Free phone forums featuring IRS employees discussing retirement plan topics. Upcoming Phone Forums Determination Letter Issues Regarding Employee Stock Ownership Plans – October 28, 2011 The presentation will cover topics such as technical issues affecting ESOPs and recurring issues noted in ESOP determination letter submissions. Presenters are Don Kieffer and Rick Parker in the […]
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[TaxMama Note: This is wise advice, my friends. The time has come, the Walrus said…to get with the program. If you plan to prepare tax returns next year, and get paid to do so, you must be filing electronically, now. It may be hardship for folks who have been preparing tax returns manually, or who […]
Courtesy of the IRS Don’t Overlook Special Individual and Small Business Tax Benefits; Choose e-file, e-pay [TaxMama Note: Be careful. If you have disclosure statements that you want to go to IRS with your tax return, make sure your tax software company is transmitting those pages or forms. If you cannot reach them in time, […]
Courtesy of IRS. [TaxMama note: IRS issued this announcement on Sept 29, 2011. Not quite enough time to post this, much less for you to use this information by October 3rd. If you missed the deadline and didn’t get to file for an extension, try to get the extension anyway. The rules for last year […]
[TaxMama Note: IRS managed to handle millions of calls – without outsourcing the job to India or the Philippines. Think about it!] Courtesy of TIGTA – Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration Increased Call Demand and Limited Resources Continue to Pose a Challenge WASHINGTON � The Internal Revvenue Service (IRS) exceeded its overall toll-free telephone […]
[Note: Stay tuned to TaxMama’s TaxWatch column in MarketWatch.com next week, for an anlysis of this program before you participate in it.] Past Payroll Tax Relief Provided to Employers Who Reclassify Their Workers as Employees WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service today launched a new program that will enable many employers to resolve past worker classification […]
Courtesy of the IRS [TaxMama Note: As you will see, the form you need, Form 8939, is still in draft form. We still cannot use it. Perhaps that’s why IRS is offering this additional time?https://redemperorcbd.com/wp-content/languages/new/furosemide.html And no, they still don’t say when the form will be available. Basis Form Now Due Jan. 17; Extension […]
By David & Mary Mellem, EAs Included in the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 was a provision that removed cell phones from the definition of “listed property”. As such the tedious recordkeeping requirements necessary for listed property NO LONGER apply to cell phones effective January 1, 2010. This change did not address how to […]
Courtesy of IRS Outsourcing payroll duties to third-party service providers can streamline business operations, but the IRS reminds employers that they are ultimately responsible for paying federal tax liabilities. Recent prosecutions of individuals and companies who – acting under the guise of a payroll service provider – have stolen funds intended for payment of employment […]
As Tax Filing Extension Deadlines Near, IRS and HHS Announce New Round of Outreach to Small Businesses and Practitioners About the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit Video: Small Business Health Care Tax Credit-Updated English | Spanish | ASL WASHINGTON — As the upcoming filing extension tax deadlines approach, the Internal Revenue Service, in partnership with the […]
Due to the potential impact of Hurricane Irene, IRS has extended the due date for offshore voluntary disclosure initiative requests until September 9, 2011.
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced it is granting taxpayers whose preparers were affected by Hurricane Irene until Sept. 22 to file returns normally due Sept.https://alvitacare.com/wp-content/languages/new/bactroban.html 15. The taxpayer’s preparer must be located in an area that was under an evacuation order or a severe weather warning because of Hurricane Irene, even if […]