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California Main Street Small Business Tax Credit II Begins 11/1/21

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50 (AB-50) established the California Main Street Small Business Tax Credit II, which will provide COVID-19 financial relief to qualified small business employers. Small Business Tax Credit. The post California Main Street Small Business Tax Credit II Begins 11/1/21 appeared first on Roger Rossmeisl, CPA.

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Employee Retention Tax Credit Penalty Relief

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We are finding that, all too often, taxpayers that make Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) claims by engaging a so-called “ERTC Mill” are never told of their responsibility to amend their applicable prior year federal income tax return(s), and are shocked to learn that they owe additional taxes, penalties and interest.

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It’s Important to Understand How Taxes Factor Into M&A Transactions

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If your business is considering merging with or acquiring another business, it’s important to understand how the transaction will be taxed under current law. Stocks vs. assets From a tax standpoint, a transaction can basically be structured in two ways: 1. Stock (or ownership interest) sale. Reasons: The corporation.

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Factors To Consider When Choosing a Business Entity

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There are many factors to consider and proposed federal tax law changes being considered by Congress may affect your decision. The corporate federal income tax is currently imposed at a flat 21% rate, while the current individual federal income tax rates begin at 10% and go up to 37%.

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An S Corporation Could Cut Your Self-Employment Tax

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If your business is organized as a sole proprietorship or as a wholly owned limited liability company (LLC), you’re subject to both income tax and self-employment tax. There may be a way to cut your tax bill by conducting business as an S corporation. No maximum tax limit applies to the Medicare tax.

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Why What an S Corp Shareholder Receives and Reports is Different

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You may have wondered why, in a given year, you may be taxed on more S corporation income than was distributed to you from the S corporation in which you are a shareholder. The answers lies in the way S corporations and their shareholders are taxed. entity-level tax).

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Who in your Business Can Be Hit with the “Trust Fund Recovery Penalty”?

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There’s a harsh tax penalty that you could be at risk for paying personally if you own or manage a business with employees. It’s called the “Trust Fund Recovery Penalty” and it applies to the Social Security and income taxes required to be withheld by a business from its employees’ wages.