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Ukuqonda Isiseko Seembopheleleko Zenu Zerhafu
Umhlawula irhafu ngamnye eUnited States usebenza kwisiseko somthetho esichazwa yiKhowudi yeNgeniso Yangaphakathi. Ngoxa umthamo omkhulu wemimiselo yerhafu unokuziva umkhulu, imisebenzi engundoqo ithe ngqo. Ukwazi ezi siseko akukuncedi kuphela ukuphepha izigwebo ezibiza imali eninzi kodwa kwakhona kukubeka kwindawo ekuwasebenziseni ngokupheleleyo amathuba okugcina irhafu asemthethweni. Lo khokelo lunyusa iimbopheleleko ezibalulekileyo kumhlawula ngamnye umhlawula irhafu, ngenkqubo ezisebenzisekayo zokuhlala ungena kunyaka ngamnye.
I-IRS ilindele ukuba wonke umntu kunye noshishino athathe inxaxheba kwinkqubo yerhafu ngokunyaniseka nangokukhawulezileyo. Iimfuno zakho ziquka ukuqokelela iimbuyekezo ezichanekileyo, ukuhlawula irhafu ngexesha, ukugcina iirekhodi ezicokisekileyo, ukuxela zonke iimali zemali, kunye nemali enconywayo ozifanelekele ngokusemthethweni. Ukutyeshela nayiphi na kwezi ndawo kungabangela uphicotho-zincwadi, inzala, kunye nentlawulo ezintle. Makhe sihlolisise uxanduva ngalunye loxanduva lwerhafuzo ngobunzulu ukuze uhambe ngexesha lerhafuthelo ngentembelo.
Ukulungisa Irhafu Yakho: Ulungelelwano Nocoselelo
Umsebenzi omnye obonakalayo werhafu kukuqokelela ukubuya kwakho ngonyaka. Kubantu abaninzi, ixesha elimisiweyo nguAprili 15, nangona lingatshintsha kancinci ukuba olo suku lukwimpelaveki okanye kwiholide. Ukubhatala ngexesha kubalulekileyo kuba i-IRS ivavanya isohlwayo sokungaphumeleli kwifayile yerhafu ehlawulwayo ye 5% ngenyanga (ukuya kutsho ku-25%) ukuba uphoswe ngumqathango ngaphandle kolwandiso oluvumelekileyo. Kwangokwandiswa ngo-Oktobha 15, kufuneka uhlawule nayiphi na irhafu eqikelelwayo ngomhla wokuqala ka-Apriliiiiiii.
Ukukhetha Indlela Efanelekileyo
I IRS inikeza iintlobo ezininzi ezilungiselwe iimeko ezahlukeneyo. Ukukhetha elungileyo enye linyathelo lakho lokuqala kubuyelo oluchanekileyo:
- [[UMTH: 0] IForm 1040 - Imbuyekezo yerhafu yomntu ngamnye ehlawulwayo, esetyenziswa luninzi lwabahlawuleli. Idibanisa yonke ingeniso, iincopho, kunye neetyala.
- [[UMTL: 0] IForm 1040-SR[FT:1] – Ilungiselelwe abantu abaneminyaka engama-65 nangaphezulu, enoshicilelo olukhulu kunye netshati yencopho esezantsi esoloko ifaka iscan.
- [[UMTL:0] IForm 1040-NR – Iyimfuneko kubaphambukeli abangaholi abanomvuzo weU.S. okanye ababandakanyeke kurhwebo okanye kushishino eUnited States.
- [[UMTH:0] IForm 1065 – Isetyenziswa ngamaqabane (kuquka i-LLC erhafu njengentsebenziswano) ukuchaza ingeniso, iincopho, ingeniso, ingeniso, kunye nelahleko. Abasebenzi bafumana iShedyuli K-1.
- [[UMTL:0] IForm 1120 – Ukubuya kwerhafu yengeniso yenkampani yenkampani yenkampani yeqela leqela lenjongo.
