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How are LLCs taxed? LLC tax benefits and tips to reduce taxes

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LLCs are considered “pass-through entities,” which means the LLC itself does not pay federal income taxes on business income. Instead, income “passes through” to individual members of the LLC, who pay federal income tax earned from the LLC via their own individual tax returns. How are LLCs taxed? for Medicare.

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A guide for understanding self-employed tax obligations, thresholds and payments

Xero

If you’re self-employed, chances are you look forward to organising and fulfilling your tax obligations as much as you would a particularly upsetting root canal. Are you self-employed? Before we dive into the intricacies of tax for the self-employed, it’s important to understand what actually constitutes being self-employed. .

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Taxes on retirement income: Help for accountants advising clients

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As an accountant, advising your clients on retirement income taxes and related strategies can help them to optimize their financial planning in their golden years. Let’s take a look at some commonly asked questions on retirement income taxes and how your firm can best advise clients as they approach their retirement years.

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What Do All Those Employee Benefit Acronyms Stand For? (Part 1 of 3)

ThomsonReuters

ANSWER: Here’s an explanatory list of common acronyms primarily used in our Cafeteria Plans, Consumer-Driven Health Care, ERISA Compliance, Self-Insured Health Plans, and Fringe Benefits manuals. EIN – Employer Identification Number. EPP – Employer Payment Plan. FITW -Federal Income Tax Withholding.

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

Xero

It would be no surprise to learn that many accounting practices and their small business, landlord and sole trader clients are currently suffering from confusion from overuse of acronyms (CFOA). Frankly, you already have enough to remember, thanks to Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT and Income Tax Self Assessment (ITSA).

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Announcing Xero Go: Our new app for UK-based sole traders

Xero

I’ve really missed the opportunity to connect in person with our amazing accounting, bookkeeping and app partner communities — especially on such a large scale. At Xero, we believe businesses of all sizes should have access to accounting technology, and that’s really been the driving force behind Xero Go. With around 2.6

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A Guide to Navigating Taxes in the Gig Economy

Ronika Khanna CPA,CA

In a recent study by H&R Block, nearly 28% of Canadians reported taking on a side hustle in the “gig economy” to boost their income. Tax Consequences of Being a Gig Worker From a tax perspective, being a worker in the gig economy is functionally identical to being self employed and is subject to the same tax requirements.

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