October 15 Personal federal income tax returns for 2019 that received an automatic extension must be filed today and any tax, interest, and penalties due must be paid. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (Fin CEN) Report 114, “Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts” (FBAR), must be filed by today, if not filed already, for [...]
How to Track Employee Time, Part 2 If you have to track a lot of employee work hours, you might want to use QuickBooks’ Timesheets. Last month, we introduced the concept of time tracking in QuickBooks. Using the software’s tools, you’re able to record individual blocks of time that employees have worked, so that you [...]
Many people assume that a 529 plan is the ideal college savings tool, but other vehicles can help parents save for college expenses, too. Take the Roth IRA, for example. Whether you should use one or the other (or both) depends on several factors, including how much you intend to contribute and how you’ll use [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has provided many lessons for business owners. One is how to report the impact of a disaster on a company’s financial statements. Under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), disasters such as this year’s crisis are referred to as “subsequent events,” of which there are two types: Recognized subsequent events. These events [...]
Generally, it’s recommended that you review your estate plan at year’s end. This is a logical time to note important life events that have taken place over the past 12 months or so that may affect your plan. However, with a life shock as monumental as the COVID-19 pandemic occurring in 2020, you might want [...]
For many years, the alternative minimum tax (AMT) posed a risk to many taxpayers in the middle – to upper – income brackets. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) took much of the “teeth” out of the AMT by raising the inflation-adjusted exemption. As a result, middle-income earners have had less to worry about, [...]