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Tax Calendar – August

07.30.2010 · Posted in Tax News

August 2 – Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return (Form 941) due for Q2 payroll August 2 – Texas Workforce Commission Employer’s Quarterly Report (From C3) due for Q2 payroll August 2 – Employer’s Federal Unemployment Tax Deposit due for Q2 payroll August 2 – Deadline for filing 2009 retirement or employee benefit returns (5500 series) ...

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Tax Calendar – July

06.30.2010 · Posted in Tax News

July 15 – Payroll tax deposits due for monthly depositors July 20 – Texas Sales and Use Tax Return due for monthly and quarterly filers ...

New credit card protections go into effect

02.22.2010 · Posted in Tax News

The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act of 2009 (CARD), designed to protect consumers from unfair credit practices, generally took effect on February 22, 2010. Here’s a summary of several key provisions. ...

Changes in IRS Inflation-Adjusted Tax Numbers for 2010

01.01.2010 · Posted in Tax News

The IRS is required to adjust many tax numbers for inflation each year. Because there was little inflation last year, there’s very little change in 2010 numbers. Here are the numbers you’ll need for your 2010 planning. The maximum earnings subject to social security tax remains at $106,800. The earnings limit for those under full ...

Time Running Out for Tax Incentives for Filmmakers

10.01.2009 · Posted in Tax News

In 2004, Congress gave filmmakers a wonderful gift in the form a tax break which allows the owners of a qualified film or television production to deduct production costs in the year the costs were incurred, rather than capitalizing and recovering such costs over time through depreciation.  This is a substantial incentive for investors because ...

Tax Exempt Application Fee Change

10.01.2009 · Posted in Tax News

The application fee will increase for all applications to the IRS for tax-exempt status postmarked after January 3, 2010.  Charitable, religious, educational, scientific, or literary organizations whose gross annual receipts are $10,000 or less will see their fees increase to $400.  Larger organizations will pay $850. In Kafka-esque fashion, the fees will change a second time ...

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