Each year the IRS issues its list of 12 common tax scams that are impacting taxpayers. One such scam is suspicious communications taxpayers receive through unsolicited text messages, emails, or phone calls. These scams are…
Reminder, 2021 required minimum distributions (RMDs) from retirement plans should be taken by December 31, 2021. RMDs were suspended for tax year 2020 but have been restored for tax years starting in 2021. (Note: Taxpayers…
Before 2021, taxpayers could receive up to a $2,000 nonrefundable credit per child, subject to income phaseouts, for the child tax credit. For tax year 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) increased the child…
New legislation signed into law by Governor Charlie Baker on April 1, 2021, allows taxpayers with household income of not more than 200% of the federal poverty level to deduct up to $10,200 of unemployment…
On April 1, 2021, Governor Charlie Baker signed legislation which allows the exclusion of forgiven PPP loan amounts from gross income for 2020 for taxpayers subject to the Massachusetts personal income tax. This includes unincorporated businesses reporting income and expenses on Schedule…
On March 17, 2021, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) extended the individual income tax filing and payment deadline from April 15, 2021 to May 17, 2021. Individual taxpayers may also defer federal…
On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law by President Biden. The Act includes a retroactive provision that makes the first $10,200 of 2020 unemployment benefits nontaxable for taxpayers having…
On its Tax Filing Season Frequently Asked Questions web page, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) recently provided answers to some common questions regarding tax treatment and reporting of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) forgiven loans…
Taxpayers who received unemployment benefits or pandemic related unemployment benefits from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts during 2020 can expect to receive a Form 1099-G (Certain Government Payments) showing the amount of unemployed compensation received. Unemployment…
On October 26, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service released Notice 2020-79, which provides tax year 2021 inflation-adjusted figures for retirement plans and other retirement-related items. As can be seen in the chart below, the limit…