The Bank Secrecy Act requires taxpayers to report their foreign financial accounts like brokerage accounts, mutual funds and bank accounts to the Treasury Department. The reporting of these accounts is done by filing FBAR on FinCEN Form 114. Individuals must file the...
Month: June 2021
Personal tax liability and small businesses
Everyone who has ever run a small business knows that it is a risky proposition, but the risk should be to the business, not to the individuals involved. To that end, one of the most important things to consider when forming a business is how to shield the owners from...
Don’t let the trust fund recovery penalty derail your business
Business operations and taxes are inextricably intertwined. Regardless of how your business generates its income, taxes will need to be paid unless you can find enough exemptions and credits to shield you from that liability. Even seemingly minor mistakes can be...
IRS to resume collection process
The IRS is resuming certain collection and enforcement processes that were suspended since April 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. On June 15, 2021, the IRS began following up with taxpayers who have failed to respond to prior balance due notices. Balance due...
Understanding the IRS voluntary settlement program
A significant portion of a company’s tax entanglements often involves employee misclassification. Although employers are sometimes not up to date on changes to employment law, by avoiding employee withholding taxes for some or all of their workers, many seek to keep...
Employers face criminal and civil liability for unpaid withholding taxes
Tax laws require employers to withhold income, Social Security and Medicare taxes from employee pay and to remit those taxes to the federal government. Employers who fail to pay withheld taxes to the government face potentially significant penalties. In some cases,...