Keeping your business’s books clean all year long can help to provide more accurate financial statements and reports as well as an easier tax time. Here is a checklist of activities to perform periodically to keep your books clean. Make sure all bank accounts are reconciled. Make sure all credit card accounts are reconciled. Update […]

Each year, the IRS unveils its list of scams that target unsuspecting taxpayers. Below are five of the most common tax scams impacting taxpayers today, as well as tips to not become a victim: Pandemic-related scams. Criminals still use the COVID-19 pandemic to steal people’s money and identity with phishing emails, social media posts, phone […]

There are two ways to make income tax payments to the IRS throughout the year: through the withholding amount on your paycheck, and through making estimated tax payments. If you have ever wondered about estimated tax payments, this article will explain what they are, if you need to make them, and how to make them […]

The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) was rolled out in March 2020 as part of the CARES Act to help businesses with the cost of keeping employees on payroll through the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a tax break in the form of refundable employment tax credits for those businesses that qualify. Although the ERC is no […]

If you have a bank account in a foreign country, you may need to disclose it to a branch of the government that fights financial crimes. This is what tax professionals call FBAR reporting. FBAR stands for Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts Report. Your foreign bank accounts may also impact your tax returns. Let’s take […]