Smallbusiness.com Directory: IRS Business Tax Resources: (This is one of several Smallbusiness.com Directories, special pages with links to online resources for small business owners and employees.) The U.S. Internal Revenue Service maintains many online resources to assist small business in the preparation and filing of federal taxes. Here are some of them you may find helpful:
- 2007 Small Business Tax Resource Guide
- 2006 IRS Forms and Forms Instructions
- Index of IRS Business Forms, Forms Instructions, Publications and Late Products
- EIN: An Employer Identification Number (EIN), also known as a federal tax identification number, is used to identify tax reports to the IRS.
- Employment Taxes for Small Businesses If you have employees, you are responsible for several federal, state, and local taxes. As an employer, you must withhold Federal income tax withholding, social security and Medicare taxes, and Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) taxes.
- Estimated Taxes Federal income tax is a pay-as-you-go tax. You must pay the tax as you earn or receive income during the year. There are two ways to pay as you go: withholding and estimated taxes.
- Filing Late and/or Paying Late: Information You Should Know Before you decide not to file your tax return on time or not pay all of your taxes when they are due, consider this.
- Where to File Addresses - Where to file addresses for businesses, tax professionals and individual taxpayers.
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- IRS e-News for Small Businesses - A free email service designed to provide tax information for small business owners and self-employed individuals. It is distributed every Wednesday.