/2022 at 10 am ET. #TaxTwitter
US House Ways & Means meets up with IRS Commissioner Rettig Read More »
Those of you following along with the drama unfolding about getting setup with a new IRS online account are probably aware of the pushback from the public and Congress about the IRS using facial recognition to setup one of these accounts. Last week the IRS announced they would move away from using biometric data to
IRS backs down, no more facial recognition required for online account setup Read More »
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) had a Town Hall meeting on Thursday, January 6, 2022, to cover updates related to the tax profession. One of the items they highlighted is how dysfunctional the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) currently is. The biggest problem is they aren’t opening their mail or reading the faxes that are
There’s trouble at the IRS – Tell Congress to Act NOW! Read More »
It’s a new year, so now it’s time to complete our year-end procedures and make sure we’re ready for 2022. If you have anything to do with accounting, you know this is a crazy time of year. One important deadline for January is filing W-2’s for employees and 1099 Forms for contractors and others. I’m
New Year – new payroll tax software? Read More »
I know many people, including me, will continue working from home next year. The thought of traveling around town used to bring me dread because of all the traffic and parking issues. However, after being home so long, I wouldn’t mind a little driving around town to see clients and meet with them face-to-face. One
What are the Standard Mileage Rates for 2021? Read More »
The Kiddie Tax is back for tax years beginning after December 31, 2019. That means it will apply to your (or your kid’s) 2020 tax return. So what happened is the SECURE Act reinstated the Kiddie Tax that had previously been suspended by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TJCA) that was passed in 2017.
2020 Year End Tax Planning – Kiddie Tax Update Read More »
The tax professionals who use the Wolters Kluwer CCH Axcess and CCH ProSystem fx Tax programs received some great news. As you might remember, the efile system that both of these programs use went down on the afternoon of September 15, 2020. It turns out, that is a huge tax deadline so it was more
9/24/2020 Wolters Kluwer Update about CCH 9-15-2020 Efling Situation Read More »