Tax Credits Available for Small Employers Offering Paid Leave to Employees for COVID Vaccine

The American Rescue Plan brings additional tax credits to the forefront for employers during tax season in a pandemic. The IRS and US Treasury Department announced that tax credits are available to help small businesses in their time of need. The specific tax credit announced allows relief for businesses providing paid leave to their employees… Read more »

Recovery Rebate Credit Won’t Be Applied to Past-due Federal Income Tax Debts

IRS announced that the 2020 Recovery Rebate Credit (RRC) amount will no longer be applied to past due federal income tax debts. This announcement, however, does not apply to debts owed to other federal government or state agencies. Background:IRS “may credit… [an] overpayment, including any interest allowed thereon, against any liability in respect of an… Read more »

President Biden Signs PPP Loan Extension Act

“…small businesses is the backbone of our economy…” -President Joe Biden President Biden has signed the PPP Extension Act of 2021, providing some flexibility for small businesses in applying for this loan program. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was created by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to alleviate at least some financial pressures off of… Read more »

PPP Loan Extension Passed by US Senate

Nearly one of every six small business owners report they will have to close their doors if current economic conditions do not improve over the next six months. National Federation of INdebependent Businesses (NFIB) via The Business Report The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a hardship on anyone over the course of the past year; however,… Read more »

Face Masks, Other PPE to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 Are Tax Deductible

The IRS announced that the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE), such as masks, hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes, for the primary purpose of preventing the spread of COVID-19 are considered deductible medical expenses. The amounts paid for PPE are also eligible to be paid or reimbursed under health flexible spending arrangements (health FSAs), Archer… Read more »

Modifications Made to ARPA, 2021

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021, extended and significantly modified the payroll tax credits for qualifying sick leave and family leave wages. Both Covid-19-related credits were initially provided by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. In December 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 extended… Read more »

IRS, NYS Change Tax Deadline

This past week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that the federal personal income tax filing and payment deadline for individuals during the 2020 tax year will be extended from April 15, 2021 to May 17, 2021. This extension is applied automatically for all federal income individual tax filings. On Friday, New York State followed… Read more »

Payroll Provisions of ARPA

What to Know About ARPA The American Rescue Plan, 2021 (ARPA, 2021) was signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021 to address the continuing economic impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on employers and employees. President Biden signed ARPA, 2021 into law on March 11. The legislation extends and expands provisions found in the… Read more »

IRS Releases New COVID-19 Employer Tax Credits

The IRS has revealed new COVID-19 tax credits for employers of any size, including those that are tax-exempt organizations. For wages paid from March 13, 2020 through December 31, 2020, an employer can receive a refundable tax credit of 50% up to $10,000 in qualified wages paid to an employee. It also includes related and… Read more »

Executive Forum Goes Virtual Covering Response & Recovery During a Pandemic

Read time: 5 minutes Seats are perfectly aligned row by row, all facing a front table set for just a few people. Buffalo Business First drops a canvas background dotted with their logo to set the scene behind the four panelists awaiting to come out. Each seat is dressed with a pen and pad of… Read more »