You may hear people use the term “Stepped-Up Basis” that many believe is a tax provision that allows beneficiaries of an inheritance to reduce or even avoid taxes when and if they sell inherited property. When an individual sells property,…
Do you own or lease non-residential (think commercial) real property for your business or rent non-residential real property to others? If so, interior improvements you make to the property may be fully deductible in a single year instead of over…
Have you been notified by the IRS that your Company will undergo a payroll tax exam? Are you worried about misclassified workers? As a business owner, you are obligated to collect and remit payroll taxes for your employees. But you…
The mention of an IRS tax audit has long been a cause for concern for taxpayers. Sometimes the concern is justifiable, while other times it’s a fear arising from mythologies created about the agency. People both overestimate and underestimate the…
This could be another rough tax filing season for the IRS and taxpayers. Although this year’s tax season opens January 24, 2022 (i.e., it is the first day the IRS will accept and start processing 2021 returns), the Service still…
One of the fallouts of the COVID-19 pandemic is that millions of people have dropped out of the workforce. While they remain unemployed, they will have lost the opportunity to build up their retirement nest egg through their employers’ retirement…
The Internal Revenue Service recently launched an updated identity verification and sign-in process that enables more taxpayers to securely access and use IRS online tools and applications. Taxpayers using this new mobile-friendly verification procedure can gain entry to existing IRS…
The year is quickly coming to a close and if you haven’t taken your 2021 RMD, it’s time to do so. RMDs are required minimum distributions from qualified retirement plans and are commonly associated with traditional IRAs, but they also…
As the end of the year is approaching it’s time to consider implementing some last-minute tax planning strategies that will help reduce your 2021 taxes. Here are five tax reduction ideas. Prepay Expenses Using the IRS Safe Harbor The IRS…
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRS was getting refunds out swiftly and responded to calls and correspondence in a reasonable amount of time. However, COVID-19 brought about a perfect storm of delays, initially caused by employees having to stay home…