If you have not filed tax returns which are past due, you have to take action now to fix it. IRS might react slowly and the problem of those late filing seems not hurting you right now, but it could … Read More
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New deadline for filing 1099 in 2017
If you pay your service providers over $600 per year, you may need to report the payment to IRS via 1099-MISC if the service providers are not corporation. The filing of 1099-MISC to the recipients remains unchanged which is still … Read More
Important 2016 tax saving you don’t want to miss if you are about to …..
If you are the owner of a non-residential property, you know the regular depreciation over the improvement is 39 years. Today I want to give you a good news enacted by Protecting Americans Tax Hikes. If you use the commercial building for business … Read More
Can S-Corporation save you tax?
If your sole proprietorship business brings you about $100,000, you may want to read this article as you may be able to save $4,000 self-employment tax annually! Sole Proprietorships As you may know Sole proprietorship is not a separate legal … Read More
Who you can claim as your dependent?
Claiming a dependent gives you a valuable tax break in dependency exemption, which works just like a tax deduction. The exemption amount for each dependent is $4,000 for year 2015. It is adjusted each year for inflation, and is also … Read More
You have various institutions like law firms and accounting firms which bill by the hour. I'm really against that. You have an incentive to go slowly, be there as long as possible, to over-research things and over-staff.
Why Do Small Businesses Need Financial Statements?
There are few questions more shocking to an accountant than “Why do we need financial statements?” Years of specialization and familiarity lead most accountants to take the answer to this question for granted. Indeed, when asked this question, many accountants … Read More
What Can I Deduct as a Business Expense?
In his days as a lawyer traveling the Eighth Judicial Circuit, Abraham Lincoln once asked an adversary in court, “How many legs does a sheep have?” The man replied, “Four, of course,” Lincoln went on to ask “And if you … Read More
Why Incorporate Your Business
When starting a small business, you have a few choices on how to legally structure it. You can organize your business as a corporation, sole proprietorship, or a partnership. What you ultimately choose will have a significant effect on the … Read More
Accounting Policies and Procedures
Do you know your businesses’ accounting policies and procedures? Are they optimized for your specific type of business, and your operations individual needs? If you were audited tomorrow, would your books stand up to Federal scrutiny? Did you just break … Read More