by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
This year, the IRS Whistleblower Office is celebrating its 10-year anniversary. The office was created under the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 to oversee the IRS whistleblower program, which is a critical part of overall enforcement and compliance. Informants...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Financial Planning, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
Is a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) right for your Maine small business? SEPs are stripped-down retirement plans intended for self-employed individuals and small businesses. Consider establishing a SEP if you don’t already have a tax-favored retirement plan...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Business Plans, Financial Planning, IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
You’re probably fed up with high self-employment (SE) tax bills if you own a profitable, unincorporated Maine business with your spouse. Typically, an unincorporated business in which both spouses are active is treated as a partnership that’s owned 50/50...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Deductions, Fraud Prevention, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
Your personal losses resulting from casualties and thefts are allowed to be deducted by the tax law, within certain limits. And a “theft” for tax purposes isn’t strictly limited to house burglaries or stolen cars. However, as you will see from...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Business Plans, IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
Recently, the IRS announced that it is extending one of the deadlines for providing 2016 Affordable Care Act (ACA) information statements to recipients. Specifically, the due date for furnishing to individuals the 2016 Form 1095-B (Health Coverage) and the 2016 Form...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Business Plans, Financial Planning, IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
The IRS issued new guidance in October targeting strategies that are used to exploit the tax benefits associated with partnerships and limited liability companies (LLCs) that are treated as partnerships for tax purposes. In brief, under the new guidance, property...