The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced yesterday that the federal income tax filing due date for individuals for the 2020 tax year will be automatically extended from April 15, 2021, to May 17, 2021. The IRS will be providing formal guidance in the coming days. We assume the State and local authorities might
The American Rescue Plan includes a tax break for unemployed workers for the first $10,200 if the earnings are under $150k. This new tax break has been available after some taxpayers have already filed their personal tax return. As a result, in some cases, the taxpayers might have to file an amended return (1040X) to
The City of Philadelphia has wrote a post on how the different departments (Commerce, Revenue, etc.) have supported local businesses during the last twelve months of pandemic. We are aware of the continued efforts of these departments through the pandemic, in times of civil unrest, etc. and value all the assistance that they provide to
Philadelphia County is receiving approximately $17 million in funding to provide grants to eligible businesses through this program. Grants are available to eligible businesses in the range from $5,000 - $50,000. Businesses must: Be physically located in Philadelphia County, in operation as of February 15, 2020, and intend to continue operating within one year of
The third stimulus payment is on its way to taxpayers that qualify based on level of income. Payments will begin to be reduced for individuals making $75,000 or above in Adjusted Gross Income ($150,000 for married filing jointly.) The reduced payments end at $80,000 for individuals ($160,000); people above these levels are ineligible for a
The SBA has published the following press release regarding the deferment for all Covid-19 EIDL and other disaster loans. "WASHINGTON –The U.S. Small Business Administration announced extended deferment periods for all disaster loans, including the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, until 2022. All SBA disaster loans made in calendar year 2020, including COVID-19
PPP keeps changing, if last week, it allowed ITIN holders, individuals with prior criminal records unrelated to fraud, etc. Now, they are allowing self-employed individuals (Schedule C) to use the revenues/sale amount to calculate the maximum loan amount (capped at around $20k based on the maximum annual salary of $100k). This change will allow taxpayers
The IRS sent earlier February notices to around 260,000 taxpayers as they have not filed their 2019 federal tax return. However, the IRS has not yet processed all 2019 returns so it is asking to disregard this letter. Keep in mind that certain IRS processes are taking significantly longer than expected, so please, review the
The IRS has published some recommendations on what to look for to select a tax return preparer. See an extract from the IRS publication below: The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers to choose a tax return preparer with care. Even though the vast majority of tax return preparers provide honest, quality service, some
Out of the $288 billion for the second round of PPP, around $103 billion (around 36%) have been approved as of earlier this week. The SBA has released some relevant details on how the majority of the loans are for amounts under $100k. Release Date: February 10, 2021 Release Number: 21-15 This week, the
