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Deadline Dates to File W-2 Forms for 2013

  Deadline to distribute Forms W-2 to employee:  January 31, 2014 Deadline to file using paper Forms W-2:  February 28, 2014 Deadline to file using Business Services Online (e-filing): March 31, 2014 Each year,...

Employer W-2 Filing Resources

You must register to use Business Services Online – Social Security’s suite of services that allows you to file W-2/W-2Cs online and verify your employees’ names and Social Security numbers against our records. This...

AccuWage Software 2013

Accuwage software 2013 download links Main Accuwage download page Download AccuWage – 2013 Tax Year Download AccuW2C – 2013 Tax Year Uninstall AccuWage – 2013 Tax Year Uninstall AccuW2C – 2013 Tax Year EFW2...

EITC

All Workers Claiming the EITC Must: Have a valid Social Security number, Not file as “married filing separate,” Not file Form 2555 or Form 2555-EZ (related to Foreign Earned Income), Meet the investment income...

Updated IRS Smartphone App IRS2Go Version 4.0

IRS2Go on iTunes IRS2Go on Google play The redesigned IRS2Go provides new features for taxpayers to access the latest information to help them in the preparation of their tax returns. In this version, IRS2Go highlights...

2014 IRS Standard Mileage Rates

Beginning on Jan. 1, 2014, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be: 56 cents per mile for business miles driven 23.5 cents per...

Massachusetts Form 355 Instructions 2013

2013 Massachusetts Corporation Excise Return Form 355 Instructions Mayor 2013 tax law changes The new employer wellness program credit is effective for tax yars beginning on or after January, 1, 2013, and is set...

Sales Tax Audit Procedure in Texas (Nexus)

Sales Tax Verification Sales tax collected versus sales tax reported should be reconciled in detail for every audit. Gross Sales should not include sales tax collected but: If a taxpayer does not separate tax...

2013 California Tax Rates and Exemptions

The rate of inflation in California, for the period from July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013, was 1.7%. The 2013 personal income tax brackets are indexed by this amount. Corporate tax rates Entity...

Employment Taxes Recordkeeping

You must keep all  these records of employment taxes for at least 4 years. These should be available for IRS review. Your records should include the following information. Your employer identification number (EIN). Amounts...

Vechiles Sales and/or Registration Taxes Calculators

Free calculators California Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator The Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator allows current and new residents of California to calculate an estimate of their vehicle registration fees, determine Vehicle License Fees (VLF) paid...

California Sales Tax Audit Procedure

GENERAL 0416.05 Some retailers, when accounting for total sales, record only the sales price of the merchandise in the sales account and credit sales tax reimbursement to a reserve account. This procedure contemplates a...