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  • Paying for Payroll Taxes With Form 8109 Coupon to End December 31st August 22, 2010
    The IRS has issued proposed regulations that would eliminate paper coupons for deposits of employment taxes, corporate income and estimated taxes, and many other taxes (REG-153340-09).  The paper 8109 coupon payment system will be shut down at the end of 2010.  Taxpayers currently still using the paper coupons to make [...] […]
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  • President’s budget proposal calls for quarterly W-2 reporting May 12, 2010
    There is a provision in the President’s fiscal year 2011 budget (Oct. 1, 2010 to Sept. 30, 2011) that would require quarterly W-2 reporting, rather than annual. The budget document says that increasing the timeliness of wage reporting would enhance tax administration, improve program integrity for a range of programs, and facilitate implementation of [...] […]
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  • 2010 Health Insurance Reform Tax Credit Calculator for Small Business May 11, 2010
    Found this handy calculator if you’re wondering if your business qualifies for the new small business tax credit on health insurance. Courtesy of National Federation of Independent Businesses. […]
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Illinois Tax Amnesty Measure Goes to Governor

The Illinois General Assembly has passed a measure to implement an amnesty on taxes administered by the Department of Revenue and has sent the measure to Gov. Pat Quinn. The amnesty period would run from October 1, 2010, through November 8, 2010. Under the terms of the amnesty, upon payment by a taxpayer of all [...]

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Hiring Family Members in a Family Business

In today’s tough job market, students seeking summer employment, young adults looking for full-time employment, and college graduates looking to begin their careers are finding it difficult to land a job.  The family business may be the only place for some family members to find work, even if only temporarily until [...]

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Reasonable Compensation is Becoming a Hot Issue

Corporate officers will sometimes attempt to disguise what should be payment for services as distributions of cash, dividends, and loans as a means of avoiding payroll taxes on the income.  Because they are pass-through entities, Sub Chapter S corporations are especially prone to the misclassification of income attributable to a misunderstanding [...]

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New Tax Law Changes in “Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009″

On November 5, 2009, the House of Representative passed H.R. 3548, the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009″.  The measure was OK’d by the Senate on November 4, so it is cleared for the President’s expected signature.
The Act contains several changes for business. The two most significant changes that affect clients we serve [...]

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Final Filing Deadlines Approaching!

If you have not yet filed your 2008 tax returns, you are quickly running out of time!  Corporate filing deadlines come in September, and personal filing deadlines arrive in October.  After that you are subject to stiff fines from both the IRS and Illinois Dept of Revenue.
Deadlines coming up include:

September 15, 2009 for calendar year-end corporations, [...]

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For Many Small Businesses, Fall Filing Deadline Looms for Special Refund Claims

IRS has issued a news release to remind eligible small businesses (ESBs) that time may be running out for them to elect a longer net operating loss (NOL) carryback under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA, P.L. 111-5) Eligible individuals have until Oct. 15 to make the election; eligible calendar-year corporations have [...]

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