PATH Act in St Petersburg Florida

The New PATH Act Contains Four Payroll Tax Changes

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The tax law passed by Congress and signed by President Obama on December 18 contains some payroll tax provisions that are of interest to employers. Here are four changes in the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (PATH Act).  1. There’s now parity between...
Statute of Limitations in St Petersburg Florida

Filing the Wrong Payroll Tax Form Affects the Statute of Limitations

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In a Legal Advice Issued by Field Attorneys (LAFA), IRS has provided guidance regarding the effect on the running of the statute of limitations for assessments, of: A taxpayer filing Form 941, the quarterly employment tax return, when he was supposed to file Form 944, the annual...
Reasonable in St Petersburg Florida

Paying Yourself Too Much? Too Little? Be Ready for an IRS Challenge — What is Reasonable?

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It is generally more tax-efficient to be paid a salary than to receive dividends, given that salary expense is deductible and dividends are paid on an after-tax basis. If the IRS thinks some portion of your salary really should be treated as a distribution of profit, that portion...