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Welcome 2014! As the new year rolls around, it's always a sure bet that there will be changes to the current tax law and 2014 is no different. From health savings accounts to retirement contributions, here's a checklist of tax changes to help you plan the year ahead.
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Do You Qualify for the Saver's Tax Credit? Tax Due DatesJanuary 10Employees - who work for tips. If you received $20 or more in tips during December, report them to your employer. You can use Form 4070, Employee's Report of Tips to Employer. January 15Employers - Social Security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in December 2013. Individuals - Make a payment of your estimated tax for 2013 if you did not pay your income tax for the year through withholding (or did not pay in enough tax that way). Use Form 1040-ES. This is the final installment date for 2013 estimated tax. However, you do not have to make this payment if you file your 2013 return (Form 1040) and pay any tax due by January 31, 2014. Employers - Nonpayroll Withholding. If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in December 2013. Farmers and Fisherman - Pay your estimated tax for 2013 using Form 1040-ES. You have until April 15 to file your 2013 income tax return (Form 1040). If you do not pay your estimated tax by January 15, you must file your 2013 return and pay any tax due by March 3, 2014, to avoid an estimated tax penalty. January 31Employers - Give your employees their copies of Form W-2 for 2013 by January 31, 2014. If an employee agreed to receive Form W-2 electronically, post it on a website accessible to the employee and notify the employee of the posting by January 31. Businesses - Give annual information statements to recipients of 1099 payments made during 2013. Employers - Federal unemployment tax. File Form 940 for 2013. If your undeposited tax is $500 or less, you can either pay it with your return or deposit it. If it is more than $500, you must deposit it. However, if you already deposited the tax for the year in full and on time, you have until February 11 to file the return. Employers - Social Security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. File Form 941 for the fourth quarter of 2013. Deposit any undeposited tax. (If your tax liability is less than $2,500, you can pay it in full with a timely filed return.) If you deposited the tax for the quarter in full and on time, you have until February 10 to file the return. Employers - Nonpayroll taxes. File Form 945 to report income tax withheld for 2013 on all nonpayroll items, including backup withholding and withholding on pensions, annuities, IRAs, gambling winnings, and payments of Indian gaming profits to tribal members. Deposit any undeposited tax. (If your tax liability is less than $2,500, you can pay it in full with a timely filed return.) If you deposited the tax for the year in full and on time, you have until February 10 to file the return. Individuals - who must make estimated tax payments. If you did not pay your last installment of estimated tax by January 15, you may choose (but are not required) to file your income tax return (Form 1040) for 2013. Filing your return and paying any tax due by January 31 prevents any penalty for late payment of last installment. Payers of Gambling Winnings - If you either paid reportable gambling winnings or withheld income tax from gambling winnings, give the winners their copies of Form W-2G. Certain Small Employers - File Form 944 to report Social Security and Medicare taxes and withheld income tax for 2013. Deposit or pay any undeposited tax under the accuracy of deposit rules. If your tax liability is $2,500 or more from 2013 but less than $2,500 for the fourth quarter, deposit any undeposited tax or pay it in full with a timely filed return. Click here to read the rest of the newsletter. Please call us at (415)474-1111 if you have any questions. California Accounting Center
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