I-IRS inika isikhokelo esidityanisiweyo kwifomu ye1040 kunye nomahluko wayo. Ukuba imeko yakho intsokothileyo . "Imeko inzima" njengeshishini, ifumana ingeniso yangaphandle, okanye ukuba nemisebenzi emininzi yokuqesha, okanye ukuqesha ugqirha werhafu phambi kokukhetha iifomu zingakhusela iimpazamo.
I-E-Filing vs. Iphepha Lokujika-jika
Ifamle ye-electronic quage (e- file) inconyelwa ngamandla yi IRS. Inciphisa iimpazamo, isantya soqhubekeko, kwaye inika uqinisekiso olukhawulezileyo. Abaxhasi abaninzi bafanelekela ue-fayile ye-IRS Efree ngenkqubo yefayile ye IRS ukuba ingeniso yabo elungisiweyo ingu $79 000 okanye ngaphantsi. Iifayile zephepha kufuneka zibenononophelo; impazamo yezibalo elula inokubazisa isivalo okanye ixhobisa isaziso.
Ukuhlawula Irhafu Ngobuchule
Ukubuyisa kusisiqingatha sedabi kuphela, kwaye kufuneka uhlawule nayiphi na irhafu onayo. I-IRS ilindele ukuhlawulwa ngokupheleleyo ngexesha lokugqiba, kodwa inika iindlela ezininzi ukwenza uthotho lube lula:
- [[UMTL: 0] Imali ehlawulelweyo - Yinkonzo yamahhala ekuvumela ukuba uhlawule ngqo ukukhangela kwakho okanye ukubhatala. Ucwangcisa intlawulo kwi Internet kwaye ufumana isiqinisekiso esikhawulezileyo.
- [[UMTL: 0] Imali okanye Ikhadi Lokutyala - Ungahlawula ngokugqitha kwabaqhubekekisi becandelo lesithathu elivunyiweyo. Lumka ukuba abaqhubekekisi babiza iindleko zoncedo (umzekelo 1.87% ukuya ku2.35% yobungakanani bemali yokuhlawula).
- [[UMTL: 0] Imali edityanisiweyo Ngeminxeba – Ukuba u- e- file, ungagunyazisa i-IRS ukukhupha intlawulo kwityala lakho lebhanki kumhla wexesha elizayo owukhankanyileyo.
- Isivumelwano sokufakela – ukuba awukwazi ukuhlawula ngokupheleleyo, ungacela isicwangciso sokuhlawula. Izicwangciso zexesha elifutshane (180 kwiintsuku okanye ngaphantsi) zinomrhumo omncinci. Izicwangciso zexesha elide zifuna ukuhlawulwa kwanyanga kunye nenzala ziyaqhubeka zinyuka.
- [[NTL: 0] Isitya sokuzibophelela [- – Lukhetho olunqabileyo kubakho abahlawuleli berhafu abangakwaziyo ukuhlawula ityala labo elipheleleyo lerhafu kwaye bahlangabezane nemilinganiselo engqongqo yemali enzima. I-IRS izibophelela ngaphantsi kwemali epheleleyo ebolekileyo.
Izigwebo ezihlawulwa phantsi ziyasebenza ukuba utyala imali engaphezu kwe-$10,000 ekhutshelweni kwaye awukhange uhlawule ngokwaneleyo okanye uqikelele imali eyaneleyo ngexesha lonyaka. Ukuphepha oku, lungisa ukubopha kwakho udlula kwiMfundo W-4 okanye wenze intengo yemali eqikelelwa kwikota usebenzisa Ifomu ye-1040-ES.
