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*Newer* W-2 Reporting of Health Insurance Costs Delayed
100,000 Taxpayer Accounts Compromised
2019 Social Security Wage Base Announced
2020 Increased Charitable Contribution Deductions
6 Missing Words Cost Taxpayers a $22,000+ Deduction
Attorneys' Top Tax Issue: Client Advances
Charitable Contributions Reminders
Do You Owe Payroll Taxes?
Economic Education Resources for Students and Teachers
Employer Responsibility Under Obamacare Flowchart
Estates & Trusts - New Itemized Deductions Rules
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Federal Student Loan Rates Decrease
Financial Literacy Made Easy!
Free Financial Education For Young People
Gift Basket Assembly is Qualified Production Activity
Grazers, Growers & Hunters
Hawkins Case Offers Hope for Defective QDROs
Home Office Expense Deduction Guide
IRS Primer & Links on the Home Office Expense Deduction
Household Employers Can Now File Virginia Returns Annually
How small businesses can apply for SBA disaster loans
IRS Announces Voluntary Worker Reclassification Program
Qualifying employers who voluntarily reclassify workers as employees can pay reduced tax liability on past wages.
IRS Defines "Minimum Value" for Health Plan Coverage
IRS Lists 2016 Standard Mileage Rates
IRS Proposes Rules for Employers for Obamacare Penalties
IRS Updates Per Diem Rates for 2015-2016
Increased Tax Savings for Small Businesses
Increased "safe harbor" amounts effective for 2016.
It's Your Business: Unlock the Value
New 1099 Rules Repealed - Yay!
New Details on Obamacare Employer Mandates
New I-9 Form Required After 9/17/17
New Virginia Corporate E-file Mandate
New Virginia Employer Payroll E-file Requirements
New Virginia Estimated Tax Payment Requirement
New Virginia Online Estimated Tax Payment Option
New W-2 & 1099 Filing Deadlines
New York State Redefines Nexus for Sales Tax Collection
Payroll - Problems Waiting to Happen
Reminder: Virginia Employers Now Must E-file W-2s
Report IRS Impersonation Scams
S-Corp Shareholder Compensation Guidance
Small Business Health Care Tax Credit
Small Business/ Self-Employed Primer
Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangements Are Back!
Social Security Benefits Estimator
Social Security Benefit Calculator
Social Security Planning - A Primer
Subcontractor or Employee?
The 1913 Form 1040
Victim of Fraudulent Tax Return Filing? Here's What to Do:
Virginia Changes W-2 Reporting Date
Virginia Sales Tax Changes Effective July 1, 2013
Virginia Withholding and Litter Tax Reminders
When Is a Tip Not a Tip?