- Relief from the Affordable Care Act Penalty for Not Being Insured
- Thanks to the tax reform, beginning in 2019, the penalty for not having adequate health insurance, which the government refers to as the “individual shared responsibility payment,” will no longer apply.
- Tax Reform Has Substantially Altered the Tax Benefits of Home Ownership
- As part of the recent tax reform, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the deduction for home mortgage interest and property taxes has undergone substantial alterations. These changes will impact most homeowners who itemize their deductions each year.
- Filing a 1099-MISC May Now Apply to Landlords. Are You Collecting the Needed W-9s?
- If you use independent contractors to perform services for your business or your rental that is a trade or business, for each individual whom you pay $600 or more for the year, you are required to issue the service provider and the IRS a Form 1099-MISC after the end of the year, to avoid losing the deduction for their labor and expenses. (This requirement generally does not apply to payments made to a corporation. However, the exception does not extend to payments made for attorney fees and for certain payments for medical or health care services.)
- It is Tax Time, and Your Tax Forms Are Starting to Arrive
- Tax season is upon us, and you will start receiving 1099s, W-2s and other tax forms. What do they all mean?
- Vacation Home Rentals: How the Income Is Taxed
- If you have a second home in a resort area, or if you have been considering acquiring a second home or vacation home, you may have questions about how rental income is taxed for a part-time vacation-home rental. The applicable rental rules include some interesting twists that you should know about before you begin renting. Although some individuals prefer to never rent out their homes, others find such rentals to be a helpful way of covering the cost of the home. For a home that is rented out part time, one of three rules must be considered, based on the length of the rental:
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