Disaster Tax Relief for Businesses and Employers
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Federally declared disasters can create significant tax and reporting considerations for businesses and employers. This course provides a practical overview of federal disaster tax relief provisions, including the rules governing casualty losses, disaster-related expenses, and extensions of federal tax filing and payment deadlines. Participants will learn how disaster designations and eligibility requirements affect the tax relief available to impacted businesses and employers.
The course also addresses employer-specific disaster tax relief, including employee retention considerations, payroll tax provisions, special disaster-related reporting requirements, and the treatment of disaster relief payments to employees. Participants will learn how to identify available tax benefits, determine the appropriate timing of casualty and disaster loss deductions, and properly document and claim disaster-related expenses.
Key Concepts Covered:- Disaster designations and eligibility
- Differences between individual and business loss criteria
- Extended tax filing and payment deadlines
- Determining casualty and disaster loss deductions
- Timing of casualty and disaster loss deductions
- Special treatment of disaster relief payments to employees
- Identify disaster designations and determine eligibility for applicable federal tax relief provisions.
- Distinguish between individual and business casualty and disaster loss criteria.
- Understand extended federal tax filing and payment deadlines following federally declared disasters.
- Determine casualty and disaster loss deductions and the appropriate timing for claiming those deductions.
- Recognize employer-specific relief, including employee retention considerations and payroll tax provisions.
- Understand the special treatment of disaster relief payments to employees and related reporting requirements.
- Learn how to properly document and claim disaster-related expenses for affected businesses and employers.
By attending this webinar, you will gain practical knowledge to help identify available disaster tax benefits and navigate important filing, deduction, documentation, and employer reporting considerations. This knowledge can help you more confidently address federal tax relief issues when a business or employer is affected by a federally declared disaster.
Level: BasicInstructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Delivery Format: Live Webcast
NASBA Field of Study: Taxes (2 hours)
Program Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation: No
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Lori Borek
Lori Borek, CPA, is a seasoned tax accountant and Chief Operating Officer of The Borek Group, LLC. Lori recently retired from the Internal Revenue Service after a distinguished 34-year career in federal tax administration. She served in multiple critical roles at the IRS, including Revenue Agent in [...]
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