The Tax Underpayment Penalty is a penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue Service for failing to pay sufficient estimated tax payments or withholding taxes throughout the year. To avoid this penalty, taxpayers should make sure to calculate their estimated taxes accurately, keep track of their income and expenses throughout the year, and adjust their withholdings […]

For the next few weeks on Tax Tip Tuesday we will be looking new stuff and changes for 2018. This week…Tax Brackets! Revised tax brackets for individuals: 10%, 12%, 22%, 24%, 32%, 35% and 37%. Revised tax brackets for trusts and estates: 10%, 24%, 35% and 37%. Married Filing Jointly taxable income brackets: $0 to […]

Effective January 1, 2018, the state sales tax rate for renting, leasing, or granting a license to use real property decreases from 6% to 5.8%. Your county surtax will remain the same; for example: If your commercial property is in Seminole County, the rate will drop from 7% (state and county) to 6.8%. If you […]

Social security taxable wage limit is $128,700 Retirees can earn $17,040 without reducing their SS benefits Annual gift amount goes to $15,000 HSA contributions are $3,450 for individuals HSA contributions for a family plan is now $6,900 401k deferral is $18,500 and $24,500 for those 50 and older IRA contribution limit is the same as […]