Secretary of the Treasury Mnuchin announced an extension of the April 15 tax payment deadline for most individuals and businesses, giving 90 extra days to pay 2019 income tax bills and quarterly income tax estimates. Taxes due with individual income tax returns can be deferred up to $1 million in income tax payments (including self-employment [...]
Secretary of the Treasury Mnuchin announced an extension of the April 15 tax payment deadline for most individuals and businesses, giving 90 extra days to pay 2019 income tax bills. Individuals will be allowed to defer up to $1 million in tax payments and regular corporations will be able to defer up to $10 million [...]
Now that COVID19 has been declared a pandemic, businesses must assure they have a continuity plan and/or disaster recovery plan in place. As the situation escalates, we will continue to face emergency planning issues. The health of ourselves and employees, while preserving business continuity, are key to navigating the issue. Strong planning, the ability to [...]
Meara Welch Browne’s Tax Partner, Julie Welch, was quoted Thursday in The Washington Post – “Personal Finance” section. In the article titled "The April 15 tax deadline is close. Why you should file on time.” by Michelle Singletary, Julie answered what has been frustrating people most during this tax season. You can read her quote [...]
Today the IRS issued proposed regulations and a news release providing guidance to individuals who are considering making large gifts to take advantage of the increased gift/estate tax exclusion levels that are effective for 2018 through 2025. The current exclusion amount is now $11,800,000 but is scheduled to revert to pre-2018 levels after 2025 ($5,000,000 [...]
Meara Welch Browne’s Tax Partner, Julie Welch, was quoted Thursday in USA Today “Business” section article titled “Tax Planning: 6 ways to lower the amount you owe” by Robert Powell. The article discusses ways to cut your tax bill before year end. You can read Julie's quote and the entire article on USA Today website [...]
Tax benefits from medical expenses are available by taking an itemized deduction for medical expenses, using a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) through an employer, or using a Health Savings Account (HSA) for those who have qualified high deductible health insurance. For the 2018 itemized deduction, only medical expenses more than 7.5% of your adjusted gross [...]
Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed a tax bill into law that primarily takes effect in 2019. Here are the highlights of the changes: TAX CUT The top individual rate drops from 5.9% to 5.4% beginning in 2019 The top rate can drop by 0.1% for each year that Missouri meets stated revenue targets – eventually [...]
The IRS just announced revised inflation-adjusted amounts for 2018. As a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was enacted December 22, 2107, the IRS had to modify some inflation-adjusted amounts it announced in late 2017. The new law requires the inflation adjustments to be based on the chained Consumer Price Index for [...]
The 40th Annual Recent Developments in Federal Taxes covering many aspects of the new tax law is Saturday, January 27, 2018. Julie Welch is moderator of the program and will also give the Individual Income Tax Update. Here is a link to the brochure for more information.