Ukugcina Iingxelo: Umxhasi Wombutho Werhafu
Ugcino-lwazi oluchanileyo aluyomfuneko qha. Ingxelo yakho kufuneka ixhase inani ngalinye ekubuyeni kwakho. I-IRS iqhele ukuba ineminyaka emithathu ukusuka kumhla wefatyi yakho ukuphicotha ukubuya kwakho (okanye iminyaka emithandathu ukuba awuyixeli ingeniso ngomlinganiselo ongaphezulu kwama-25%). Ukunganyaniseki okanye ukungaphumeleli koxwebhu, akukho mmiselo wemiqathango.
Oko Ufanele Ukugcine Yaye Ixesha Elide
Qwalasela amaxwebhu akho nyaka ngamnye uze uwagcine kakuhle. Nalu uluhlu lobomi:
- [[UMTL:0] Amaxwebhu afunyenweyo – W-2s, 1099 (ukukhululeka, isivumelwano, inzala, inzuzo, usasazo lomhlala-phantsi), kunye ne K-1.
- [[NKQUBO:0] Ireyithi yentlawulo – iindleko zonyango, iminikelo yokubonelela ngentlalo, iindleko zeshishini, iintengo zenzala yemali yendlu (Form 1098), irhafu yempahla, kunye neendleko zabasebenzi (ukuba ziyafuneka).
- [[UMTL:0] Iingxelo zokwandiswa -ingxelo ezibonisa ixabiso lexabiso lezixhobo, iintambo, imali, kunye nefama.
- [[UMTL: 0] Iingxelo zamakhadi okuthenga ngetyala - Uncedo ukuqinisekisa iindleko ukuba ii-lisithi zilahlekile.
- [[UMTLL: 0] Unyaka opheleleyo ubuyisela irhafu [[FLT: 1] – Gcina imibhalo ubuncinane iminyaka esixhenxe xa ufuna ukutshintsha okanye ukubhekisa amanani adlulileyo.
I-IRS icebisa ukugcina iirekhodi ze iminyaka emithathu ukusuka kumhla owafaka ngawo ibuyelo lokuqala (okanye iminyaka emibini ukusuka ngomhla owahlawula ngawo irhafu, nokuba yiyiphi kamva). Kwizinto ezifana nekhaya okanye umnikezo wotyalo-mali, gcina iirekhodi de uthengise iimpahla kunye neminyaka emithathu emva kokubuya kwalo nyaka.
Ugcino lwephepha lwamanani
Iingxelo zamanani zamkelekile. Amaxwebhu ephepha elisuti kwaye agcine kwinkonzo ekhuselekileyo yamafu okanye efihlakeleyo e-drive eqinileyo. I-IRS yamkela imifanekiso ye-elektroniki logama nje ikhona kwaye igqityiwe. Ukugcina ugcino-khuseleko rhoqo.
Ukunika ingxelo ngazo zonke iimvelaphi zengeniso
Ikhowudi yerhafu ifuna ukuba unike ingxelo “yonke ingeniso evela nakuwuphi na umthombo ofunyenweyo,” ngaphandle kokuba ikhutshwe ngokomthetho. Le yimfuno ebanzi kunokuba abaninzi baqonde. I-IRS ifumana iikopi zeengxelo zengeniso (W-2, 1099) kubaqeshi, amaziko emali, kunye nabaxhasi. Iinkqubo zokuthunga iflegi ngokulula.
Iqhelekile Yaye Ijongwe Ngokugqithisileyo
- [[UMKHL:0] Imali, umvuzo, iincam – Ixelwe kwifomu W-2. Quka zonke iimali nengeyoyakhashi ngaphezu kwe $20 ngenyanga.
- [[UMKRO:0] Ingeniso yengqesho ye- – iFreelance, imarike, ishishini elincinane, kunye nengeniso yendlu ezimeleyo (ingxelo ye-1099-NEC okanye 1099-K).
- [[UMTL:0] Ingeniso engenisayo – Inzala (1099-INT), inzuzo (1099-OKS) ifumene ikomkhulu kwintengiso yempahla okanye yempahla (1099-B).
