Category: Tax Tips

April 1

File with the IRS if you’re an employer that will electronically file 2018 Form 1097, Form 1098, Form 1099 (other than those with an earlier deadline) and/or Form W-2G.

If your employees receive tips and you file electronically file Form 8027.

If you’re an Applicable Large Employer and filing electronically, file Forms 1094-C and 1095-C with the IRS. For all other providers of minimum essential coverage filing electronically, file Forms 1094-B and 1095-B with the IRS.

April 15

If you’re a calendar-year corporation, file a 2018 income tax return (Form 1120) or file for an automatic six-month extension (Form 7004) and pay any tax due.

Corporations pay the first installment of 2019 estimated income taxes.

April 30

Employers report income tax withholding and FICA taxes for the first quarter of 2019 (Form 941) and pay any tax due.

May 10

Employers report income tax withholding and FICA taxes for the first quarter of 2019 (Form 941) if you deposited on time and fully paid all of the associated taxes due.

June 17

Corporations pay the second installment of 2019 estimated income taxes.

There are 21 different institutions of higher learning within a mere 50 miles of Ogden, Utah. Many of the students attending Weber State University, Stevens Henager College, Broadview University Layton, and other schools will be filing their own taxes for the first time in their young lives.

If you’re among one of those first-time tax filers, don’t panic: We’re here to help. These tips can help you glide through the tax-filing process with ease.

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If you’re a freelancer in Salt Lake City, you know that it’s important not to leave money on the table when you do your taxes.

Enter the Qualified Business Income (QBI) deduction. While the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that made some sweeping changes to American taxes have been criticized for being most favorable to big business, the QBI is actually aimed at the smaller entrepreneur and self-employed individual. Here’s what it means for you.

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If you’re like a lot of other small business owners in Utah, your family means a lot to you. You’ve worked hard to create an enterprise that will provide for your family’s needs — hopefully, well into the future.

Well, why not put your family to work for you? If you haven’t done it before, the new tax laws that went into effect due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) makes it an even better idea than ever!

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