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January 27, 2025
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2023 payroll taxes paid in 2024 - cash basis

  • January 27, 2025
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For a company on the cash basis of accounting, should the payroll taxes reported on 2023 Q4 941s but paid in January 2024 be deducted on form 1120s for 2023 or 2024 tax year? I'm not sure if it's more important for the 2023 form 1120s payroll tax deduction to match the 2023 form 941 total or if it's more important to balance cash.

 

 

 

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    January 27, 2025

    If you use Cash accounting, you will deduct on the 2024 tax return when it was paid.  You do want to match the cash balance.