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If you use merchant services to pay vendors, you could be subject to 28% backup withholding

Payment processors, including PayPal, will submit payments you made to vendors using their services to both the merchant (you) and the IRS, on the new 2011 Form 1099-K.  If you have not submitted your tax identification number (TIN) to the merchant service processor, you could be subject to 28% backup withholding tax.  IRS has delayed the . . . → Read More: If you use merchant services to pay vendors, you could be subject to 28% backup withholding

Important Tax Information for 2012

Don’t Forget to Log Your Year End Mileage

 
If you deduct mileage, you will need to have the total mileage that the vehicle is driven, in addition to the various types of specific mileage: 
     *   Medical Mileage
     *   Charity Mileage
     *   Business Mileage
For more information on vehicle expenses, see our Seacoast Accountability’s Guide to Vehicle Expenses. Don’t have . . . → Read More: Important Tax Information for 2012

Time for Your Mid-Year Financial Check-Up

Hello:  
Half the year is over – do you know how you are doing financially?
Now is the time to review and make adjustments to avoid year end surprises.

Verification and set up of all accounts needed to track tax deductions
Correction of bookkeeping entries that could skew net income figures
Review of cost classifications and balance sheet transactions
Verification of bank and other . . . → Read More: Time for Your Mid-Year Financial Check-Up

Get Your 2007 Refund, Before It’s Too Late

Did you know that the IRS can refuse to issue you a refund?  Even though you overpaid the tax out of your hard earned money, they can refuse to give the overpayment back to you, if you file the tax return more than three years from the original date that it was due.

It is estimated that . . . → Read More: Get Your 2007 Refund, Before It’s Too Late

Welcome to Our Blog!

Welcome to our blog about accounting, bookkeeping, payroll, tax and other issues. Feel free to leave a comment, or ask a question. We moderate comments on a daily basis. Please make your comment specific to the article, to avoid being . . . → Read More: Welcome to Our Blog!

Are You Missing a W-2?

Each year there is always someone who has moved and hasn’t received all of their W-2 forms.  Before you file your return, be sure that you have all the needed documents to avoid having to amend the return in the future.  Some other documents that may be slow to arrive in your mailbox include student loan interest . . . → Read More: Are You Missing a W-2?

Delays In E-Filing of Tax Returns

Due to the slow response of legislation to either extend or eliminate Bush era tax cuts, many taxpayers will have to wait to e-file their returns.  IRS is currently scrambling to update the forms to comply with the recent Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act legislation.  Those forms affected include:

Schedule A, Itemized Deductions

Form 3800, General . . . → Read More: Delays In E-Filing of Tax Returns

Seacoast Accountability’s Guide to Vehicle Expenses

The details for deducting business vehicle expenses can be found in IRS Publication 463. Using most popular tax software programs, a worksheet is used to feed the deductible cost into the Schedule C vehicle expense line. This discussion is a general overview, focused on self-employed individuals that own or have financing on a car that they . . . → Read More: Seacoast Accountability’s Guide to Vehicle Expenses