Category: Taxation
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Fuel Tax Credit
The fuel tax credit is a federal refundable tax credit for taxes paid on fuel purchased for off road use. Every gallon of fuel sold at the pump has an 18.3 cent tax assessed by the federal government designated to highway construction and maintenance. When that gallon of fuel is purchased for non-transportation purposes, the purchaser…
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What is a Living Trust?
A tool in estate planning used to minimize probate costs upon the death of the grantor is the living trust. A Living Trust is created while the grantor is alive and typically is revocable in nature. It is designed to manage assets for the best interest of a beneficiary, usually the grantor.
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How is a Sole Proprietorship Taxed? Understanding Schedule C
The sole proprietorship is taxed at the individual tax level. Basically, the income earned during the calendar year is calculated on Schedule C of Form 1040. The final number is transferred to the front page of Form 1040 to line 12. Schedule C is divided into three major sections.
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What are Trusts?
A trust is an agreement for one party to care for the assets of another party for the benefit of a third party. In essence, it is a business agreement. The person creating or the original owner of the assets is referred to as the Grantor. The party that will take care of the assets is known…
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Time for Those W-2’s
For us accountants January brings the greatest payroll function of the year; printing the year end payroll reports. These include the W-2’s, W-3 and Form 940. They all must tie to the combined total of the quarterly 941 reports and the deposits made to the Internal Revenue Service.
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FUTA – An Explanation to the Federal Unemployment Tax Act
Federal Unemployment Tax Act or FUTA for short is a part of the Internal Revenue Code and is an employer tax on wages paid to employees. It is used to fund unemployment benefits. The tax is paid on the first $7,000 of wages paid to every employee. It is reported via Form 940 https://businessecon.org/resources/. The Form…
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Form 941 – The Basics
Form 941 is the employer’s quarterly federal tax return. It reports how much federal income taxes were withheld; Social Security taxes and Medicare taxes that are due and how much was paid in deposits to the Internal Revenue Service. The report is filed every three months for each of the four calendar quarters.
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Small Business Tax Depreciation – Section 179
The Internal Revenue Service sets the depreciation allowance based on the Code as promulgated by Congress. The most commonly referenced section is 179. This is a form of accelerated depreciation allowing the small business owner the opportunity to take a large expense deduction and reduce their tax obligation immediately.
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Mileage Deduction – New Rate for 2013
The Internal Revenue Service announced the mileage rate deduction for the calendar year 2013 on November 21, 2012. The new rate increased 1 cent over 2012’s rate to 56.5 cents per mile. How do you calculate and use the mileage rate formula for tax purposes?
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Local Revenue Tax – The Business License
A business license is the tool used by local governments to monitor all businesses in their community. It triggers at least two types of tax. At a minimum a revenue and personal property tax is charged through this registration process.