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Tax Season to Start January 29, 2024

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The IRS has announced that it will start accepting and processing tax returns on Monday, Jan. million individual tax returns to be filed by the April 15, 2024, tax deadline. Although the IRS will not officially begin accepting and processing tax returns until Jan. The agency expects more than 128.7 Beginning Jan.

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Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment: Our guide to Unique Taxpayer Reference numbers

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Frankly, you already have enough to remember, thanks to Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT and Income Tax Self Assessment (ITSA). The government legislation with the goal of digitising the tax process has been underway for some time, and the next step is looming large on the horizon. What is a UTR number?

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Professionals on the Move – May 2024

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He provided technical leadership on multistate tax issues and focused on developing new service offerings, thought leadership, training, quality control, and risk management. Bar, and Ohio Bar, and is authorized to present in front of the Supreme Court of the United States and the United States Tax Court.

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Payroll Taxes Demystified: A Breakdown for Accountants and CPAs Serving Business Owners

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These taxes fund social insurance programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment benefits. Here’s a quick breakdown of payroll taxes: Federal Income Tax Withholding : Employers must withhold federal income tax from employees’ wages based on their W-4 Forms and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidelines.

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IRS Starts Accepting Returns and Extends Hours at Tax Assistance Centers

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The Internal Revenue Service opened the 2024 tax season on January 29, 2024, accepting and processing federal individual tax returns, and announcing that it expects more than 146 million individual tax returns for 2023 to be filed this filing season.

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SECURE Act 2.0 Provisions Coming in 2024 and Beyond – What Plan Sponsors Can Do Now

Anders CPA

Provisions Effective January 1, 2024 Aged-Based Catch-Up Contributions   Update Currently, catch-up contributions can be made on either a pretax basis or an after-tax basis if they are permitted by the plan. requires their catch-up contributions to be treated as after-tax contributions. SECURE Act 2.0

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IRS Provides Limited Relief Surrounding IRC 174

Withum

Based on the interim definition, governmental contract research facilities were required to capitalize their contract R&E expenditures, generate taxable income, and make required federal cash tax payments. This article was originally published by Lynn Mucenski Keck in Forbes on January 2, 2024.