Business Start-Up Expenses and How to Write Them Off

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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 …

Why Proactive Planning is More Important Than You Realize

There's an old saying that reminds us "if you fail to plan, you plan to fail." Whoever coined that phrase was talking about the world of small business accounting whether they realized it or not. Financial and tax literacy aren't just an…

Owe the IRS Money? How Long Do They Have to Collect?

Article Highlights: Statute of Limitations Filing Before April Due Date Filing After April Due Date Extension Amended Returns Three-year Statute Understatement Exceeds 25% No Filing or Fraud Ten-year Collection Period …

May 2022 Due Dates

May 2022 Individual Due Dates May 10 - Report Tips to Employer If you are an employee who works for tips and received more than $20 in tips during April, you are required to report them to your employer on IRS Form 4070 no later than May 10.…

You May Qualify for a Small Business Home Office Deduction

Article Highlights: Qualifications Actual Expense Method Simplified Method Home Office Expenses for Renters vs. Homeowners Deduction Limitation How Moving Affects the Home-Office Deduction Other Issues If you are a…

Tax Issues That Arise When Converting a Home into a Rental

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Article Highlights: Reason for Conversion Basis Depreciation Cash Flow versus Tax Profit or Loss Passive Losses Home Gain Exclusion Other Tax Issues Becoming a Landlord With the current substantial appreciation…

Electric Vehicle Credits Phasing Out

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Article Highlights: Tax Credit Credit Phase-Out Determining the Credit Off-Road Vehicles and Golf Carts Allocation Between Business and Personal Use Credit Reduces Basis Business Standard Mileage If you are considering…

Read This First Before Tapping Your Retirement Savings

Article Highlights: Tapping Your Retirement Savings Traditional IRAs and Qualified Retirement Plans Simple IRAs Early-Withdrawal Penalties Reduction in Retirement Savings Exceptions from the Early-Withdrawal Penalty Roth…

Working Abroad Has Huge U.S. Tax Benefits

Article Highlights: Tax-Free Income from Working Abroad Foreign Earned Income and Housing Exclusions Foreign Self-Employment Income Claiming or Revoking the Exclusion U.S. citizens and resident aliens are taxed on their worldwide…

Getting Started with Reports in QuickBooks Online

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You should be running reports in QuickBooks Online on a weekly—if not daily—basis. Here’s what you need to know.  You can do a lot of your accounting work in QuickBooks Online by generating reports. You can maintain your customer and…