President Trump issued an executive order on August 8, 2020 providing that employers could defer (but not forgive) the employee’s portion of Social Security taxes for certain employees for wages paid between September 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020. The Social Security tax is the 6.2% portion of the employment taxes taken out of employees’ [...]
President Trump issued an executive order on August 8, 2020 providing that employers could defer (but not forgive) the employee’s portion of Social Security taxes for certain employees for wages paid between September 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020. The Social Security tax is the 6.2% portion of the employment taxes taken out of employees’ [...]
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 [...]