by Bill Houston | Jan 3, 2022 | Business Deductions, Uncategorized
If the IRS determines that your business or investment activity is not conducted as a for-profit business, IRS Section 183 limits deductions to the amount of income from the activity. They will classify your activity as a hobby, and unlike a business, hobby losses...
by Bill Houston | Dec 8, 2020 | Business Deductions, Reduce Your Taxes
If you earn your living as a contractor, you pay self-employment taxes on the profit your company makes. You could be a real estate agent, a builder, a car salesman, whatever. As a contractor, if you don’t pay estimated taxes throughout the year, you’re...
by Bill Houston | Dec 6, 2020 | Business Deductions
If your business has less than 50 employees, it is a good idea to have a medical plan of some sort in place in your business. Most of the tax rules that apply to medical plans are straight forward when you have fewer than 50 employees. We will describe 6 opportunities...
by Bill Houston | Dec 3, 2020 | Business Deductions
This article gives you 7 tax deduction strategies that you can easily implement before the end of 2020. Strategy 1 IRS regs contain a safe-harbor rule that allows cash basis taxpayers to prepay and deduct qualifying expenses up to 12 months in advance. That means your...
by Bill Houston | Dec 2, 2020 | Business Deductions
In this article, you will find 5 year-end tax-deduction strategies that apply if you’re getting married or divorced, have children who did or could work in your business, and/or have situations where you give money to relatives or friends. STRATEGY 1 Put your...
by Bill Houston | Dec 1, 2020 | Business Deductions
If you need a replacement vehicle, whether it’s a car, SUV, van or truck and/or need tax deductions in 2020, read on. Thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) tax reform, you could, in many cases, deduct up to 100% of the cost in 2020. But the timing has to be...
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