The Final day Countdown ends here! And with the clock ticking it feels like Déjà vu, It’s that time of the year where every Trucking Business and Owner operator puts pedal to the metal to have Form 2290 completed on time. Every hardworking trucker knows that the first and most important key to being on the road while still staying compliant with the IRS depends on today. Completing the heavy vehicle tax return on time allows you to stay in business and also ensures you maintain a clean streak with Uncle Sam. Be sure to have the HVUT Form 2290 completed TODAY, August 31st to avoid any late filing charges with added penalties and interests.
The Quarterly Federal Excise Tax Form 720 deadlines for the 2nd Quarter of 2020 is July 31, 2020 and just couple of more days to go. All the businesses that has collected excise taxes through the services offered or goods sold has to be reported and paid in Form 720 by July 31. Electronic filing can keep your tax deadline straight and on-time. You can do it by yourself in 3 simple steps at http://TaxExcise.com.
Time for Excise Taxpayers to go in full swing and complete the Quarterly Federal Excise Tax returns for the 2nd Quarter of 2020. Excise taxes collect along with the goods or services offer has to be consolidated and reported to the IRS in the tax form 720. PCORI fee is also due and has to be reported along with the 2nd Quarter of Form 720.
Form 720 – Electronic Filing – July 31 Due Date
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PCORI Fee in Form 720 – July 31 Due Date
New research trust fund fees are due July 31 from health insurers and the plan sponsors of self-insured plans. The fee is paid annually using Form 720, Quarterly Federal Excise Tax Return. The payment can also be paid through the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) if you already have an account established.
The PCORI fee initially applied to specified health insurance policies and applicable self-insured health plans with policy or plan years ending after September 30, 2012, and before October 1, 2019; however, in December 2019 the fee was extended for an additional 10 years under the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 1865) and now applies through plan years ending before October 1, 2029.
The IRS provides self-insured employers with transition relief for calculating the average number of plan enrollees, which the IRS refers to as covered lives—employees, spouses and dependents covered by the health plan. Payment due on any given July 31 covers the plan year that ended in the preceding calendar year, so the fee payable by July 31, 2020, is for plan years ending in 2019.
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The due date is around the corner and you have limited time to do a paper return. Electronic filing can be strategically the best way to report and pay the Federal Excise Taxes with the IRS. Taxpayers should file on time, even if they can’t pay the full amount due. Then, they should pay the rest as soon as they can. Remember, the sooner paid, the less owed. The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers about the importance of timely filing and paying their taxes, and that there are several options available to help people having trouble paying.
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As per the IRS Notice 2020-48, There are certain relief for excise taxpayers report and pay the excise taxes on sport fishing equipment, bows and arrows etc. filing deadline has been extended further. The Form 720 due on July 31, 2020, covers the second calendar quarter (April, May, June) of the year 2020. Refer to the notice here.
Any person (as defined in section 7701(a)(1) of the Code) with a federal sporting goods excise tax payment due and the requirement to file a return under the sport fishing and archery equipment on July 31, 2020, is determined to be affected by the COVID-19 emergency for purposes the July 31, 2020, due date for filing Form 720 for the sport fishing and archery equipment numbers and making corresponding federal sporting goods excise tax payments is automatically postponed to October 31, 2020. This relief is automatic. Affected Taxpayers do not have to call the IRS, file any extension forms, or send letters or other documents to receive this relief. An Affected Taxpayer may file a Form 720 for excise taxes and pay the corresponding excise taxes on sport fishing and archery equipment by the normal due date (July 31, 2020) if the Affected Taxpayer so chooses. An Affected Taxpayer who takes advantage of this postponement should file only one Form 720 for the sport fishing and archery equipment numbers by the postponed deadline of October 31, 2020, on an IRS Number line if the taxpayer has excise tax liability for the tax corresponding to that Number and this Notice postpones the payment of that tax (in other words, avoid duplicate filings).
The IRS released a notice (Notice 2020-48) automatically extending the due date for excise tax returns reporting federal sporting goods excise taxes until Oct. 31, 2020 for returns that are generally due July 31. Further, the period from Aug. 1 through Oct. 31 will be disregarded for purposes of calculating any penalties or interest for the second quarter returns that are not paid by Oct. 31. The penalties and fees will begin to accrue on Nov. 1, 2020 if the taxes are not paid or the returns are not filed.
