The US tax system requires all its citizens and permanent residents to file tax returns based on worldwide income, regardless of where they live. As such, if a person lives overseas and files taxes in a foreign country, the person also needs to report the foreign income to the IRS by filing US taxes. In Read the full article…
This is one of the articles in the KROST Quarterly Hospitality Issue, titled “A Win for the Restaurant Industry: The IRS Allows Double-Dipping” by May Sung, MSA. On August 4, 2021, the IRS released additional guidance regarding the employee retention tax credit. Notice 2021-49 provides guidance for employers that pay qualified wages after June 30, Read the full article…
According to a watchdog report, the Internal Revenue Service struggles to disburse funds as 21.3 million paper tax returns wait to be processed. The backlog continues to surge, increasing by 1.3 million within the last 12 months despite continuous efforts to unclog the excess tax returns. More than 90% of taxpayers file returns electronically, but Read the full article…
The SECURE Act, which became effective on January 1, 2021, changed the rules for inherited IRAs. Prior to that, the rules were very beneficial to non-spousal beneficiaries. The act upended the “life expectancy” rule for distributions and, in its place, created the 10-year rule for non-spousal beneficiaries. The act establishes a time period of 10 Read the full article…
Running a small to medium-sized business has always come with a unique set of challenges. Securing credit, managing employees, and staying involved in the day-to-day running of the business creates a constant set of obstacles to be addressed by the business owner, leaving very little time for a life outside of work, let alone applying Read the full article…
There are so many tax reporting deadlines and for the past two years, every time we came closer to the next deadline, there was some reason (beyond our control) for delays. Coming into this tax season, we were hopeful that things would be better. With reasons beyond our control, we are expecting more delays. There Read the full article…
On February 9, 2022, the California Governor signed Senate Bill 113 (SB113). SB113 addresses numerous tax provisions, including correction to issues related to Assembly Bill 150 (AB150). AB150 allowed certain owners of qualified passthrough entities to work around the individual $10,000 federal limit on SALT deductions by paying a new elective state pass-through entity (PTE) Read the full article…
Navigating the ins and outs of US taxes as a US shareholder of a controlled foreign corporation (CFC) has been complex in the last couple of years due to changes in regulations from the IRS. Taxpayers need tax planning to determine the best strategy to mitigate the CFC’s tax liabilities. In 2019, the IRS and Read the full article…
Payroll Tax Deferral started this week (September 1, 2020) and has left many employers and their staff at a loss for what to do. While additional guidance is needed in order to determine how best to proceed, here are the facts about the executive memorandum, and the IRS’ response. In August, President Trump signed an Read the full article…
The IRS announced on June 18th that they will be looking at hundreds of high-income tax returns between July 15th and September 30th. They are expected to be looking at not only the taxpayer’s individual returns but any business-related pass-through entities as well. These reviews create exposure for athletes and entertainers who have high income and Read the full article…
