Close Is Not Good Enough With New Reporting Rules

Reporting Rules

The old adage “close only counts in horseshoes” is an accurate reflection of the new IRS information reporting rules. Beginning with 2016 returns, due dates for Forms W-2 and certain Forms 1099 have been moved up, and the penalties for late or inaccurate forms have substantially increased. Here are the new filing deadlines and reporting…

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Dana McGuffin CPA Voted Best of the Best CPA Firm in Southlake TX for 6th Year in a Row!

Dana McGuffin CPA Voted Best of the Best CPA in Southlake TX for 6th Year in a Row!

Dana McGuffin CPA is honored to receive the Best of the Best CPA award from the Southlake Journal for the sixth year in a row! The Best of the Best contest is held in January each year, and Southlake Journal readers vote for the best business in each business category. Other categories in the voting include…

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Advantages and Disadvantages to Making an S Corporation Election

Considering an S Corporation Election?

Are you deciding whether to make your business an S corporation for 2016? Here are tax considerations to review before the March 15 due date of the election. When you make an S corporation election, you’re opting to have your business’s income or loss “passed through” to you and other shareholders. That means you’ll report the income or loss…

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Do You Need to Pay Taxes On Gifts?

The act of gifting is generally not a taxable event when you’re the receiver, or “donee.” Why? At the point of receiving the gift, you typically have not received income. What about when you’re the gift-giver? How does the act of giving the gift affect your tax situation? If the gift is large enough, the…

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Dana McGuffin CPA Best CPA 5 Years in a Row!

We are proud to announce that clients, friends of the firm, and Southlake Journal readers have voted Dana McGuffin CPA, PLLC the Best of the Best CPA in Southlake, Texas for the 5th year in a row! From the Southlake Journal March 25, 2015 Edition: When the Dana McGuffin CPA, PLLC accounting firm wanted to…

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