As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to affect local communities and global economies, our firm remains committed to serving your tax and financial planning needs. As part of this commitment, we want to provide you with some updates, as well as highlight some key tax provisions impacting individuals and businesses contained in the year-end coronavirus relief...Read More

Over the last week, several important items related to COVID-19 relief for individuals and businesses have unfolded. Most notably, individuals have begun to receive economic impact payments, and the forms, timeline, and related guidance for additional Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans have been issued. This legislation provided many changes that affect 2020 tax filings, though...Read More

The federal government is in the process of delivering cash to many U.S. citizens to help stimulate the economy, providing tax credits to individuals of $1,200 ($2,400 for joint filers) plus $500 for each qualifying child. For those struggling, these payments can help them stay afloat during these extraordinary times. But it’s also a potential...Read More

The Paycheck Protection Program, a forgivable loan program created by last month’s Cares Act, was initially funded $349 billion but has since run dry. The Small Business Administration stopped accepting loan applications for the program last week after 1.6 million firms obtained taxpayer-backed, forgivable loans. It looks as though Congress and the President are set...Read More

The CARES Act will provide a direct cash payment to individuals and families to help ease the economic impact of COVID-19. Eligibility Any individual who meets the following criteria is eligible for a full $1,200 rebate: Reported no more than $75,000 annual adjusted gross income on last federal tax return. Cannot be claimed as a dependent by...Read More

The IRS released the first round of changes to the current tax-filing season on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.  Then on Thursday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin announced new changes.  In summary, those are: Individuals and trusts may file returns AND defer the payment of up to $1 million of their outstanding 2019 federal tax liability until as...Read More

To our valued clients, Idaho Governor Brad Little issued a stay-at-home order yesterday, March 25.  Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued a stay-at-home order on Wednesday as well, effective March 27 through April 10.  We expect North Dakota to issue something similar in the days ahead. WSS CPAs is in the critical business category and our Sandpoint employees will...Read More

Meet WSS CPAs & Consultants We have new partners… and a new office in Fargo For those who have known us for two-plus decades as the full-service accounting firm Williams & Parsons, PC, we have some big news: We’ve expanded, with new partners, a new name and a second office in Fargo, N.D. Company co-founder Brad...Read More

Congress to U.S. Citizens: Pay Your Income Tax or Forfeit Your Passport A common question from the EXPAT community is what happens if I do not pay my US Taxes? Well for the first time, in addition to facing various IRS actions, a US Citizen could lose their US Passport and their ability to travel...Read More

IRS Simplifies Entering the New Streamlined Filing Program We get new clients every week who have been living outside the US and are not filing their U.S. Income Tax Returns as required. Up until the Fall of 2012 we did not have much good news to tell these people. But in the Fall of 2012...Read More