Rural business owners commonly use part of their home in their business. This can include using an extra bedroom as a home office, an specific area of one room for product crafting such as sewing, an exterior building like a shed or garage for production or research, or a specific section of your lot or […]
Webinars on hiring independent contractors and avoiding common tax mistakes
Independent contractors and related tax questions are some of the most common questions we get from readers, so I was glad to see these webinars offered by the IRS Small Business/Self-Employed Division during Small Business Week. The webinars will cover: What to do when you hire and pay independent contractors, and How best to […]
IRS? There’s an app for that
Waiting on an income tax refund? Wondering about the status of your tax return? The IRS has an app for that, IRS2Go. In fact, the IRS has had an app since 2011, and the new version 4.0 is now available in both English and Spanish, for iPhone and Android. Refund status info is updated daily, not minute-by-minute […]
IRS Tax Calendar for Small Business and Self-Employed
IRS Tax Calendar for Small Businesses and Self-Employed, has been discontinued after 2013. This was the printed wall calendar that used to list the due dates on the pages of each month. However, the IRS said that an IRS Tax Calendar and most of the information previously contained on it can be found at www.irs.gov/taxcalendar. The calendar dates […]
