2011 Health Insurance MUST be on W2 for >2% Sub S shareholder

HERE IS HOW TO REPORT IT Health Insurance for the entire family goes on Shareholder’s W2 Box 1 & Box 14 (Does not affect FICA). W3 Box 1 only Form 941 Box 2 only (Does not affect FICA). Form 940 Included in Total Payments Line 3 & Box 4 – excluded from FUTA tax UCT-6 […]

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Vacation Homes – sometimes you don’t declare the rent!

Vacation homes are taxed under one of three sets of rules depending on how long the homeowner rents the property. If you rent your vacation home for fewer than 15 days during the year, no rental income is includible in gross income. If you rent the property for 15 or more days during the tax […]

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2012 Payroll Tax Cut Extended 1st Two months

A 2-Month Extension to the Payroll Tax Cut Signed Friday, December 23, 2011 a 2-month extension of the payroll tax cut was signed. This means the employee social security rate will remain at 4.2% through February 29, 2012. Paycor has updated the tax rate to 4.2% for January and February 2012. We continue to closely […]

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Ballgames – can you deduct?

Now that the NBA fiasco is settled, can you deduct the cost of tickets? The answer is YES either as (1) business entertainment or (2) a business gift. If you attend the game with the business client, the cost of the tickets can be deducted only as business entertainment. To qualify, the entertainment must be “directly related to” […]

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HSA 2011 Contributions

2011 Maximum HSA ContributionsIndividual contribution$3,050Family contribution$6,150Catch-up contribution (over age 55 and not enrolled in Medicare)$1,000 The IRS has determined that the change in inflation was not significant enough to result in adjustments to the 2011 limits on Health Savings Account contributions. Also, see WHAT IS HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLAN […]

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