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Tax Withholding When Business Activities Involve International Entities and Individuals: The Intercompany Loan
In a previous blog we discussed a situation where tax was required to be withheld on profits allocated to LLC investor-members who were nonresident aliens. Today we will look at a situation where a company borrowed money from a foreign parent corporation. Although...
Financial Survival Tips for Recent College Graduates
Graduation can be one of the most exciting — and intimidating — times in your life. You're officially an adult, and with that new-found independence comes financial responsibilities. No pressure, but the decisions you make today about spending and saving can mean the...
Turning next year’s tax refund into cash in your pocket now
Each year, millions of taxpayers claim an income tax refund. To be sure, receiving a payment from the IRS for a few thousand dollars can be a pleasant influx of cash. But it means you were essentially giving the government an interest-free loan for close to a year,...
Tax Withholding When Business Activities Involve International Entities and Individuals: The Foreign Investors
Last week, we mentioned that US tax withholding may be required when a business deals with a foreign entity or individual. Here is an example of a situation that can arise if a business owner is not aware of the additional compliance requirements when there are...
Tax Withholding When Business Activities Involve International Entities and Individuals
Business owners are faced with an enormous amount of rules and regulations. We may understand and even appreciate the reasons behind the laws, but that does not reduce the burden or lessen our stress. Recently there has been much discussion about offshore tax...
Do you know the tax implications of your C corp.’s buy-sell agreement?
Private companies with more than one owner should have a buy-sell agreement to spell out how ownership shares will change hands should an owner depart. For businesses structured as C corporations, the agreements also have significant tax implications that are...
Individual tax calendar: Key deadlines for the remainder of 2017
While April 15 (April 18 this year) is the main tax deadline on most individual taxpayers’ minds, there are others through the rest of the year that are important to be aware of. To help you make sure you don’t miss any important 2017 deadlines, here is a look at when...
A timely postmark on your tax return may not be enough to avoid late-filing penalties
Because of a weekend and a Washington, D.C., holiday, the 2016 tax return filing deadline for individual taxpayers is Tuesday, April 18. The IRS considers a paper return that’s due April 18 to be timely filed if it is postmarked by midnight. But dropping your return...
Sciarabba Walker Wins Corporate Community Support Award
Sciarabba Walker & Co., LLP recently was honored with the Corporate Community Support award as part of the BizEventz 2017 Nonprofit Awards. The annual awards luncheon recognizes the exceptional accomplishments of area nonprofit organizations, individuals, and...
Saving tax with home-related deductions and exclusions
Home ownership comes with many tax-saving opportunities. Consider both deductions and exclusions when you are filing your 2016 return and tax planning for 2017: Property tax deduction. Property tax is generally fully deductible—unless you are subject to the...