On March 23rd, Kilpatrick Townsend Tax Partners Lynn Fowler, Heather Preston, and Jeff Reed participated in a webinar hosted by the firm called Practical Insights on New Tax Issues. The webinar discussed recent issues arising...more
The IRS has issued Notice 2020-65, which implements President Trump’s August 8 memorandum calling for a deferral of withholding of the employee portion of payroll taxes attributable to certain wages. This deferral is...more
The CARES Act provides several programs to assist small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including favorable loan terms, significant temporary tax breaks, and employee retention credits. Below are key terms of...more
An employer is responsible for paying its share (6.2 percent) of Social Security taxes and its share (1.45 percent) of Medicare taxes for each employee’s covered wages. Generally, an employer must deposit such amounts to the...more
The CARE Act passed by the Senate on March 25, 2020 provides several significant temporary tax breaks to business taxpayers....more
On March 18, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-17 which extends the due date for payment of certain federal income taxes otherwise due on April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020. ...more