The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) computes standard mileage rates for business, medical and moving each year, based on a number of factors, to determine the standard mileage rates for the following year. As it does annually around the end of the year, the IRS has announced the 2020 standard mileage rates. Thus, beginning on Jan. …
For Business
January 2020 Tax Due Dates for Business
January 15 – Employer’s Monthly Deposit Due – If you are an employer and the monthly deposit rules apply, January 15 is the due date for you to make your deposit for Social Security, Medicare and withheld income tax for December 2019. This is also the due date for the non-payroll withholding deposit for December …
Repairing Your Business’s Bad Credit Score
The creditworthiness of your business is measured by its credit score. This number is issued by Dun & Bradstreet, Experian, Equifax, and FICO SBSS, and is an essential reflection of your company’s payment reliability and timeliness. Why is Your Business Credit Score Important? Your company’s overall financial health is of key importance to any lenders, …
How To Clean Up QuickBooks For 2020
Looking to clean up QuickBooks this year? Great! You probably have a lengthy to-do list full of tasks that must be done before December 31. However, there is one task that you should definitely add to that list: year-end QuickBooks cleanup. Following the guidelines provided here will do three things. It will: Ensure that you’ve …
Crowdfunding Can Have Unexpected Tax Consequences
Raising money through Internet crowdfunding sites prompts questions about the taxability of the money raised. A number of sites host money-raising projects for fees ranging from 5 to 9%, including GoFundMe, Kickstarter, and Indiegogo. Each site specifies its own charges, limitations, and withdrawal processes. Whether the money raised during crowdfunding is taxable depends upon the …
