Category: Taxation

Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act

Bill Status Official Summary 7/27/2011–Introduced.Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act – Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to impose restrictions on foreign jurisdictions or financial institutions operating in the United States that are of prime...

Business Expenses – IRS Publication 535

Publication 535 – Introductory Material Introduction Ordering forms and publications. Tax questions. What’s New for 2010 What’s New for 2011 Reminders 1.   Deducting Business Expenses Introduction Topics – This chapter discusses: Useful Items...

Imputed Interest Calculation

Resources for calculating Imputed Interest: Imputed Interest Calculation – Calculating Imputed or Unstated Interest Under I.R.C. 1274 Investment Income and Expenses IRS Publicaton 550 Applicable imputed income amount. 1. Figure the amount of interest...

Applicable Federal Rates (AFR) 2011

Find latest AFR rates at IRS website RR-2014-06 — APPLICABLE FEDERAL RATES FEB. 2014 RR-2014-01 — APPLICABLE FEDERAL RATES JAN. 2014 RR-2013-26 — APPLICABLE FEDERAL RATES DEC. 2013 RR-2013-22 — APPLICABLE FEDERAL RATES NOV....

Travel, Entertainment, Gift, and Car Expenses

Publication 463 – Introductory Material What’s New Reminder Introduction Users of employer-provided vehicles. Volunteers. Ordering forms and publications. Tax questions. Useful Items – You may want to see: 1.   Travel Traveling Away From...

AccuWage Software 2011

AccuWage/AccuW2C is free software from Social Security. AccuWage is for use with Electronic Filing W-2 – EFW2 AccuW2C is for use with Electronic Filing W-2c – EFW2C The software allows you to check W-2...

B notice Q&A

Publication 1281 What is a “B” Notice? AA… A “B” Notice is a backup withholding notice. There are two “B” Notices — the First “B” Notice and the Second “B” Notice. You must send...

New Voluntary Worker Classification Settlement Program

The Internal Revenue Service launched a new program that will enable many employers to resolve past worker classification issues and achieve certainty under the tax law at a low cost by voluntarily reclassifying their...

Notice 2011-72 Tax Treatment of Employer-Provided Cell Phones

PURPOSE This notice provides guidance on the tax treatment of cellular telephones or other similar telecommunications equipment (hereinafter collectively “cell phones”) that employers provide to their employees primarily for noncompensatory business purposes. BACKGROUND Section...

B Notice

A “B” Notice is a backup withholding notice. There are two “B” Notices — the First “B” Notice and the Second “B” Notice. You must send the First “B” Notice and a Form W-9...

TIN Matching – Taxpayer Identification Number Matching

TIN Matching allows  authorized payers to match 1099 payee information against IRS records prior to filing information returns. An authorized payer is one who has filed information returns with the IRS in at least...

Reporting on Merchant Payment Cards – Form 1099-K

Whose merchant card payments must be reported? Merchant acquiring entities must report the gross amount of reportable transactions of any payee for whom they settle payment card transactions. A reportable payment card transaction is...

Eligibility to Practice before the IRS

Attorneys An attorney is any person who is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of any state, territory, or possession of the United States, including a Commonwealth, or...