- Ingeniso yemali -obabini irente yemali kunye nexabiso elifanelekileyo lentengiso yeenkonzo okanye ipropati efunyenwe kwirente.
- [[Unikezelo:0] unikezelo – Intengiso, IRAS, 401(k) umvuzo (1099-R).
- Ifomati yerhafu yasekuhlaleni kunye nerefu zerhafu zangaphakathi – ukuba umba wakho ucofiwe kunyaka ongaphambili, kungafuneka unike ingxelo yento ebuyiselweyo njengengeniso.
- Ityala lokuthethelela – ukuba umboleki ucima ityala ngaphezu ko $600, ufumana iFomu 1099-C kwaye kufuneka unike ingxelo yentethelelo imali njengengeniso ngaphandle kokuba isetyenziswa (umz., kwi-invokifiki).
- [[NTLA:0] Ingeniso ye-havi – imali efunyenweyo evela kumsebenzi ongeyoyoyo yokufumana ingeniso (umz., ukuthengisa iimpahla ngamaxesha athile) kufuneka ichazwe, nangona iindleko zinokulinganiselwa.
- [[FLT: 0] Intengiselwano ezithengiselwano - i-IRS ichaza ukuphelelwa kwemali njengempahla. Ukuthengisa, ukutshintshiselana, imigodi, imivuzo yokuthoba, kunye namathontsi omoya zizinto ezinokuhlawulwa zonke. Kufuneka uzixele ngokubuya kwakho, nokuba awufumani u1099.
Ukuba ubandakanyeka nakweyiphi na yezi misebenzi, gcina iirekhodi ezinenkcukacha. I-IRS Usasazo 17 inika ukhokelo olubanzi kwizinto ezibalulekileyo njengengeniso kwaye oko kungadityaniswanga.
Ukuncitshiswa Kwezincopho Namatyala Ngokomthetho
Uthutho lunciphisa ingeniso yakho ehlawulwa yirhafu, ngelixesha amatyala ehlisa imali yakho yerhafu yedola yedola. Ukuqonda umahluko nokubona oko ukufaneleyo kunokukusindisa kumawaka.
Ulungiso olusezantsi lwe Deduuction v. Uhlomelo
Ngo-2025, uhlawulo oluqhelekileyo luzii-R25 000 kwiifayile ezizimeleyo, ii-R22,500 zeentloko zendlu, kunye nee-$30 000 zezibini ezitshatileyo eziqokelela kunye (ezimiselwe minyaka le ngenxa yokunyuka kwamaxabiso). Ukuba zonke izinto ozibekeleyo (inzala yemali yomnyaka, i-odola yaseburhulumenteni, irhafu yasekuhlaleni ifikelela kwii-R9 000, iminikelo yoncedo, iindleko zezonyango zingaphezulu kwe-7,5% ye-AGI) zingaphezulu kwexabiso elifanelekileyo, ukuthengwa kwemali okunenzuzo.
Abaninzi abahlawula irhafu ngempazamo bacinga ukuba ukurhweba imali kusoloko kungcono. Enyanisweni, emva kotshintsho lwerhafu lwangonyaka ka-2018, bambalwa abantu abangenelwayo ngokubeka imali kuba umgangatho uthe wahlaziywa uphantse uphindeke kabini.
Amatyala Aphambili Erhafu
- [[NTL:0] Ityala lerhafu elifunyenweyo [ETC] – Ityala elinokubuyiselwa kubasebenzi abafumana imali ephantsi ukuya kumlinganiselo ophezulu, ingakumbi abo banabantwana. Ukuphumelela kuxhomekeke kwingeniso efunyenweyo kunye nemali ehlawulwayo. Ityala linokuba nexabiso elingu-$7,830 kwi-2024 kumakhaya anabantwana abathathu okanye ngaphezulu.
