Cryptocurrencies and Taxes
Article Highlights: Virtual Currency Valuation Transactions Character of the Gain or Loss Foreign Currency Transactions Foreign Bank and Financial Account (FBAR) Reporting Payment for Goods & Services Acquiring Virtual Currency Virtual Currency Mining Employee Payments Independent Contractor Payments As our world has become more and more “digital,” it was only a matter of time before […]
Recordkeeping Tips to Keep the IRS Away
Article Highlights: Tax Recordkeeping Tips Receipts Auto Deductions Gifts Business Equipment Ordinary and Necessary Meals & Lodging Entertainment Home Office With the ever-increasing complexity of our tax system, it is commonplace for many small businesses to make mistakes with bookkeeping and filing. One way to avoid making errors is to be aware of the most […]
Tax Reform Limits Exchanges to Defer Taxes
Article Highlights: Deferring Tax with Like-Kind Exchanges Changes Made by Tax Reform Impact on Trade-ins Note: This is one of a series of articles explaining how the various tax changes made by the GOP’s Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (referred to as the “Act” in the article), passed late in December 2017, might affect you and your […]
Tax Deductions for Sales Representatives
Auto Travel:Your auto expense is based on the number of qualified business miles you drive. Expenses for travel between business locations or daily transportation expenses between your residence and temporary work locations are deductible; include them as business miles. Expenses for your trips between home and work each day, or between home and one or […]
Where Do You Fall In The Tax Pecking Order?
Article Highlights: 2015 Overall Filing Statistics Statistics by Adjusted Gross Income Percentile Table Ever wonder where your income puts you in comparison with the rest of the U.S. taxpayers? Each year the Internal Revenue Service publishes a Statistics of Income Bulletin. The latest set of figures is for 2015 tax returns and provides some interesting […]
S Corporations Reasonable Compensation Requirement
Article Highlights: Payroll Taxes Corporate Officers Employees of a Corporation Reasonable Salaries Factors Flow-Through Deductions Wage Limitations Unlike a C corporation, which itself pays the tax on its taxable income, an S corporation does not directly pay taxes on its income; instead, its income, losses, deductions, and credits flow through to its shareholders’ individual tax […]
Checking Your Federal Refund Status Is Easy
Article Highlights 24/7 Access Quick Posting Direct Deposit Necessary Information If you have already filed your federal tax return and are due to receive a refund, you can check the status of your refund online. Where’s My Refund? is an interactive tool on the IRS website. Regardless of whether you have split your refund among several […]
Tax Deductions for Overnight Drivers
Out-of-Town Travel:Expenses incurred when traveling away from “home” overnight for job-related reasons that were not reimbursed or reimbursable by your employer are deductible. Your “home” is generally considered to be the entire city or general area where your principal place of employment is located. Out-of-town expenses include transportation, meals, lodging, tips and miscellaneous items like […]
Writing Off Your Business Start-Up Expenses
Article Highlights: $5,000 First-year Start-up and Organizational Expense Write-off Timely Filing Requirements Qualifying Start-up Expenses Trade or Business Purchase Qualifying Organizational Expenses Expense Write-off Limitations How to Make the Election Other Considerations Unfortunately, as a result of the COVID pandemic many small firms have gone out of business. However, with the help of vaccines and […]
Can’t Pay Your Taxes by the April Due Date?
Article Highlights: What to Do If You Can’t Pay Loans Credit Card Payments IRS Installment Agreements Retirement Funds If you aren’t one of those lucky Americans who gets a tax refund from the IRS you might be wondering about your options for paying off your tax liability by the April due date. The IRS encourages […]