by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Financial Planning, IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
If your Maine company initiates a new paid family and medical leave benefit, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, enacted at the end of last year, will give your company a tax credit. Although the IRS has yet to issue its interpretive regulations, the text of the law itself...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Financial Planning, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
For many individuals, the Roth IRA remains an attractive retirement planning vehicle for after the changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Here’s what you need to know about Roth IRAs and Roth IRA conversions under the new law. Tax Advantages There are...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Financial Planning, IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
Hardship withdrawals are permitted by most 401(k) plans, though plan sponsors aren’t required to allow them. As it stands today, employees seeking to take money out of their 401(k) accounts are limited to the funds they contributed to the accounts themselves,...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Exemptions, IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
The deadline to begin using the 2018 federal income tax withholding tables, which reflect changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was February 15, 2018. Although most Maine employers had no problems meeting the deadline, many employees question how the TCJA...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
Question: Our company is an applicable large employer (ALE), and we sponsor a fully insured group health plan. We have to file Forms 1094-C and 1095-C for the 2017 calendar year. When are these forms due this year? Answer: Applicable large employers must: 1. Report to...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
Some parts of the tax code that relate to personal tax returns have been significantly changed by the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). In addition to lowering most of the tax rates and increasing the standard deduction, the TCJA repeals, suspends or modifies some...
