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There May Still Be Time to Lower Your 2023 Tax Bill

Feb 2, 2024 | Tax Tips

If you’re preparing to file your 2023 tax return, you may still be able to lower your tax bill – or increase your refund. If you qualify, you can make a deductible contribution to a traditional IRA right up until the original filing deadline, April 15,...

Deductions vs. Credits: What’s the Difference?

Feb 2, 2024 | Tax Tips

One of the most common misunderstandings about filing an income tax return is the difference between deductions and credits. Deductions reduce the amount of a taxpayer’s income before tax is calculated. For example, on your individual return, you can either take...

ERC Voluntary Disclosure Program Available for a Limited Time

Feb 2, 2024 | Tax Tips

As part of an ongoing initiative to combat questionable Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims, the IRS has launched a voluntary disclosure program. It allows eligible businesses to pay back money they received after filing ERC claims in error. The disclosure program...

One Reason to File Your 2023 Tax Return Early

Jan 2, 2024 | Tax Tips

The 2023 individual income tax return filing season will open soon. Even if you typically don’t file until much closer to the April 15 deadline (or you file for an extension), consider filing earlier this year. Why? You may be able to protect yourself from tax...

Did You Get Married in 2023?

Jan 2, 2024 | Tax Tips

Your filing status options for your 2023 income tax return depend on your marital status on Dec. 31. The married-filing-jointly status is typically the most beneficial way for married taxpayers to file, but it’s a good idea to take a “what-if” look...

2024 vehicle mileage rates

Jan 2, 2024 | Tax Tips

The IRS has issued the 2024 optional cents-per-mile rates used to calculate the tax-deductible costs of operating a vehicle: Effective Jan. 1, 2024, the standard mileage rate for the business use of a car (including vans, pickups, and panel trucks) is 67 cents per...

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12:00 AM - Employers - Give your employees their copies of Form W-2 for 2022. If an employee agreed to receive Form W-2 electronically, have it posted on a website and notify the employee of the posting. File Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements, along with Copy A of all the Forms W-2 you issued for 2022.

12:00 AM - Payers of nonemployee compensation - File Form 1099-NEC for nonemployee compensation paid in 2022.

12:00 AM - Individuals - who must make estimated tax payments. If you did not pay your last installment of estimated tax by January 17, you may choose (but are not required) to file your income tax return (Form 1040 or Form 1040-SR) for 2022 by January 31. Filing your return and paying all tax due by January 31, 2023, prevents any penalty for late payment of the last installment. If you cannot file and pay your tax by January 31, file and pay your tax by April 18.

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12:00 AM - Employees - who work for tips. If you received $20 or more in tips during January, report them to your employer. You can use Form 4070.

12:00 AM - Employers - Social Security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. File Form 941 for the fourth quarter of 2022. This due date applies only if you deposited the tax for the quarter in full and on time.

12:00 AM - Farm Employers - File Form 943 to report Social Security and Medicare taxes and withheld income tax for 2022. This due date applies only if you deposited the tax for the year in full and on time.

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12:00 AM - Individuals - If you claimed exemption from income tax withholding last year on the Form W-4 you gave your employer, you must file a new Form W-4 by this date to continue your exemption for another year.

12:00 AM - Employers - Social Security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in January.

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12:00 AM - Employers - Begin withholding income tax from the pay of any employee who claimed exemption from withholding in 2022, but did not give you a new Form W-4 to continue the exemption this year.

12:00 AM - Businesses - File information returns (for example, certain Forms 1099) for certain payments you made during 2022. However, Form 1099-NEC reporting nonemployee compensation must be filed by January 31. There are different forms for different types of payments. Use a separate Form 1096 to summarize and transmit the forms for each type of payment. See the General Instructions for Certain Information Returns for information on what payments are covered, how much the payment must be before a return is required, what form to use, and extensions of time to file.

12:00 AM - Payers of Gambling Winnings - File Form 1096, Annual Summary and Transmittal of U.S. Information Returns, along with Copy A of all the Forms W-2G you issued for 2022. If you file Forms W-2G electronically, your due date for filing them with the IRS will be extended to March 31. The due date for giving the recipient these forms remains January 31.

12:00 AM - Health Coverage Reporting - If you are an Applicable Large Employer, file paper Forms 1094-C, Transmittal of Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage Information Returns, and 1095-C with the IRS. For all other providers of minimum essential coverage, file paper Forms 1094-B, Transmittal of Health Coverage Information Returns, and 1095-B with the IRS. If you are filing any of these forms with the IRS electronically, your due date for filing them will be extended to March 31.

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12:00 AM - Farmers and Fisherman - File your 2022 income tax return (Form 1040 or Form 1040-SR) and pay any tax due. However, you have until April 18 to file if you paid your 2022 estimated tax by January 17, 2023.

12:00 AM - Health Coverage Reporting - If you are an Applicable Large Employer, provide Form 1095-C, Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage, to full-time employees. For all other providers of minimum essential coverage, provide Form 1095-B, Health Coverage, to responsible individuals.

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