The 2022 End-of-Year Sales Tax Rates and Rules report by tax technology solutions provider Vertex Inc. has both good news and bad news for your finance team. First, the good news: The overall number of sales tax rate and rule…
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You can now file Form 1099 series information returns using the Information Returns Intake System (IRIS) online portal. Step one is enrolling with IRS by clicking here. IRS is touting the free electronic filing service, which doesn't require any special…
Sales and use tax shouldn't just be the responsibility of your A/P and A/R departments. Although they're the ones who are experts in sales and use tax liability, your sales and purchasing teams can support Finance by double-checking that the…
It's not too late to get tax relief in the form of the Employee Retention Credit that was created as part of the CARES Act in 2020, then retroactively improved and extended by additional legislation. The credit can still be…
Reminder: If you're like many businesses that took IRS up on the pandemic-related relief offer in 2020 to put off paying Social Security taxes, the last payment installment is due by December 31st. If you're experiencing deja vu, there's a…
Give your team a heads up: The informational copies of the 2022 Form 5500, Form 5500-SF, IRS Form 5500-EZ and form instructions have been released by IRS, the Dept. of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration and the Pension Benefit…
The federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) could be a boost to your bottom line - a one-time credit up to $9,600 per qualified new hire. To be eligible for a WOTC, employers need to hire workers that qualify as…
Rising interest rates across the board have been a fact of life lately. Therefore, it should be no surprise that the Service announced more interest rate bumps for Q1 2023 in Rev. Ruling 2022-23. Effective January 1, 2023, the new…
Form 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC deadlines are fast approaching, and you don't want an IRS audit revealing that your company sent vendors the wrong form. Determining when to use 1099-NEC for payments of $600 or more to nonemployees can be tricky…
Your Payroll pros may be distracted this year-end because IRS still hasn't committed to dropping the mandatory threshold for e-filing information returns in 2023, there's a new e-filing option for 1099s being rolled out in January, and Forms W-2, 1099…
Your A/P staffers are well aware of the ways state revenue departments make life complicated with their ever-changing sales & use tax laws. Seasoned A/P pros are typically able to follow the logic behind some of the unusual sales &…
A top priority for your Payroll and A/P teams at the start of 2023 will be processing 1099 forms and getting them into the hands of vendors by the January 31 deadline (the deadline's Feb. 15, 2023 for Form 1099-MISCs…
