New 1099 Rules
Section 9674 of the American Rescue Plan (HR 1319) added a requirement that payment processors and online marketplaces send sellers a form 1099K if their annual activity exceeds $600. The idea is to provide additional information to the IRS to allow them to catch tax cheats in the gig economy. Sounds reasonable. The problem is…
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Records Retention – What Should You Keep and How Long
Many use the beginning of the new year to clear old records. Businesses and individuals should give careful consideration to what documents to retain in the event of an IRS audit prior to tossing them in the shred bin. When you e-file your tax return, you’re generally not required to send in any of your…
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Top Individual and Business Tax Planning Strategies
Over the weekend, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said no to the Build Better Act, ending negotiations on this version of the legislation. Manchin withheld support requesting Democrats to pare down several provisions of the estimated $1.9 trillion package. This likely means Build back Better is dead for 2021. Whether we’ll see another…
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New Legislative Draft- Build Back Better Act
While many components of the Build Back Better Act are still in limbo, last Thursday, October 28th, the House Rules Committee released a draft of the Act. If you don’t want to comb through the 1600+ pages we’ve provided a summary below. No surprise that many of the original provisions of the bill have been modified,…
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A Better Way to Make Federal and State Tax Payments?
By: Lane Hooper, CPA, Senior Accountant Since the pandemic began, the Internal Revenue Service has struggled to process returns, payments and correspondence. See our July 13th post (link here) if you’d like to read more in depth about the current state of affairs at the IRS. If one of our clients experiences an IRS issue,…
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New Funding for Health Care Providers
There are two new funding opportunities available specifically for Health Care providers. Application Deadline: October 26, 2021 at 11:59 pm EST CLICK HERE TO APPLY Combined application for Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Who is eligible? Providers or suppliers who bill Medicare fee for-service (Parts A, B, and C), Medicaid (fee-for-service or managed care) and/or CHIP as…
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House Ways and Means Committee Releases Tax Proposals
On September 13th, the House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal released tax proposals included in the $3.3 trillion reconciliation. There is much more work (and negotiation) before it becomes law. However, many of the proposals are more favorable than the Biden Administration’s tax proposals released by the Treasury in May of 2021. Absent…
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James Moody Appointed Chair of the ASCPA
Dent Moses is pleased to announce that James Moody was appointed to serve as Chair of the Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants (ASCPA) for a one-year term that began in June 2021. The ASCPA is the statewide, professional membership organization representing over 6,000 Alabama CPAs in public practice, industry, government, and education. James has…
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Watch Now: Alabama HB588: Passthrough Entity Election Webinar
Did you miss our webinar on Alabama HB588, or want to watch it again? Watch it now! The Dent Moses team led a thoughtful discussion on Alabama HB588, which was signed by Governor Kay Ivey on May 4, 2021. The law allows Alabama S-Corporations and Partnerships (PTEs) to elect to pay Alabama income tax at the…
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Pass-through Entities Can Now Elect to Pay Alabama Income Tax at the Entity Level
On May 4th, Governor Kay Ivey signed into law HB 588 which, beginning with the 2021 tax year, allows Alabama S-Corporations and Subchapter K entities (pass-through entities or PTEs) to elect to pay Alabama income tax at the entity level. This law has Alabama joining a growing number of states attempting to circumvent some of the…
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