Tag: Penalty

25
Aug

IRS Issues Important and Timely COVID Pandemic-Related Penalty Relief

By: Tiffany D. Bell, Esq. Businesses and individuals will receive automatic penalty relief for failure to file certain tax returns and international information returns for the 2019 and 2020 tax years.  IRS issued Notice 2022-36 on August 24, 2022, notifying taxpayers that the specified penalties will be waived, or if previously assessed, abated, refunded or credited. IRS announced the penalty

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9
Sep

ACA Penalties Lurking for Unsuspecting Employers

By: Derek B. Wheeler, Esq. It has now been more than a decade since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law by President Obama. Among the many requirements the law placed on taxpayers was requiring many businesses to offer minimum essential coverage to its employees. While much has been made of the substantive requirements of

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20
Mar

New York State Announces Penalty and Interest Waiver for Sales Tax Filings

As the COVID-19 spreads, taxpayers of all walks of life are affected by the vast actions taken to contain its spread and protect public health. In the face of this public health crisis, we want to ensure that all those that are being affected by this are educated on their rights and responsibilities in regard to their personal and business

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10
Sep

WHY YOU SHOULD ALWAYS PAY YOUR PAYROLL TAXES: A PRIMER ON TRUST FUND RECOVERY PENALTIES (PART 1)

By: Kevin Murphy, Esq. PART ONE When we discuss potential liability for the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty (TFRP)- I.R.C. § 6672, we often find the need to explain how payroll taxes work.  Everyone has heard of and paid payroll taxes, but that doesn’t mean they grasp the mechanics of how it works. An employer must pay federal payroll taxes on

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