Jun 7, 2021 | COVID-19, IRS, Personal Tax
Nichols & Company ensures that the IRS accepts your return electronically; but after that point, they do not communicate with us about the status of your return. We have heard from our clients and in the news that the IRS is slow to process returns and issue...
Jun 7, 2021 | COVID-19, IRS, Personal Tax
The American Rescue Plan provides some great benefits for working parents with young children: The child care credit has been expanded. The new law increases the amount of the credit, as well as the percentage of employment-related expenses for qualifying care...
Jan 7, 2021 | Business Consulting, COVID-19, Personal Tax
On Sunday, December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA 2021) was signed into law. A $900 billion emergency relief package is included as part of this omnibus spending bill. It is intended to assist individuals and businesses during the ongoing...
Dec 28, 2020 | Business Consulting, COVID-19
The Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce recently shared a few highlights about the CARES Act Extension that we wanted to bring to your attention: •PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) program will reopen with $284.5 billion to strengthen first time and second time...
Dec 23, 2020 | Personal Tax, Tax Planning
The CARES Act extensions and pandemic provisions bill allows taxpayers to roll over unused amounts in their health and dependent care flexible spending arrangements from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022. This provision also permits employers to allow employees to...
Dec 22, 2020 | Corporate Tax, Personal Tax
The Internal Revenue Service today issued the 2021 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. Beginning on January 1, 2021, the standard mileage rates for...
Dec 16, 2020 | IRS, Personal Tax
As we quickly approach the beginning of the 2020 tax season, we wanted to make our clients aware that this year we also will need your IRS Notice 1444, the statement of your Economic Income Payment. This notice provides information about the amount of your payment,...
Dec 15, 2020 | Education, IRS
The IRS wants taxpayers to know of a scam involving texts & Economic Income Payments: People get a text message saying they have “received a direct deposit of $1,200 from COVID-19 TREAS FUND. Further action is required to accept this payment… Continue here to...
Oct 28, 2020 | Business Consulting, COVID-19
The Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce shared this information with us, and we wanted to share it with you: There are several new grant funding programs available, and we wanted to make sure you are aware of the eligibility and time frame to apply. Please see the...
Oct 7, 2020 | COVID-19, Personal Tax
Michelle Singletary from the Washington Post reminds readers that withdrawing money from IRAs and 401(k)s under the CARES Act comes with COVID-related stipulations. Please review her list of pre-qualifications before making any withdrawals.
