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Paying Your Taxes

When you open a small business, you become "partners" with the Internal Revenue Service. Being your own boss means you are now responsible for collecting and submitting the taxes due from the operation of your enterprise. If your business involves the sale of products or certain services, you will have to pay taxes to your state. If you employ people other than "contract labor", a host of other agencies will know your name and will expect to hear from you on a regular basis.

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H-1B Holder Starting a Corporation.

You can contact the IRS assistance line at (800) 829-1040 or http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/. Some of the requirements and forms:

Sole Proprietor:
your taxes are reported on a Schedule C, Profit or Loss of Operating a Business, as part of your individual tax form 1040.

Corporations & Partnerships:
your taxes are reported on specific forms. Corporations must file Federal and State Corporate Income Tax Returns, Form 1120 (1120-S for an S corporation) for Federal filing.

Federal Tax ID Number (SS-4):
all incorporated businesses and businesses with employees must have an EIN or Federal ID Number. You can get an EIN by using the SS-4 form by mail, fax at (770) 455-2660 or by calling IRS over the phone (770) 455-2360.

Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return (FICA) / Form 941:
all businesses with employees must submit this report quarterly regarding the Income Tax and Social Security / Medicare taxes withheld from employees' wages and the Social Security / Medicare matched by the employer.

Employer Annual Unemployment Tax Return (FUTA) / Form 940: all businesses with employees must submit this form on an annual basis regarding the Federal Unemployment Compensation Tax.

Employee Allowance Withholding Certificate (W-4): is used to determine the amount of taxes to be withheld from each employee's pay during each pay period.

Annual Wage and Tax Statement (W-2): is used to actually report employees' annual earnings and taxes for the calendar year. This form has six sheets; the top page is sent to Social Security Administration, four copies are given to the employee, and the employer keeps the final page.

Unemployment Compensation Tax Return (UCT-6): `is used to report and pay quarterly employers' unemployment compensation tax on employees' wages to the State Unemployment Compensation Fund.

Sales Tax ID number: The State requires collection of a 6.0 percent retail sales tax on many items for sale, resale, lease, or rental. All business that collects sales tax must have a Certificate of Registration (Sales Tax ID number). For more information go to http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/.

Sales and Use Tax Report: is used to report and pay the State sales tax collected. This report is due by the 20th of each month.

Intangible Personal Property Tax Return: is used to report and pay tax annually on intangible property, such as accounts receivable or stocks and bonds.

Tangible Personal Property Tax Return: is used to report your Company's fixed assets on an annual basis to the County in which your business is located.


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