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The Internal Revenue Service recognizes that the loss of a job may create new tax issues. The IRS provides the following information to assist displaced workers. > Severance pay and unemployment compensation are taxable. Payments for any accumulated vacation or sick time are also taxable. You should ensure that enough taxes are withheld from these [...]
The Internal Revenue Service today provided guidance for retirement plan administrators, plan participants and retirees regarding recent legislation affecting required minimum distributions. The Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 waives required minimum distributions for 2009 from certain retirement plans. Generally, a required minimum distribution is the smallest annual amount that must be withdrawn [...]
TD-9465, provides final regulations under section 882(c) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) concerning the determination of the interest expense deduction of foreign corporations engaged in a trade or business within the United States. These final regulations conform the interest expense rules to recent U.S. Income Tax Treaty agreements and adopt other changes to improve [...]
Even the best of us can make a mistake on a quarterly Form 941 (or on a Form W-2, which often creates an error on the 941). The IRS has introduced a new form for correcting the dollar amounts on a previously filed 941: Form 941-X, Adjusted Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return or Claim for [...]
Even when you’re really careful about filing your income tax returns, something’s always bound to go wrong when you least expect it. It’s not uncommon to find even the most discerning and meticulous individuals and businesses to find themselves searching for tax relief assistance to get themselves out of their tax problems. The key is [...]
You’re going to need tax debt help if you’re one of the many taxpayers trying to contend with back taxes and tax debts amounting to more than $10,000. While there are people who believe that hiring a professional to help you resolve your issues with the IRS is impractical especially if you’re already financially broke, [...]
The following is a summary of the most important tax developments that have occurred in the past three months that may affect you, your family, your investments, and your livelihood. Please call us at 1-877-788-2937 for more information about any of these developments and what steps you should implement to take advantage of favorable developments [...]
Married U.S. citizens residing in Canada were liable for the alternative minimum tax (AMT) because the amount of foreign tax credits they could claim was limited by Code Sec. 59(a)(2) (prior to repeal by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-357)) and was not offset by additional credits under the U.S.-Canada Convention With [...]
IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman addressed the National Association of Corporate Directors Governance Conference WASHINGTON — I realize that the IRS Commissioner has not customarily addressed the NACD’s corporate governance conference…but what I want to discuss with you this afternoon is the important role that boards of directors can play in overseeing tax risk and tax [...]
B artering is the trading of one product or service for another. Usually there is no exchange of cash. Barter may take place on an informal one-on-one basis between individuals and businesses, or it can take place on a third party basis through a modern barter exchange company. Bartering is the most ancient form of [...]