In the COVID Tax Tip 2021-117, the IRS reminds and clarifies advance child tax credit information to the taxpayers. Note that the advance child tax credit is an early payment on potential tax credits (these are estimates) to be claimed on their 2021 tax return during the 2022 tax filing season (January to April 2022).
In the IR-2021-168, the IRS provides relief for certain employers claiming the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). The WOTC is a federal income tax credit available to employers that hire certified members of certain groups specified in the Internal Revenue Code who face significant barriers to employment, including Designated Community Residents or Qualified Summer Youth
From this summer (2021), there will be significant changes to the Child Tax Credit. Instead of paying the tax credit when the tax return is filed (usually as a tax refund to the taxpayer), the IRS plans to make advance monthly payments beginning July 15, 2021. You will claim the other half when you file
One week to the end of the 2020 tax season (May 17, 2021), the IRS backlogs keeps growing mainly driven by manual reviews and checks due to the unemployment benefits exclusion ($10,200), stimulus checks (rebate credit) that might not have reported accurately in the 2020 tax return, and other items such as Earned income credit.
In the IRS Issue Number: IR-2021-76, the IRS indicated some of the reason why taxpayers might have received Recovery Rebate Credits (If you did not receive stimulus money and you were entitled to it, the Recovery Rebate is calculated when you file your 2020 tax return). Some of the reasons highlighted by the IRS are:
The IRS provided additional guidance for the Employee Retention Credit for the first two quarter of 2021. The IRS notice addresses some of the changes from 2020 Employee Retention Credit. From the Journal of Accountancy's article, "... As a result of the changes made by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, eligible employers can claim a refundable
If you did not get the first and/or second stimulus payments and you qualify based on your income level, then, you still have a chance to receive that money when you file your 2020 tax return. Inside the 2020 tax return, you have to report if you received those payments and the monetary amount. If
The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) is one of the most complex tax credits in these stimulus packages. Initially, you could not get PPP and the employer retention credit. There was a previous post that discussed this matter. Now, it seems that the IRS is addressing only if no forgiveness PPP is available to the business
The paid sick and family leave credits, which previously were available only until the end of 2020, have been extended for periods of leave taken through March 31, 2021. The IRS has released IR-2021-26 to provide more clarity on this topic. See link to FAQs below. The following information was released through the IRS Newswire
Second Round of Coronavirus relief The second round of Coronavirus relief funding was approved last Friday, so apply as soon as possible through your preferred financial institution. As you might know, the first round of funding lasted less than two weeks and some of the banks had a relatively small allocation running out of funds in a matter
