As a small-business owner, you may be thinking about outsourcing work to save time and expand your services. Before taking this step, make sure you ask contractors or companies to fill out a W-9 form.

Businesses that need extra time to file their tax returns can request an automatic extension using IRS Form 7004, Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File Certain Business Income Tax, ...

Information on the form includes the employer’s name and address; the employee’s name and address; the amount of salary, wages and other compensation earned throughout the year by the employee and the ...