Alabama

Birmingham Strong Small Business Loan Fund

The #BHAMSTRONG Small Business Loan Fund is LIVE: What is the purpose of the loan? To immediately support small businesses affected by COVID-19 who are awaiting state or federal relief funding or a more stable business environment. Approved loans must be used to support one or more of these efforts:  Limit reductions in payroll or…
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What You Need to Know About IRS Scam Calls

This summer has seen an uptick in IRS scam calls, and an evolution of strategies from the scammers themselves. We have received many calls and e-mails attempting to verify whether or not a call is legitimate, and most have unfortunately been fraudulent. On August 2nd, the IRS released a bulletin in which Commissioner John Koskinen…
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Use Tax Compliance for Business Owners

Business owners pay many different kinds of taxes every year. Of those taxes, sales tax is probably the easiest to understand. If a business owner buys $100 in dental supplies and the tax rate is 10%, then the business owner pays an extra $10 to cover the tax. The vendor collects and pays the sales…
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The Impact of New Overtime Laws

July 6, 2015 brought news from the Department of Labor of proposed legislation that could drastically alter the way many employers pay overtime. The proposal would raise the threshold at which certain employees qualify for overtime coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act. As the current law stands, most workers are no longer eligible for…
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Electronic Tax Payment Options

In recent years, the U.S. Treasury and Alabama Department of Revenue have become more accommodating to different tax payment methods. While the availability of bank draft and credit card payment options is nothing new, these methods are now available for free. Instead of fighting the tax day traffic at the post office, you can now…
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Itemized Deductions from A to Z, Part 12: Job Expenses and Miscellaneous Deductions

This is part twelve in our series on Itemized Deductions. To read the rest of the series, click here. For additional information regarding 2014 tax planning, you can download our 2014 Tax Planning Guide from the Resources tab on our website. We’re almost done with our series on itemized deductions. The final sections we’ll cover…
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