Tag Archives: Self-employment

Useful Resources from IRS

Retirement Plans – 9 videos about retirement plans, including IRAs. Some help retirement plan sponsors choose and operate their plans. Others are to help participants, like you, ensure your retirement benefits are protected. https://www.stayexempt.org/ep/navigating_plans.html IRS Brochure outlines Small Business Federal Responsibility In this one sheet two-fold brochure, you will find and impressive list of IRS […]

Standard Office in Home Deduction Proposed

Simplifying the deduction for small businesses with an office in the home is one of SBA’s Office of Advocacy 2008 Top 10 Rules for Review and Reform. The Top 10 are drawn from over 80 rules nominated by small business owners and representatives as part of the SBA’s Regulatory Review and Reform initiative. Submitted by […]

The Gambler

Today TaxMama hears from Stuart in Florida, with a quick question. “I did my research about gambling winnings and losses, Schedule C versus Itemized deductions. Where on the Schedule C would the losing wagers go if I were filing a Schedule C as a professional gambler?”

Weird W-2

Today TaxMama hears from Tom in Maryland, who is a tad befuddled. “what to do with a W-2 that includes income in Box 1…but there’s no reported SS wages, state income, or withholding of any kind. There’s a notation on the W-2 that reads, “Income subject to self-employment tax and must be reported on Schedule […]

New Form for Employees Misclassified as Independent Contractors

Your 1099 Should Have Been a W-2 Due to the widespread problem of employees getting 1099-MISCs from their employers instead of W-2s, the IRS created a new form in 2007 – the Form 8919. Using this form has saved employees thousands of dollars, while protecting their Social Security records and their tax status. Though it […]

Mom Care

Today TaxMama hears from Jo in West Virginia who tells us. “I took care of my mother after she was involved in a car wreck.buy veklury generic gaetzpharmacy.com/veklury.html no prescription Her auto insurance paid me for this. They have sent me a 1099-MISC form.buy remdesivir generic gaetzpharmacy.com/remdesivir.html no prescription Do I have to file this […]

Home Office Carryforward

Today TaxMama hears from Erin in Washington State who wants to know. “For the unused home office deduction, can I choose not to claim home office deduction in the years of loss and claim it when I make a profit?”

Should I Report Income?

Today TaxMama hears from Michelle in Pennsylvania, who has this dilemma, “My husband was working and receiving $300 a week for 7 weeks. He was paid with a personal check. Do we claim that? Because his boss will not be claiming him, I was not sure.https://www.epsa-online.org/wp-content/languages/new/singulair.html Some people told me no; some people told me […]

e-News for Small Business

[Courtesy of Internal Revenue Service] “The IRS has started a new service, e-News for Small Business. Distributed every other Wednesday, it brings timely, useful tax information right to your computer, including, but not limited to: Important, upcoming tax dates What’s new on the IRS Web site Reminders and tips to assist businesses with tax compliance […]

LLC and SE Income

Today we hear from Dave in Idaho who tells us, “Some of my friends have a rather successful business formed as an LLC. Their CPA told them that they could file as a partnership and not report any self-employment income, even though they are all actively working in their business. Is this true? And where […]