If you buy an annuity in pre-tax dollars, the annuity payments will be fully taxed as income. If you purchase an annuity with after-tax funds, you only have to pay income tax. Annuities...
A refund offset is a process in which the taxpayer will not get the full refund; instead, the excess federal income tax will be used to service unpaid government debt. Many people...
A program was created by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) to help state government pay terminated workers unemployment benefits. Employers that pay wages of $1,500 or more annually...
Couples living in a community property state own their marital properties, income, and assets jointly. If you earn around $75,000, the income is yours as much as it is your spouse....
Tax credits, such as elderly tax credit and the disabled, are credits applied to taxes owed. For example, if you owe $2,000 in taxes and have a loan of $700, you only have to pay $1,300....
The QBI (qualified business income deduction) allows individuals to deduct up to 20% of business income, REIT dividends, or PTP income from personal income tax returns. Those who are...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently published comprehensive information on their website on tax policy for the cannabis industry, specifically the marijuana industry. The site...
The OPR supports the IRS's strategy to improve tax law enforcement, ensuring that tax professionals meet tax practice standards and comply with the law. The OPR is the regulatory...
Estimated tax is the method some employers use to pay income taxes. When paying income taxes, there are two methods allowed by the IRS; the withholding method or, you guessed it, the...