Stock options are a form of compensation that many companies offer to their employees. They give employees the right to buy shares of the company's stock at a predetermined price,...
Posted by Taxes Made EZ Inc on 08/17/2023
The Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) is a federal tax system designed to ensure that high-income individuals pay their fair share of taxes. The AMT was introduced in 1969 to target high-income...
Posted by Taxes Made EZ Inc on 05/16/2023
Would it be a good idea if workers in a company own stocks in that same company? The ESOP answers that question. ESOP is known as the employee stock ownership program.The employee...
Posted by Pat Raskob on 05/22/2022
What is the alternative minimum tax (AMT)?Alternative Minimum Tax (or AMTs) is a different but parallel method of calculating the taxpayer's account. It applies to people with...
Posted by Taxes Made EZ Inc on 01/09/2022
Deferred compensation plans can be a useful savings tool, especially for participants who want to maximize 401(k) contributions while still having savings to invest. Deferred compensation...
Posted by Taxes Made EZ Inc on 09/03/2021
There exist two kinds of dividends, qualified and ordinary dividends. Ordinary dividends are taxed at the income tax rate, and qualified dividends are taxed at a lower special rate.As...
Posted by Jim McClaflin, EA, NTPI Fellow, CTRC on 08/24/2021
You can receive income in the form of money, goods, or services. This section deals with several types of taxable and non-taxable income. It includes discussions on employee salaries...
Posted by Carmen Garcia on 07/06/2021
Many American employees have many compensation packages in which stock options are one of them. It comes with complicated tax details even though all employees have the same right...
Posted by One Stop Taxes on 02/10/2021
A day trader employs the rise and fall of stock prices, hoping that it will result in net profit over a year. This means there will be a tax on the proceeds. There are, however,...