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  • Employers Have Questions and Concerns About Deferring Employees’ Social Security Taxes

    Employers Have Questions and Concerns About Deferring Employees’ Social Security Taxes

    The IRS has provided guidance to employers regarding the recent presidential action to allow employers to defer the withholding, deposit, and payment of certain payroll tax obligations. The three-page guidance in Notice 2020-65 was issued to implement President Trump’s executive memorandum signed on August 8. Private employers still have questions and concerns about whether, and…

  • Tax Implications of Employer-Provided Life Insurance

    Tax Implications of Employer-Provided Life Insurance

    Does your employer provide you with group term life insurance? If so, and if the coverage is higher than $50,000, this employee benefit may create undesirable income tax consequences for you. “Phantom income” The first $50,000 of group term life insurance coverage that your employer provides is excluded from taxable income and doesn’t add anything…

  • Possible Tax Consequences of PPP Loans

    Possible Tax Consequences of PPP Loans

    If your business was fortunate enough to get a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan taken out in connection with the COVID-19 crisis, you should be aware of the potential tax implications. PPP basics The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was enacted on March 27, 2020, is designed to provide financial assistance…

  • Strengthen Your Supply Chain with Constant Risk Awareness

    Strengthen Your Supply Chain with Constant Risk Awareness

    When the COVID-19 crisis exploded in March, among the many concerns was the state of the nation’s supply chains. Business owners are no strangers to such worry. It’s long been known that, if too much of a company’s supply chain is concentrated (that is, dependent) on one thing, that business is in danger. The pandemic…

  • Businesses: Get Ready for the New Form 1099-NEC

    Businesses: Get Ready for the New Form 1099-NEC

    There’s a new IRS form for business taxpayers that pay or receive nonemployee compensation. Beginning with tax year 2020, payers must complete Form 1099-NEC, Nonemployee Compensation, to report any payment of $600 or more to a payee. Why the new form? Prior to 2020, Form 1099-MISC was filed to report payments totaling at least $600…

  • Good Records Are the Key to Tax Deductions and Trouble-Free IRS Audits

    Good Records Are the Key to Tax Deductions and Trouble-Free IRS Audits

    If you operate a small business, or you’re starting a new one, you probably know you need to keep records of your income and expenses. In particular, you should carefully record your expenses in order to claim the full amount of the tax deductions to which you’re entitled. And you want to make sure you…

  • What Qualifies as a “Coronavirus-Related Distribution” from a Retirement Plan?

    What Qualifies as a “Coronavirus-Related Distribution” from a Retirement Plan?

    As you may have heard, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act allows “qualified” people to take certain “coronavirus-related distributions” from their retirement plans without paying tax. So how do you qualify? In other words, what’s a coronavirus-related distribution? Early distribution basics In general, if you withdraw money from an IRA or eligible…

  • SBA Reopens EIDL Program to Small Businesses and Non-Profits

    SBA Reopens EIDL Program to Small Businesses and Non-Profits

    The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced that it has reopened the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance programs to eligible applicants still struggling with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The EIDL program offers long-term, low-interest loans to small businesses and non-profits. If your company hasn’t been able to procure financing…

  • Re-evaluate Your Company’s Competitiveness in a Changed Economy

    Re-evaluate Your Company’s Competitiveness in a Changed Economy

    Just about every business owner’s strategic plans for 2020 look far different now compared to how they looked heading into the year. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the economy in profound ways, forcing many companies to recalibrate suddenly and severely. As your business moves forward in this uncertain environment, it’s important to re-evaluate competitiveness. You…