Date: Oct 19, 2020 Posted By: Miller & Company LLP in Business Taxes
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, many entrepreneurs took the leap and started their business in 2020. If you’ve seen a need in your industry or a service being unmet, now is a great time to launch your business.
One roadblock that many entrepreneurs face is how to handle their business taxes. If you started a new business this year, here are some key tax tasks to put on your to-do list.
1. Dete...
Date: Oct 08, 2020 Posted By: Miller & Company LLP in Business Taxes
The coronavirus pandemic has had an enormous financial impact on businesses. Steep revenue losses across numerous sectors meant many small businesses have struggled to keep themselves afloat and cover basic expenses like employee salaries.
The U.S. government has responded to these economic hardships with policies designed to help American workers, including a temporary “payroll tax holiday...
If you have a traditional IRA, SEP, or SIMPLE individual retirement account, you are required to start withdrawing a minimum amount each year from that fund when you reach a certain age. This mandatory, taxable withdrawal is called a required minimum distribution (RMD), and its purpose is to ensure that account holders actually use their retirement savings and don’t use their IRAs to accumulate ...
As a freelancer, independent contractor, or self-employed business owner, it’s important to plan ahead for your taxes. Federal and state taxes are not automatically deducted from your paycheck when you’re a contractor, and for those who are new to self-employment, it can be a big shock to learn they owe the IRS a lot of money when they file their annual return.
Understanding what you might ow...
Date: Sep 15, 2020 Posted By: Miller & Company LLP in Business Taxes
One of the primary financial responsibilities business owners and self-employed individuals must contend with is calculating and paying taxes on the money they earn. What type of taxes you’ll owe and how often can be confusing, especially if this is your first year in business.
If you’re a small business owner, freelancer, or otherwise self-employed, you might wonder whether you need to file ...
Date: Sep 10, 2020 Posted By: Miller & Company LLP in Press
President Trump’s payroll tax deferral went into effect on Tuesday. Paul Miller, Miller and Company Founder, joined Yahoo Finance's The Final Round to discuss what it means for employee and employers and why this tax holiday may come up short.
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Many sources discuss the importance of having good accounting for small businesses, but what about large businesses?
The bigger your business gets, the more complicated your finances become. Large businesses have higher earnings, more vendors and clients, and in many cases, more employees with larger salaries and benefits packages compared to a small startup. They may also qualify for more tax ...
It's no secret that the employment situation in America is dire right now. As of July 2020, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that 16.3 million people are currently unemployed – nearly 10% of the adult population – and since the start of the pandemic, roughly 1 million (or more) of them have filed new claims for state unemployment benefits each week.
This means there's a large gr...
Date: Aug 19, 2020 Posted By: Miller & Company LLP in IRS Updates
WASHINGTON – With millions of Americans now receiving taxable unemployment compensation, many of them for the first time, the Internal Revenue Service today reminded people receiving unemployment compensation that they can have tax withheld from their benefits now to help avoid owing taxes on this income when they file their federal income tax return next year.
By law, unemployment compensation...
Date: Aug 17, 2020 Posted By: Miller & Company LLP in Business Taxes
Tax Day 2020 has come and gone, but it's never too soon to start planning for the next tax season. Based on your business type, you might have a different deadline than April 15, 2021 for your next tax return filing, so it's important to work on your tax planning all year-round.
Here are three simple things you can do now to start preparing for the next tax deadline.
1. Keep a tax document chec...