Congratulations! You've decided to dive into the exciting world of entrepreneurship and bring that great business idea to life. Whether you're opening a local brick-and-mortar business that your community needs, looking to grow rapidly in the next few years and get an investor, or just keep things small and solo, certain steps come next that [...]
Article Highlights: IRA Contribution Limits Compensation Active Participation Traditional IRA AGI Phaseouts Nondeductible Contributions Spousal IRA Roth IRA Back Door Roth IRA Penalties Rollovers Conversions Required Minimum Distributions The individual retirement account (IRA) is one of the favored ways to save money for retirement. There are two types of IRAs: the traditional IRA and the [...]
Does your accounting to-do list look like a clean slate, or are critical 2017 tasks still nagging? Getting all of your accounting tasks done in December is always a challenge. Besides the vacation time you and your employees probably took for the holidays, there are those year-end, Let’s-wrap-it-up-by-December-31 projects. How did you do last month? [...]
Article Highlights: Schedule C vs. Schedule E Rentals of Less Than15 Days Rentals of 7 Days or Less Rentals of 8 to 30 Days Exception to the 30-Day Rule If you are among the many taxpayers renting your first or second home using rental agents or online rental services that match property owners with prospective [...]
Article Highlights: Home Sale Exclusion 2 out of 5 Rule Business Use of the Home Gain or Loss from a Sale Previous Use as a Rental Records If you sold your home last year, or if you are thinking about selling it, you should be aware of the many tax-related issues that could apply to [...]
Article Highlights: Depreciation Materials & Supplies De Minimis Safe Harbor Expensing Routine Maintenance Unlimited Expensing Bonus Depreciation Sec 179 Expensing Mixing Methods From time to time, an owner of a small business will purchase equipment, office furnishings, vehicles, computer systems and other items for use in the business, having checked out reviews on sites like [...]
Article Highlights: 1099-K Schedule C Uber and Credit Card Fees Record Keeping Vehicle Expense Options Home Office Other Options With tax time approaching, if you drive for Uber, Lyft or a competitor, here is some tax information related to reporting your income. You are considered self-employed and will report your income and deductible expenses on [...]
Article Highlights: Independent Contractors 1099 Filing Requirement Due Dates Penalties Form W-9 and 1099 Worksheet If you operate a business and engage the services of an individual (independent contractor) other than one who meets the definition of an employee, and you pay him or her $600 or more for the calendar year, you are [...]
Article Highlights: It is time to gather your information for your tax appointment Choosing your alternatives Tips for pulling your information together If you're like most taxpayers, you find yourself with an ominous stack of "homework" around TAX TIME! Pulling together the records for your tax appointment is never easy, but the effort usually pays [...]
Article Highlights: Separated Taxpayers Divorced Taxpayers Recently Married Taxpayers Widowed Taxpayers Filing Status Joint and Several Liability Who Claims the Children Alimony Community Property States Affordable Care Act Taxpayers are frequently blindsided when their filing status changes because of a life event such as marriage, divorce, separation or the death of a spouse. These occasions [...]
