#tax-compliance
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Section 482 reaches any small multinational with intercompany transactions, and missing Forms 5472 carry $25,000 penalties each. A working guide to the arm's-length standard, the five transfer pricing methods, contemporaneous documentation, and how OECD Pillar Two affects US-headquartered groups in 2026.
Backup withholding forces payers to deduct 24% from contractor payments after a missing W-9, refused TIN, or CP2100 notice — here is the 15-day and 30-day cure clock, Form 945 deposit rules, and the onboarding setup that keeps small businesses out of the trap.
U.S. digital asset brokers must issue Form 1099-DA for sales after December 31, 2024. This guide explains what each box reports, why 2025 forms cover only gross proceeds while 2026 forms add cost basis, and how to reconcile broker data with your own records on Form 8949.
Filing IRS Form 706 to elect portability lets a surviving spouse inherit up to $15 million of unused federal estate tax exemption (the DSUE), shielding combined estates of up to $30 million from the 40% federal estate tax in 2026. Miss the nine-month deadline and Rev. Proc. 2022-32 still allows a late election within five years of death.
Nonprofits with gross receipts of $50,000 or less file Form 990-N; those under $200,000 receipts and $500,000 assets file 990-EZ; everyone else files the full 990. This guide covers thresholds, deadlines, late penalties up to $120 per day, and the three-year automatic revocation rule that quietly strips exempt status.
US payers must collect a valid W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E from a foreign vendor before paying, or the IRS treats the payment as subject to 30% withholding plus Form 1042-S penalties. This guide walks through which form to use, how to claim treaty benefits, the three-year refresh cycle, FATCA classification, and the five documentation mistakes that turn routine vendor onboarding into an audit problem.
How the IRS Section 183 nine-factor test decides whether your side activity's losses are deductible in 2026, what the three-of-five safe harbor really means, and what 2025's Young v. Commissioner reveals about the records that win in Tax Court.
Section 6501 gives the IRS three years from filing to assess tax — but the window stretches to six years for omissions over 25% of gross income or basis overstatements, and never closes at all for unfiled returns, fraud, or undisclosed foreign reporting. A practical guide to ASED, refund claim windows under Section 6511, the 10-year CSED, Form 872 consents, and what records to keep.
Marketplaces like Amazon, Etsy, and Shopify collect sales tax for you, but registration, zero returns, and economic nexus tracking are still your responsibility. A 2026 compliance routine for multi-channel sellers, with state thresholds and the six mistakes that trigger penalties.
How household employers handle the 2026 nanny tax — $3,000 FICA and $1,000 quarterly FUTA thresholds, EIN setup, W-2 reporting, Schedule H filing, state SUI, and the 1099 misclassification trap that triggers back taxes with no statute of limitations.
Section 263A UNICAP forces producers and resellers to attach indirect costs — rent, supervisor wages, depreciation — to inventory rather than expense them. This guide covers the 2026 $32M small-business exemption, the simplified production and resale methods, Form 3115 and the 481(a) adjustment, and the personnel-allocation mistakes that draw IRS attention.
Claim the Section 45B FICA tip credit with Form 8846 to recover 7.65% of employer payroll tax on tips above a $5.15/hour floor.
