Category: Taxes

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An Employer’s Guide to Tax Form W-2

This article was last edited on 9/11/2020. For updated information on W-2, visit https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-w-2.   Employees rely on their Form W-2 to help complete their tax returns each year. As an employer, you’re responsible for filing the form and providing it to...

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Tax Basics: Form 944

This article was last edited on 10/23/2019. For updated information on Form 944, visit About Form 944, Employer’s Annual Federal Tax Return. As an employer, you must withhold certain taxes from your employees’ paychecks, including...

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Does My Inventory Affect My Taxes?

Yes. At the end of the year, your business will be taxed on your profits, which your inventory indirectly affects because it will lower your earnings. This will then reduce your taxable income. Your...

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Tax Basics: Form 941

This article was last edited on 08/20/2019. For updated information on Form 941, visit About Form 941, Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return. As an employer, you required to withhold certain taxes from your employees’...

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What is the Work Opportunity Tax Credit?

This article was last edited on 09/09/2019. For updated information on WOTC, visit https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/work-opportunity-tax-credit. The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) benefits targeted workers and their employers. It helps employees become self-sufficient by earning a...

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Tax Basics: Form 1099-MISC

This article was last edited on 12/19/2019. For updated information on Form 1099-MISC, visit https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-1099-misc.  As a small business owner, you’ll file Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Income, to report funds paid to independent contractors, if you paid them $600 or more during...

Self-Employment Tax

Tax Basics: Self-Employment Tax

This article was last edited on 08/20/2019. For updated information on self-employment tax, visit Self-Employment Tax (Social Security and Medicare Taxes). If you make $400 or more working for yourself (as a sole-proprietor, owner...