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5 Tips to Make Filing Taxes Easier for Freelancers in 2023

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It can also make things more complicated when it comes to filing taxes. Keep reading for tips for how to do taxes as a freelancer and make filing this year a little easier. With freelancing, you’ll likely have multiple clients, each sending you a 1099-NEC form (previously a 1099-MISC) showing what they paid you.

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IRS poised to allow e-filing of Form 941-X

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The IRS and the National Taxpayer Advocate have been going at each other hammer and tongs over the mountains of paper forms the agency still processes. What’s ahead for paperless filing You can still file on paper, if you choose. Earlier this year, it kicked off a new scanning process for Form 940.

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Employee personnel files — what should and shouldn’t be included

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As any human resources professional will attest, managing every employee’s employment life cycle involves a good deal of paperwork. Setting up employee personnel files is an important part of the recordkeeping process. However, sometimes people mistakenly think of these files as a catch-all for an individual’s paperwork.

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Applying for a W2 e-filing waiver

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Today’s inaugural edition is focused on applying for a waiver from filing electronically. Who must file electronically? Final regulations issued earlier this year require you to e-file all your information returns if you’re filing a combination of any 10 information returns. What about those e-filing waivers?

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IRS releases e-filing waiver guidance

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Final regulations implement the Taxpayer First Act by requiring you to e-file all your information returns—your W-2s, 1099s, 1095s, and other information returns—if you’re filing a combined total of at least 10 returns, beginning with returns filed next year. This is a new standard.

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3 Ways to Create a Better System for Information Management

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As administrative professionals, managing large amounts of information efficiently is crucial for ensuring smooth operations. Here are three simple yet effective strategies to help you enhance your information management system. I suggest beginning each file name with a three- or four-letter abbreviation to categorize it.

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W-4s: Clearing up employee confusion on the revised form

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Someone asked recently if we have a one-page document explaining the revised W-4 that HR can provide to new employees who may not have filed a W-4 in years. It’s important not to give employees tax advice; you must let them fill out the form themselves. Parts 1 and 5 aren’t any different from the old, half-page form.

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