What the heck is the pesky little PCORI fee you have to pay and why should you care? Here’s the short answer… If you’ve established a Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) for your employees and/or your spouse, you’ve got to pay the small PCORI fee to Uncle Sam. (More details below.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Quick Reminder.HRAs that you likely have come … [Read more...]
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Raise Hell: Help Lawmakers Make PPP Expenses Tax Deductible
Yes. The Payroll Protection Program (PPP) is a tremendous help to businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. As you may have discovered for yourself, it’s great to see PPP money flowing into your bank account. What’s not so great are IRS loan-forgiveness rules that, frankly, are very unfair. We’ll give you all the details when you read the full article titled Tax … [Read more...]
PPP Loan Forgiveness for Partnerships and S and C Corporations
It’s a fact that taxpayers know well. Uncle Sam’s tax rules are not always clear. (A huge understatement!) But thanks to new government guidance, the rules governing PPP loan-forgiveness, for several types of business entities, are models of clarity. (More or less.) To be specific… the new PPP rules explain clearly how you can identify your personal (owner-employee) … [Read more...]
COVID-19 Tax Relief If You Work Abroad or Travel to the U.S. to Work
Let’s talk about geography… and taxes. If you live in a foreign country hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, you may have to return to the U.S. If so, you may worry that you’ll get hit with a huge tax bill for failing to meet the foreign earned-income exclusion requirements. Ouch!If you’re a non-resident alien who got stranded in the U.S. because of the COVID-19 pandemic, you too … [Read more...]
Is the EIDL Advance Taxable?
One of the important things we do at The Tax Reduction Letter is keep very close tabs on IRS guidance. I’m glad we do, because recently the IRS issued important guidance indicating that business expenses used to create Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan-forgiveness are non-deductible. This means that if you received an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), you may … [Read more...]