The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department announced last week that due to ongoing financial hardships resulting from the pandemic, the federal 2020 individual tax filing and payment deadline has been extended to May 17, 2021. The previous deadline was...
The IRS has released form 1099-NEC (Non-Employee Compensation) for reporting money a business pays to independent contractors. This new form will replace box 7 on the 1099-MISC form. Most businesses will have to file two separate forms, as employers will still need to...
On Aug. 8, 2020, President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. Department of Treasury (the Department) to defer collecting certain payroll taxes from wages earned between Sept. 1 and Dec. 31, 2020. On Aug. 28, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2020-65...
House of Representatives Passes Coronavirus Relief Bill The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to pass a coronavirus relief bill – the Families First Coronavirus Response Act – in the early morning hours of Saturday, March 14, 2020. President...
On Dec. 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law a spending bill that prevents a government shutdown and includes the following three repealed ACA taxes and fees under the Affordable Care Act (ACA): The Cadillac tax on high-cost group health coverage, beginning in...