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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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Business Tax Rates: How Much Do Small Businesses Pay in Taxes?

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The term refers to when the IRS taxes the same income twice—once at the corporation level and again on an individual shareholder’s personal income tax. The IRS taxes corporations as separate legal entities, which opens them up to double taxation. The IRS then taxes them at the corporate income tax rate.

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2022 Year-End Tax Planning Checklist

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Most of the income tax proposals in the 2021 “Build Back Better” bill did not make it into the IRA. General Income Tax Planning. Postpone income until 2023 and accelerate deductions into 2022. For example, common states where people move to reduce state taxes are Florida, Texas, Wyoming, and Nevada.

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Sales and Use Tax Updates from February

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House has passed a measure that would increase the general sales tax rate for clothing and many other items from 7% to 9.5%. The proposal, which now goes to the state’s Senate, would also phase out Mississippi’s personal income tax over 10 years and cut its grocery tax in half over five years. billion in January 2021 , 0.3%

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