by MTS Tax Preparation, Planning, and Financial Literacy | Aug 10, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
New guidance from the Internal Revenue Service aims to help employers better understand the employee retention credit—and how they can qualify for it. The new guidance spotlights employers who pay qualified wages after June 30 of this year and before Jan. 1 of 2022....
by MTS Tax Preparation, Planning, and Financial Literacy | Aug 6, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
Long-haul truckers now have an extra chore on their August to-do list, right up there with an oil change and a truck wash. It’s time to file Form 2290, Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Return for Tax Year 2021. Form 2290 is required of those who have registered—or who...
by MTS Tax Preparation, Planning, and Financial Literacy | Aug 5, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
The Internal Revenue Service has updated its guidance on expanded paid sick and family leave tax credits available to employers who provide the leave to their workers. Put in place by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, also known as ARP, the credits permit...
by MTS Tax Preparation, Planning, and Financial Literacy | Aug 5, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
Some IRS forms are considered “file and forget” documents, meaning once filed they normally don’t require any additional attention. The Internal Revenue Service, though, is reminding that the application for an Employer Identification Number (EIN) isn’t one of them....
by MTS Tax Preparation, Planning, and Financial Literacy | Jul 31, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
Tax professionals are a frequent target for identity thieves and cybercriminals, who are interested in accessing client tax records and, in some cases, the software used to file tax returns. The second week of the Security Summit’s “Protect Your Clients; Protect...
by MTS Tax Preparation, Planning, and Financial Literacy | Jul 30, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
The Internal Revenue Service says it’s not done issuing refunds for tax paid on COVID unemployment benefits. Another 1.5 million taxpayers are now slated to get refunds averaging over $1,600 as part of the IRS adjustment process in the wake of recent legislation. It...