Thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, many of us saw our income tax requirements and need for withholding shift. The IRS is now warning a particular demographic of the need to carefully review withholdings in light of upcoming changes brought about by the TCJA:...
Month: September 2018
Don’t forget to report 1099-C debt cancellation income
A recent tax court decision reveals just how important it is to not ignore income on Form 1099-C come tax time. The case, TCM 2018-140, involves a taxpayer who received debt discharge to the tune of over $360,000 back in 2010. Lacking any other income for the year,...
Offshore amnesty ends: A review of a decade of enforcement
Over the last decade, the IRS has sought to close the tax gap by going after unpaid taxes on income earned in foreign financial accounts. The historic crackdown started with a whistleblower detailing how UBS and other Swiss banks helped Americans hide money to avoid...
Ensuring tax health in the sharing economy
We’ve discussed previously the importance of proper estimated tax payments if you have a profitable hobby or so-called “side-gig.” It’s understood and fairly well-known that if your side project brings in more than $1000 per year (via cash,...
Can tax liens affect business finance options?
Imagine this: a while back, your business was having some cash flow problems and you got behind on your taxes. You weren’t able to make an offer in compromise or cover the taxes in the timeframe requested by the IRS, so they put a tax lien on your business...