Last week, we walked you through the Affordable Healthcare Act requirements for individuals to report their healthcare on their tax returns. This week, we look at the ACA tax requirements for employers.Applicable large employers If your company has 50 or more...
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How to report healthcare coverage in 2017—tips for individuals
The Affordable Care Act has been a hot topic in Washington this year. We’ve followed months of debates and negotiations over whether to repeal and replace it. We’ve seen heated protests and town hall meetings across the country both for and against the...
Avoiding IRS hot water over health care coverage
Many likely would agree that when it comes to paying for health care in America, including Georgia, confusion reigns. This has long been the case, but it seems compounded this year because of the status of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.Whether or...
As much as any business, a nonprofit can suffer an IRS audit
There's big money in nonprofits. That might seem hard to believe when applied to this sector of the U.S. economy. After all, when Georgia readers think of nonprofits – also known as charities – they likely call to mind their local place of worship, the...
IRS opens access to retirement funds for hurricane relief
Last week we wrote about the governor's pledge of tax relief in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Even then, it was clear that no part of the state is untouched by the storm, making the promise of help all the more welcome.Since then, the forms that help will take...
Moves to ease tax burdens in Georgia after Irma
By the time Irma reached Georgia last week, she was not the hurricane she had been. But even in her diminished state she wreaked a great deal of havoc. After a statewide tour this week , the governor said the storm touched virtually every county and that recovery is...
Tax dispute involving microprocessor inventor centers on issue of residency
Gilbert Hyatt, the man responsible for inventing the integrated circuit microprocessor, has been involved in his share of legal disputes over the years. For years, Hyatt was involved in patent litigation concerning his invention. Nowadays, Hyatt continues to be...
A brief look at the IRS appeals process, and the benefit of working with skilled legal counsel, P.2
Last time, we began discussing the IRS appeals process. As we pointed out last time, the right to appeal an IRS determination is one of taxpayers’ basic rights, and taxpayers should not be afraid to make use of the process when they have a disagreement with a...
A brief look at the IRS appeals process, and the benefit of working with skilled legal counsel, P.1
Although taxpayers may not realize it, they have clear rights when it comes to dealing with the IRS. These rights are embedded within the Internal Revenue Code, and are summarized in what the IRS calls the Taxpayer Bill of Rights.Among the basic rights that belong to...
Ensuring release of tax lien after, before payment
Last time, we mentioned that Floyd Mayweather Jr. has filed an appeal with the IRS seeking temporary relief from payment of back taxes and a reduction in penalties. That appeal was filed in response to a tax lien the agency filed in April. It remains to be seen what...
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