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September 2023 News Letter Tax-Savings Tips
ICHRA Unleashed: Transforming Small Business Health Benefits The individual coverage health reimbursement arrangement (ICHRA) allows businesses of all sizes, from large corporations to small businesses like yours, to reimburse employees for their personally purchased...
Strategic Insights for Employing Your Spouse
If you own your own business and operate as a sole proprietorship or partnership (wherein your spouse is not a partner), one of the smartest tax moves you can make is hiring your spouse to work as your employee. But the tax savings may be a mirage if you don’t pay...
Act Now to Qualify for Your 2020 and 2021 ERC Money
It’s 2023, but you still have the chance to qualify for the employee retention credit (ERC) for the 2020 and 2021 calendar years. This credit can potentially help you recover a significant amount of money. The ERC is a refundable tax credit against certain employment...
Tax-Savings Tips for Business Expenses in 2023
Know the $75 Rule for Business Expenses The $75 rule applies to certain business expenses where you do not need a receipt. But we emphasize that this rule does not apply to all tax deductions. Many taxpayers mistakenly apply the $75 rule to all their tax deductions,...
Holding Real Property in a Corporation: Good or Bad Idea?
As the real estate market has cooled off in many parts of the country, investing in property may seem wise in the long run. But taxes can be a significant concern. Owning real estate in a C corporation may not be wise when considering taxes because it puts you at risk...
March 2023 Tax-Saving Tips
2023 Health Insurance for S Corporation Owners: An Update Here’s an update on the latest developments in 2023 health insurance for S Corporation Owners. As a more-than-2-percent S Corporation Owner, you are entitled to some good news when it comes to your health...
Tax-Saving Tips 2022 Year-End Edition
Last-Minute Year-End General Business Income Tax Deductions The purpose of this letter is to get the IRS to owe you money. Of course, the IRS will not likely cut you a check for this money (although, in the right circumstances, that will happen), but you’ll realize...
May 2022 Donor-Advised Funds: A Tax Planning Tool for Church and Charity Donations
Do you give money to 501(c)(3) charities? Do you get a tax benefit from those donations? Recent changes in the tax code have done much to destroy your benefits from church and other tax-deductible 501(c)(3) donations. But there’s a way to donate the way you want, get...
2021 Last-Minute Year-End General Business Income Tax Deductions
Your goal should be to get the IRS to owe you money .Of course, the IRS is not likely to cut you a check for this money (although in the right circumstances, that will happen), but you’ll realize the cash when you pay less in taxes. Here are six powerful business...
October 2021 Taxation of 529 College Savings Account Withdrawals
The big advantage of 529 plans is that qualified withdrawals are always federal-income-tax-free—and usually state-income-tax-free too. What you may not know is that not all 529 withdrawals are tax-free qualified withdrawals, even in years when you have heavy college...
August 2021 Don’t Miss Out on the Employee Retention Credit
It’s hard to imagine that a small business does not qualify for some or all of the employee retention credit(ERC). And remember, this is a tax credit—one of the very best things that tax law has to offer. True, it’s not as valuable as some other tax credits, because...
July 2021 Is Your Travel Day Personal or a Tax-Deductible Business Day?
When you travel to a business location where you spend the night, you are in travel status. But will the tax rules make this a business or personal night? The rules also affect your costs during the day. When you have an overnight business travel day, you generally...
June 2021 Benefit Big from the Work Opportunity Tax Credit
To be an eligible employee, your new hire must be certified as a member of a targeted group by the applicable State Workforce Agency (SWA). You, as the employer, can either · obtain the certification by the day the employee begins work, or · complete...
May 2021 Self-Employed During the Pandemic? Lawmakers Did Not Forget You
Self-Employed During the Pandemic? Lawmakers Did Not Forget You Usually, in times of economic dislocation such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the self-employed get no special government help. For example, you generally do not receive benefits that employees get, such as...
April 2021 PPP Extended—Act Fast or Miss Out
This is likely it—your last chance to obtain first- and second-draw Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) monies. A new law, the PPP Extension Act of 2021, extends the expiration date to the later of May 31 or when the money runs out. Note the phrase “when the...
March 2021 COVID-19 Tax Relief Measures
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) made many temporary changes in the tax law. The new Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) adjusted some of these and left others to die on December 31, 2020. Below are insights into some of the...
February 2021 Who Qualifies for First-Draw PPP Money Today?
Who Qualifies for First-Draw PPP Money Today? Two things to know about the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) first draw enacted on December 27, 2020: · The first draw is for those who missed getting in on the original PPP, which expired on August 8,...
January 2021 New Forgiveness Rules for Past, Current, and New PPP Money
New Forgiveness Rules for Past, Current, and New PPP Money Good news: the new Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) law enacted with the stimulus package adds dollars to your pocket if you have or had PPP money. Note that the PPP money comes to you in what appears to be a...