by Steven J Weil, PhD, EA, LCAM | Nov 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., have criticized Treasury’s latest PPP guidance on deductibility as missing “the mark.” “Since the CARES Act, we’ve stressed that our intent was for small businesses...
by Steven J Weil, PhD, EA, LCAM | Nov 19, 2020 | Blog, Covid-19
Treasury and the IRS have released two pieces of guidance on the tax treatment of expenses paid for with a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. Rev. Rul. 2020-27, released late in the evening on November 18, provides sub-regulatory guidance on whether a PPP loan...
by Steven J Weil, PhD, EA, LCAM | Sep 10, 2020 | Blog, Personal Tax
𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨.𝗦. 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗮𝘅 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗮 𝗨.𝗦. 𝘁𝗮𝘅 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻? Non-U.S. citizens that live in the U.S. as residents are required to file U.S. income tax return and pay tax on their worldwide...
by Steven J Weil, PhD, EA, LCAM | Sep 4, 2020 | Blog, Covid-19, Payroll Preparation
On September 3rd, the IRS held a teleconference for the payroll industry regarding the postponement (commonly referred to as deferral) of the employee’s share of Social Security tax. The conference allowed the IRS to clarify information provided in Notice...
by Steven J Weil, PhD, EA, LCAM | Aug 29, 2020 | Blog, Business Tax, Payroll Preparation
08/29/2020 – Last night the IRS Issued Notice 2020-65 dealing with the employee social security tax deferral announced by the president on August 8, 2020, in a Memorandum to the Secretary of State. The Memorandum directed the Secretary of the Treasury to use his...