- [[UMTL: 0] Ityala lerhafu yabantwana (CTC) – Unyuko ukuya ku $2,000 (iiR2 000) kumntwana ongaphantsi kweminyaka engu 17, kunye ne R1,80 eziphindeke njengetyala lokuThintela umntwana oGqityiweyo.
- [[NTL: 0] Ityala leTroffic Task (AOTC) yaseMerika – Unyuko lwe $2,500 kumfundi ofanelekileyo kwiminyaka emine yokuqala yemfundo ephezulu. 40% iyabuyiselwa.
- [[UMTL: 0] Ityala lokufunda i-Imini yobomi (LLC) – Unyuko ukuya ku-$2,000 (ii-R1 000) ngokubuya komqeshwa ophantsi, ophumeleleyo, okanye oqeqeshiweyo. Akukho mda kwiminyaka.
- [[Umthetho:0] Ityala lokugcina [ – Ityala lemali emalunga namashumi amahlanu eepesenti zeminikelo yomhlala-phantsi (ukuya ku-R2,000) kubasebenzi abafumana imali ephantsi abanikela kwi-IRA okanye 401(k).
- Umntwana netyala lokunyamekela inkathalo – igquma ipesenti yenkcitho yabantwana abangaphantsi kweminyaka eli-13 okanye abaxhomekeke kuwe ekhubazekileyo, ikuvumela ukuba usebenze okanye ukhangele umsebenzi.
Soloko uqinisekisa ngocoselelo lwakho. Ityala otheya ukuba awulifanelekeli linokubangela uphicotho-zincwadi kunye nokuhlawula kunye nesohlwayo. Sebenzisa [[FLT: 0] iityala kunye neDicessis [[FLT: 1] iphepha njengenqaku lokuqala.
Ukuhlala Ukho Usebenzisa Umthetho Werhafu
Ikhowudi yerhafu ayimi ndawonye. IiKhomishini zidlulisela umthetho othe thaca amaqondo, izincopho, iityala, kunye neemfuno zokufakela rhoqo. Iinguqu eziphawulekayo zakutshanje ziquka utshintsho lokwehla kobungakanani bemali, utshintsho kwimithetho ye-akhawunti yomhlala-phantsi phantsi koMthetho we-SECURE, kunye neemfuno ezintsha zokunika intlawulo yesithathu (umz. Pachal, Venmo) ezikhupha inkqubo ye-1099-K yentengiselwano yoshishino olungaphezulu kwama-$2024 (ngonyaka wama-2024) kunye ne-$600 (uqalisa i-R225).
Indlela Yokuhlala Unolwazi Ngaphandle Kokusebenzisa I - alhem
- Zibophelele kwi IRS Taxing Titles translate linephepha-ncwadi le email e [[FLT: 0] iiIR.gov
- Jonga iIRS ethi “Yintoni Eshushu” kwicandelo lasekhaya ukuze ufumane izilumkiso malunga neefomu ezintsha okanye ixesha elimiselweyo.
- Landela imithombo yeendaba zerhafu enodumo njenge [[FLT: 0] Icandelo lerhafu eliyi-AICPA [[UMTL:1] okanye iTyelelo lerhafu.
- Khawucinge ngokusebenzisa inkqubo yerhafu esetyenziswa ngobuchule ehlaziya ngokuzenzekelayo xa umthetho utshintsha.
- Yiya kwindlu yoncedo yerhafu yamahhala yeIRS ukuba ithenjiswe kummandla wakho.
Ukuba imeko yakho yemali iyatshintsha ngokuphawulekayo, uqhawulo-mtshato, ukuzalwa komntwana, ukuqalisa ishishini, ukuya kwilizwe elitsha(-reyitha indlela umthetho werhafu osebenza ngayo kwimeko zakho ezintsha. Uvavanyo lonyaka ophakathi ne-CPA okanye i-arhente obhaliswe kulo lungathintela izinto ezimangalisayo ngexesha lokuqokelela iprojekthi.
