The new health reform law gives a tax credit to certain small employers that provide health care coverage to their employees, effective with tax years beginning in 2010. Over the past several weeks, Vision Payroll has provided information on the Small Business Health...
This week’s question comes from Cliff, a sole proprietor. I am forming a corporation and will be converting from a sole proprietorship to a corporation. Do I need a separate EIN for my corporation? Answer: The new corporation is a distinct entity from the sole...
The new health reform law gives a tax credit to certain small employers that provide health care coverage to their employees, effective with tax years beginning in 2010. Over several weeks, Vision Payroll will be providing further information on the Small Business...
In IR-2010-078, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released guidance based on current law that explains how the government can help BP oil spill-impacted taxpayers. “This is a very difficult time for many people affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. As...
In Notice 2010-48, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provided administrative “relief to sponsors of defined contribution pre-approved plans (i.e., master and prototype (‘M&P’) and volume submitter (‘VS’) plans).” Notice 2010-48 extended the following from April...
In a response to Representative Jeff Miller (R-FL), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in Information Letter 2010-0010, outlines the process to use after the close of the payroll tax year to correct errors that result in overwithholding of federal payroll taxes. The...
Due to the severe storms and flooding in Connecticut on March 12, 2010, President Barack Obama declared the following counties a federal disaster area: Fairfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London and Windham. Therefore, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced...
In a response to Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in Information Letter 2010-0001, explains how to determine if a worker is an employee for federal income tax withholding purposes. The determination of employee or independent...
This week’s question comes from Paul, a business owner. I have an ex-employee who qualifies for payroll tax forgiveness under the HIRE Act. We haven’t been able to get the signed Form W-11 yet. What is the deadline for obtaining Form W-11? Under the HIRE Act, for...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released a revised Form 941, Employer’s QUARTERLY Federal Tax Return, to be used by employers to claim payroll tax forgiveness under the HIRE Act for qualifying new hires. Newly added lines on Form 941 include the following:...
Due to the severe storms, tornadoes and straight-line winds in Oklahoma beginning May 10, 2010, President Barack Obama declared the following counties a federal disaster area: Carter, Cleveland, Creek, Garvin, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie and Seminole....
The recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Act) will expand information reporting requirements starting in 2012. §9005 of the Act amends §6041 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (IRC) so that payments to corporations that were previously...
This week’s question comes from Mike, a small-business owner. We have hired some employees whose native language is Spanish. They are better able to understand forms in Spanish than they are in English. We need them to complete Form W-11 in order to claim payroll tax...
In IR-2010-065, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that interest rates for the third quarter of 2010 would remain unchanged from the second quarter. The rates are as follows: Four (4) percent for overpayments [three (3) percent in the case of a corporation];...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released Rev. Proc. 2010-22, which contained the 2011 inflation adjusted amounts for Health Savings Accounts or HSAs. Since the changes in the Consumer Price Index for the relevant period do not result in changes to the...
Due to the severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes in Mississippi beginning May 1, 2010, President Barack Obama declared the following counties a federal disaster area: Alcorn, Benton, Lafayette, Tippah and Tishomingo. Therefore, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...
Due to the severe storms, flooding, mudslides and tornadoes in Kentucky beginning May 1, 2010, President Barack Obama declared the following counties a federal disaster area: Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle, Butler, Carter, Casey, Christian,...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released revised 2010 Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, and revised 2010 Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements. The revised 2010 Instructions for Forms W-2 and W-3 indicate that employers should: Report the amount...
Due to the severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes in Tennessee beginning April 30, 2010, President Barack Obama declared the following counties a federal disaster area: Benton, Cannon, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester, Clay, Crockett, Davidson, Decatur,...
Due to the severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding in Alabama beginning April 24, 2010, President Barack Obama declared the following counties a federal disaster area: DeKalb, Marshall and Walker. Therefore, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...
Due to the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding in Mississippi beginning April 23, 2010, President Barack Obama declared the following counties a federal disaster area: Attala, Choctaw, Holmes, Monroe, Oktibbeha, Union, Warren, and Yazoo. Therefore, the Internal...
This week’s question comes from Kim, an HR director. We have employees who maintain coverage on their health insurance policy for children, including some children who are not dependents. We have always included the cost of this coverage in our employees’ income. How...
In Rev. Rul. 2010-13, Average Premium for Small Group Market for Determining the Small Employer Health Insurance Credit, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the chart containing the small group market in...
This week’s question comes from Lisa, an office manager. We may need to layoff a few employees. Some of them may elect COBRA continuation coverage. I know there was a subsidy for employees laid off through March 31, but I just heard that the subsidy period was...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released a draft Form 941, Employer’s QUARTERLY Federal Tax Return, to be used by employers to claim payroll tax forgiveness under the HIRE Act for qualifying new hires. Newly added lines on Form 941 include the following:...
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