Expanding Internationally: What Small and Mid-Sized Businesses Need to Know

Businesses need to be aware of the many tax and related issues involved in becoming internationally active. Author: JERRY JONCKHEERE and RANDALL JANICZEK JERRY JONCKHEERE, CPA, is a partner with Plante Moran in Grand Rapids, Michigan, specializing in international tax planning. He is also a member of the firm’s National Tax Office, which monitors current…

Individuals' 10%, 25%, 28%, 33%, and 35% tax brackets are made permanent; high-income taxpayers taxed at 39.6% rate after 2012

To compute regular tax liability, an individual uses the appropriate tax rate schedule (or IRS-issued income tax tables for taxable income of less than $100,000). The Code provides four (statutory) tax rate schedules based on filing status, i.e., single, married filing jointly/surviving spouse, married filing separately, and head of household. Each schedule is divided into…