In what clearly must have been a mistake, the IRS issued Notice 2021-49 to deny the employee retention credit (ERC) on the wages paid to most C and S corporation owners. According to the IRS: • Your corporation can qualify for the ERC on the wages paid to a more than...
When you travel to a business location where you spend the night, you are in travel status. But will the tax rules make this a business or personal night? Tax Law The rules also affect your costs during the day. When you have an overnight business travel day,...
Do you claim a tax deduction for a home office? Should you include or exclude your garage space in your calculations of business-use percentage? The Culp’s Case Ronald Culp earned an office deduction for 78 percent of his home. That’s a nice percentage,...
The PayPal loophole is going away in a little over six months from now. In Practice You used to be able to avoid giving 1099s to contractors and vendors when you use PayPal or a similar service as your payment platform. This pushed the reporting requirements...
What happens when lawmakers enact a new tax? It starts small. It looks easy. In 1935, the self-employment tax topped out at $60. Those 1935 lawmakers must be twirling in their graves with the new rules for 2021, which levy the following taxes: • A self-employment tax...
