If you have at least one employee, you are responsible for payroll taxes. These include withholding federal (and, where appropriate, state) income taxes and FICA tax from employees’ wages as well as paying the employer share of FICA tax and federal and state unemployment taxes. The responsibility is great and the penalties for missteps make […]
The IRS does pursue all taxes equally. The IRS is especially vigorous in going after payroll taxes withheld from wages that somehow don’t get paid to the government. The IRS calls it trust fund money that belongs to the government. That makes any failure to pay—or even late payment—much worse. In fact, that’s so regardless […]
So where a business has been treating its workers as independent contractors and there is a concern that the IRS in an audit would not respect this arrangement, what can the business do? The business should consider entering into the IRS’ Voluntary Classification Settlement Program (VCSP). The VCSP is a voluntary program that provides an […]
I do not know of any business owner who wants to be audited by the IRS or their state tax authority. Audits can be simply random as “decided” by the IRS computer, or they can be triggered by certain characteristics of your business operation, for example how you’ve classified independent contractors or employees (especially if […]
If the IRS asked to examine your business’ Federal Tax returns, would you survive the audit? For Jade Phuong who operates a nail salon, it was a nightmare that came very close to ending her business. Before the IRS turned her world upside down, Jade already had beaten the odds as a small-business owner. Her […]
Tax planning: What’s the good news? It’s never a waste of time… there still are some tax breaks on the books that you can use to your advantage before the end of 2014. Some types of time or monetary investments have risks, but not tax-planning. This is why EVERYONE should do it. The bad news […]
Description: Topics discussed: Beware of fake IRS agents. How to make your Halloween candy tax deductible. How to make your clothing and Halloween costumes tax deductible.
CPA’s and other professional tax return preparers are bound to the IRS Code Of Professional Responsibility commonly called Circular 230 which if a tax preparer violates could lead to big penalties and sanctions for that tax preparer. What penalties could tax preparers face? A tax preparer who is in violation of these rules could be […]
Jeffrey B. Kahn, Esq. Discusses Taxes On ESPN Radio – October 24, 2014 Show Topics Covered: 1. Horror stories of people pretending to be the IRS and stealing your identity or scamming you for your money. 2. What to look out for and how to protect yourself from the IRS scam artists. 3. How to […]
Now when I think of Halloween, I look forward to seeing all of the different costumes that people wear. Some are very extravagant and I am sure pricey. And for some they would like to know how that can be deductible. Since costumes fall under the category of clothing or uniforms, you need to be […]
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