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The Highway Act is making changes to our familiar due dates for business income tax returns. To recap current due dates, form 1120 (U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return) is initially due two and a half months after the close of the corporation’s tax year and can be extended for a six month period. 

Calendar year corporations are, therefore, initially due on March 15th following the end of the calendar year and can be extended through September 15th. Form 1065 (U.S. Return of Partnership Income) is initially due three and a half months after the close of the calendar year with an option for a five month extension. Calendar year partnerships are initially due April 15th with an extension making the due date October 15th.

Read more by Barb Theofilos: When Are Severance Payments Made to FICA? 

If you are an Ohio business owner, you will want to take note. On Monday, September 28th, the Ohio Development Services Agency will open the application process for its Incumbent Workforce Training Voucher Program.  The vouchers are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis until the available funds are committed.  

Any additional applicants will be accepted and placed on a waiting list in case additional funds are made available for this program. 
This program is meant to develop a stronger workforce in Ohio to meet the current and future demands of the changing economy.  

 

With the ACA subsidy access remaining available in all states, does this affect you or your business? 

On June 25th The United States Supreme Court issued their ruling on the King vs. Burwell case, upholding the government subsidies as provided in the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  This case was based on wording in the ACA that could be interpreted two ways. 

 

The Department of Commerce has introduced a new form that is required to be filed by U.S. owners of foreign entities.  The new form BE-10 is filed through the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).  The BE-10 is an annual survey which, up until recently, was only mandatory if the U.S. owner was contacted directly by the BEA. 

Whether you operate your business in a C corporation or an S corporation, the matter of “reasonable compensation” is an important topic to discuss with your tax practitioner. There are key differences in how “reasonable compensation” is defined in connection with the two types of corporations. 

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