Article Highlights Small employers get a tax credit for providing a health insurance plan. Credit can be as much as 35% of the premiums paid. A small employer is one with no more than 25 full-time equivalent employees (FTE) with average wages less than $50,000. Self-employed individuals, including partners and sole proprietors, 2% shareholders of an S corporation, and 5% … [Read more...] about Don’t Overlook the Credit for Small Employer Health Insurance Premiums
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American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
President Obama on January 2 signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. The new law makes permanent Bush-era tax rates for individuals and couples with annual income of $400,000 and $450,000, respectively. The law also permanently indexes the alternative minimum tax for inflation, extends unemployment insurance benefits for one year and extends numerous business … [Read more...] about American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012