As communicated each year, the IRS has updated some of the deductions, tax exemptions, tax exclusions and other tax items based on inflation. In several media, this has been celebrated as the IRS increasing the threshold and in some cases creating clickbait headlines to attract readers, but the reality is that each fall the IRS
If you are a business in PA, you might consider a contribution to an approved Educational Improvement Organizations. If you are a qualified business, you can received a PA tax credit of 75% of your contribution (90% if same contribution for two years). You need to make sure you meet the requirements (i.e. provide proof
If you have kids under 13 that have after (or before) school activities (i.e. soccer, basketball, dance, etc.), daycare, or even summer camp, you might be entitled to a tax credit when you file your taxes. You will need to get some information to claim that tax credit like a) name of the institution or
Back in August 2023, Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation to avoid surcharges for credit card transactions that were not communicated in advance and that were greater than the cost to the seller for credit card payments. As a customer, you should know your rights and we aware of certain unscrupulous actors charging abusive credit card
In July 2024, the IRS released several warnings on widespread scams and misleading claims on the Self Employment tax credit. The IRS is taking a proactive communication approach and raising awareness of scams, fraud and other misleading information on social media and by different promoters. Clean Energy Tax Credit – In the IR-2024-182, the
If you are doing improvement work in your home, you should consider the energy efficient and residential clean energy credits as it might give you back some of the money invested on those improvements. Remember to fill out our tax organizer each year so we are aware of those expenses, or let us know if
Earlier this month, the IRS has announced the new targets for their examination efforts. This information is in line with the previous discussion to target wealthy individuals over the $400,000 income threshold that was mentioned by President Joe Biden in the 2022 State of the Union speech, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen who instructed the IRS
On September 14th, 2023, the IRS released their IRS Newswire IR-2023-169 for the immediate stop to the new Employee Retention Credit as they were flooded with fraudulent claims, or as the IRS wrote "questionable claims". This stop would be at least until the end of the year. This moratorium happened less than ten days after
In the IRS Tax Tip 2022-123, the IRS reminds college students and any taxpayers that might claim them, that there are two education credits available for them: 1. American Opportunity tax credit Worth a maximum benefit of up to $2,500 per eligible student Only available for the first four years at a post-secondary or vocational
The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) is a fully refundable credit that targets businesses with employees (w2s) in 2020 and 2021. These businesses must have been impacted by the pandemic, mainly either 1) reduction of sales (50% reduction in 2020 quarter versus 2019 quarter or 20% reduction in 2021 quarter versus 2019 quarter) or 2) partial
