Income Tax
Report Shows Real Wages Increased in Third Quarter
The latest ADP Workforce Vitality Index, which measures the total real wages paid to the U.S private sector, is 110.6 in the third quarter of 2014. The index, part of the ADP Workforce Vitality Report, is composed of a number of metrics including ...
6 Major Tax and Financial Implications of Gay Marriage Ruling
What are the tax and financial issues of the Supreme Court's decision not to overturn gay marriage rulings in several new states? Although certain aspects are still being sorted out, here’s a brief summary of the lay of the land in several key areas.
Right Networks and Track1099 Partner to Offer Paperless e-Filing & Delivery of 1099-Misc Forms
Right Networks and Track1099 have partnered to offer QuickBooks clients a paper-free and low-cost option for convenient e-filing and e-delivery of 1099-MISC forms this coming tax season.
IRS Issues New Rules for Local Hotel Expenses
Normally, a taxpayer may deduct travel expenses, including the cost of lodging, only when he or she is “away from home” on business. For this purpose, home means your tax home, usually the area surrounding your principal place of business ...
Charitable Donations Increase by Most Since Great Recession
A new analysis of how Americans and Canadians donate to nonprofit organizations shows the greatest overall increase since 2008.
The Three Rs of Travel & Entertainment Deductions: Records, Records and More Records
[This is the last in a series of articles on maximizingdeductions for travel and entertainment (T&E) expenses.] In the not-so-distant past, the IRS often suspected that deductions for travel and entertainment (T&E) were being inflated or, even worse, being claimed when no legitimate expenses existed. Eventually, it carved out a strict set of recordkeeping requirements for […]
‘Tis the Season… For Income Tax Planning
While most Americans are thinking about football season, the MLB baseball playoffs, the coming NBA season, hockey or the upcoming holidays, savvy financial professionals are advising taxpayers to think about their taxes.
IRS Giving Up on Some Deliquent Tax Cases Too Fast, Report Says
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) may be missing opportunities to collect delinquent taxes because it is not always completely researching cases before closing them as uncollectible. That is the finding of a new report publicly released today by the...