Build Back Better’s Child Tax Credit Changes
President Biden’s American Rescue Plan made changes to the Child Tax Credit for 2021. It increased to as much as $3,000 per child ($3,600 for ages 5 and under). The age limit for qualifying children also rose to 17 (from 16).17 The maximum refundable portion of the child credit for each child under age 17 was limited to $1,400 per…
Read MoreThe 2022 IRS Interest Rate Hike Will Go Live April 1st
If you are required to pay quarterly estimated income tax, an upcoming change in interest rates being imposed by the IRS may have a direct impact on you. Effective April 1st, 2022, corporations and self-employed filers who submit quarterly estimated taxes will see a hike in the interest rates that the agency charges for both…
Read MoreHow to Get Your Child Tax Credit Payments
Under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, the child tax credit (CTC) was expanded to a fully refundable $3,000 per eligible child under 18 ($3,600 per child under 6). In addition, ARPA provided parents with advance child tax credit payments totaling 50% of the estimated amount of their 2021 child tax credit.1 The advance child tax credit…
Read MoreIRS issues standard mileage rates for 2022
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today issued the 2022 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. Beginning on January 1, 2022, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be: 58.5…
Read MoreManaging Your Finances During an Inflationary Period
It’s hard to ignore the real-life impacts inflation is having. While gas and grocery prices are having the most immediate effect, the price of almost everything is going up. People who are looking for ways to counter the impact and preserve financial stability can start with these solutions. They’re accessible options that can make a…
Read MoreIf You Have a Side Hustle, Be Advised: The IRS is Cracking Down
Article Highlights: Form 1099-K Reporting Threshold Marketplaces Payment Processors (credit and debit cards) Online Service Providers Airbnb and VRBO Delivery and Other Personal Services Business Expenses Record Keeping For several years now, the IRS has required payments made to merchants through various marketplaces, payment processors (credit & debit cards), and third-party settlement organizations (TPSOs) to…
Read MoreHobby or For-Profit Activity? The Answer Makes a Big Difference for Tax Purposes
Article Highlights: Hobby Versus For-Profit Endeavor Factors Used to Determine For-Profit Three out of Five Rule Hobby Deductions Sales from Collections If you are engaged in an activity that produces income, the big tax question is whether the activity is a hobby or a business. The tax treatment of your income or loss from this…
Read MoreTwists and Turns of the Education Tax Credits
Article Highlights: American Opportunity Tax Credit Lifetime Learning Credit Refundable Credit Which Credit to Take Post-secondary Education 3-month Rule Maximizing the Credit Qualified Expenses Who Claims the Credit Qualified Educational Institutions Gift Tax Issues If you have a child or children in college, or perhaps you or your spouse is a student, it can be…
Read MoreThe 2021 tax filing season has begun. Tax Forms for 2021 Return.
The federal tax filing season has begun. And it’s going to be tough sledding for the IRS — and for some tax filers — given the millions of returns from last year that still have to be processed, staffing issues due to Covid-19 and a lack of needed funding for the agency. Despite that, there are still…
Read MoreOctober 2021 Individual AND Business Tax Due Dates
October 2021 Individual Due Dates October 12 – Report Tips to Employer If you are an employee who works for tips and received more than $20 in tips during September, you are required to report them to your employer on IRS Form 4070 no later than October 12. Your employer is required to withhold FICA…
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