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Biden’s 2025 Budget Rejects Any Cuts to Social Security and Medicare

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By Keerthi Vedantam, Kiplinger Consumer News Service (TNS) Among President Joe Biden’s requests in his newly released 2025 fiscal year budget are calls for strengthening and protecting Medicare and Social Security, moves previewed in his State of the Union address last week and ones that help to kick off his re-election campaign.

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Top searched terms on Checkpoint Edge show a continued interest in the ERC

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In the meantime, the IRS renewed calls for businesses to review their eligibility for the ERC as the agency’s Criminal Investigations team begins a series of educational sessions for tax professionals. Employers who wish to claim the ERC must file amended returns for any quarter ending in 2021 no later than April 15, 2025.

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Tax planning strategies to start the new year with

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Although most clients won’t be affected until 2025, it is essential to prepare them for compliance. This measure aims to combat illegal activities like money laundering and tax evasion. Employee retention credits : Many clients are amending payroll tax returns to address cash flow issues , aiming to leverage tax credits.

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Year-end tax planning strategies: Provide your clients with expert guidance

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Broaden your year-end discussion to include advice that extends several years ahead and looks at the full picture by suggesting what levers to pull in various scenarios. Consider educating your clients on the following timely tax planning topics: Corporate Transparency Act. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).

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AICPA News – Oct. 2023

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Among the warning signs, businesses should be wary of vendors that require large, contingency fees and those who fail to sign the amended payroll tax returns. 1705, the STEM Education in Accounting Act. In the House of Representatives, H.R.

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AICPA News – Oct. 2023

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Among the warning signs, businesses should be wary of vendors that require large, contingency fees and those who fail to sign the amended payroll tax returns. 1705, the STEM Education in Accounting Act. In the House of Representatives, H.R.

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Top 20 Searches of 2021 on Payroll on Checkpoint

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The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 (PL 116-260, Sec. 207) amended the ERC, allowing it to be claimed from January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021 and increased the refundable payroll tax credit $7,000 per employee for each quarter of 2021. . COVID tax credits and paid leave. Educational assistance.

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