Year-end is the time to finish out one year while planning for the next. As the end of 2020 approaches, we want to remind you of various payroll and Form 1099 related changes, as well as other items to consider when processing your year-end forms.
It is that time of the year again to start planning for the end of the year. As the person responsible for your company’s financial management, there are many year-end tasks that you need to oversee.
The IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2020-27 on November 18th, formally denying the ability to deduct expenses related to PPP forgiveness. In the ruling, the IRS clarified the deduction for PPP expenditures is denied in the period the expenses were incurred (2020), even if the taxpayer waits until 2021 to apply for forgiveness.
Minnesota passed a bipartisan tax and bonding bill recently that included full conformity for all Section 179 expensing for tax years beginning in 2020. Additionally, the bill included retroactive Section 179 conformity to 2018 for assets acquired in a like-kind exchange.
The filing of 2020 1099 forms will be a bit different compared to years prior. The 1099-MISC Form has historically been used to report payments, including nonemployee compensation, rents, and other income, to the IRS.
On November 5, 2020 we held a free webinar discussing the impacts of recent tax bills and how they can provide businesses with many tax savings opportunities. We are living in a highly unpredictable time period and our tax laws are changing rapidly.
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