because talking taxes shouldn't be taxing
because talking taxes shouldn't be taxing
Just a heads up for all the CCH users who were not able to efile their tax returns due on September 15, 2020. CCH just sent out a notice that they’ve been in contact with the IRS and that this qualifies as “reasonable cause.” Therefore, the returns will be considered timely filed if they were […]
Wolters Kluwer CCH Abatement Update Related to 9/15/2020 efiling situation Read More »
Yesterday was the September 15, 2020, tax deadline for extended partnerships and s-corporation returns that are filed on Forms 1065 and 1120-S. During the afternoon yesterday, the efile system for the Wolters Kluwer CCH Axcess system went down. It was a complete outage. I’m writing my own post about our experience and thoughts, but I
Wolters Kluwer CCH responds to September 15th “Efiling Situation” Read More »
The way taxes are calculated on the sale of a personal residence hasn’t changed in decades. The ability to exclude capital gains of up to $250,000 for singles and $500,000 for married couples is so established that many tax professionals don’t even know it was ever taxed a different way. Maybe it’s time to revisit
Is it time to revisit how we tax home sales? Read More »
Howdy y’all. It’s Saturday morning on May 23, 2020 and I wanted to send out a quick update. Last night around 9:30 pm CDT on May 22, 2020, the Treasury dropped a couple new Interim Final Rules on their website related to the Paycheck Protection Program. Yes, you read that correctly, it was on the
PPP Forgiveness Guidance 5/23/2020 Read More »
UPDATE: The Texas Comptroller has added time to file extended Texas Franchise Tax Reports. If you extended your Texas Franchise Tax Report on July 15, 2020 (for non-EFT Franchise Taxpayers) and August 15, 2020 (for EFT Franchise Taxpayers), the due date is now January 15, 2021. Their initial posting had said it was only extended
Texas Franchise Tax Extended Due Date Read More »
The IRS released a notice today IR-2020-54 which states that high-deductible health plans can cover the costs related to testing and treatment of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). This is important for a number of reasons. First, a high deductible health plan is setup so that the person insured usually has to pay a high
IRS Rules High-Deductible Health Plans can cover Coronavirus costs Read More »
If you have a small business, or are an accountant working for a small business, chances are you use a tax professional to prepare your tax returns. Now that we’re in the heart of “Busy Season”, I thought I’d take a moment to talk about the information you send to us and what you can
What tax pros want from their small business clients Read More »
Every year the IRS releases inflation adjustments to amounts used in tax policy. One of these adjustments is the amount that can be contributed to retirement savings accounts. Here is your comparison of contribution amounts to your retirement accounts for 2019 and 2020. For more details on these saving accounts and amounts, visit the IRS
IRS increases retirement savings contribution limits for 2020 Read More »
Wow, summer went by fast! Actually, it’s still “summer” and will be summer until Monday, September 23, 2019. And here in Texas, it’ll be summer well into October. But officially, summer break is ending for teachers and student. All the teachers I know start the new school year with excitement and engagement and then it
Back to School – Tax tips for teachers as the new school year starts. Read More »
I was surfing the web this hot Sunday afternoon because it’s just too hot to go outside and I found this gem of an update posted by KMPG in their TWIST podcast published on August 12, 2019. It’s a very short 1:54 podcast so I encourage you to go listen or read the transcript for yourself.
Is Texas planning to implement Wayfair Economic Nexus for the Texas Franchise Tax? Read More »