Iimeko ezikhethekileyo: Uqikelelo lwerhafu nokuzixhasa
Ukuba usebenza, ukhululekile, okanye unengeniso eninzi yotyalo-mali engangeniyo ekungangeniyo, mhlawumbi kufuneka wenze irhafu eqikelelwayo ngokwekota. I-IRS ifuna ukuba uhlawule ubuncinane i-90% yemali yakho yerhafu yeminyaka edlulileyo okanye i-100% yetyala lerhafu leminyaka yangaphambili (1010% ukuba ingeniso yakho ehlengahlengisiweyo ibingaphezulu ko-R350 000) ukuphepha isohlwayo.
Uqikelelo lwentlawulo lufanele ukuhlawulwa kane ngonyaka: Aprili 15, kaJuni 15, kaSeptemba 15, kunye noJanuwari 15 wonyaka olandelayo. Ungahlawula nge-intanethi usebenzisa i-IRS Ntlawulo ethe ngqo okanye Inkqubo yoMbutho we-Electronic Penitro Prejudial System (EFTPS). Ukungaphumeleli ukuhlawula ngokwaneleyo kungaphumela kwisohlwayo esiphantsi kwesohlwayo nokuba uhlala ngexesha lerhafu.
Abantu abaziziqeshileyo nabo batyala umqeshi kunye nomqeshi amacandelo erhafu eNtlalo-ntle kunye neMedicara (15.3% kwirhafu elikwi-nethi ehlawulwayo kwisiseko soKhuseleko loluntu, kunye nomnye u-0.9% Medicare surmax kwimivuzo ephezulu). Oku kungenxa yoko ukuceba kakuhle kuyimfuneko.
Ukufuna Uncedo Olungoogqirha Xa Kuyimfuneko
Ngoxa abahlawuleli abaninzi benokukwazi ukuhlawula iimbuyekezo ezilula, ezintsonkothileyo zifuna ubuchule. Cinga ngokuqesha umgcini-mali (CPA), obhalisiweyo (EA), okanye igqwetha lerhafu ukuba uthe:
- Ishishini okanye izinto zokuqesha.
- Fumana ingeniso evela kwimithombo yangaphandle okanye ube nee-akhawunti zebhanki zasemzini (FBAR).
- Yiba nekhaya, izinto ozizuze njengelifa okanye wenze into ebalulekileyo ebomini bakho.
- Ibandakanyeka kurhwebo olungekho mthethweni okanye kwimigodi.
- Uphicotho-zincwadi lwe-IRS okanye amatyala erhafu angalungiswanga.
Ingcali ekwaziyo inokukunceda ulungise intengiso ukuze unciphise irhafu, uqinisekise ukuba uyayithobela kwaye uyimele phambi kwe-IRS xa ifuneka. Imali eninzi isetyenziswa njengentengiso edityanisiweyo yenjongo zeshishini.
Isiphelo: Ukwakha Intembelo Kwirhafu
Ukunika imigaqo yerhafu akuthethi ukuba ufanele ubambe yonke imithetho, kukuqonda iimbopheleleko zakho ezingundoqo nemikhwa yokwakha ekwenza uhlale uthobela. Iifayili, ngexesha, zihlawule iityala zakho, zigcine iingxelo ezintle, zixele yonke ingeniso, kwaye zifune kuphela iintengiso ezifanelekileyo. Zigcine usaziswe ngeenguqu, kwaye musa ukuthandabuza ukufuna ukhokelo lobugcisa xa imeko yakho intsonkothile.
Ngokuphatha iirhafu njengenkqubo ejikeleza unyaka kunokuthatha ixakeka yeminyaka yonke, unciphisa uxinezeleko, uphephe isohlwayo, kwaye ugcine imali yakho eninzi. Irhafu yakho yingxelo yemali; yiphathe ngononophelo olunye uxwebhu olubalulekileyo.