Recordkeeping Tips to Keep the IRS Away
Finance Tips, Tax Tips, TaxesArticle Highlights:
Tax Recordkeeping Tips
Receipts
Auto Deductions
Gifts
Business Equipment
Ordinary and Necessary
Meals & Lodging
Entertainment
Home Office
With the ever-increasing complexity of our tax…
Made a Mistake on Your Tax Return - What Happens Now?
Tax Refund, Tax Tips, TaxesArticle Highlights:
Tax Return Mistakes are Common
Fixing Tax Return Mistakes
Amended Return
Superseding Return
Don’t Procrastinate in Responding to IRS
Generally speaking, tax return mistakes are a lot more common than…
Owe Taxes and Can’t Pay by the Due Date?
2021 Due Dates, Tax Planning, Tax Refund, Tax Tips, TaxesArticle Highlights:
If you can’t pay
Loans
Credit card payments
IRS Installment agreement
Retirement funds
The vast majority of Americans get a tax refund from the IRS each spring, but what if you are one of those who…
Unpaid Debt Taking Your Tax Refund?
Tax Refund, Tax Tips, TaxesArticle Highlights:
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Allowable Refund Offsets
Disputing an Offset
Injured Spouse Claim
We all look forward to receiving our tax refunds, but what if you were expecting a refund and it never arrived? …
Consequences of Filing Married Separately
2021 Tax Laws, Tax Planning, Tax Tips, TaxesArticle Highlights:
Changing Filing Status
Liability
Community Property States
Social Security Benefits
Capital Loss Limitations
Sec 179 Business Expensing Election
Rental Loss Limitation
Traditional IRA Contributions
…
The Tax-Filing Deadline Is Around the Corner
2021 Due Dates, Tax News, Tax Tips, TaxesArticle Highlights:
Extensions
Balance-Due Payments
Contributions to Roth or Traditional IRAs
Individual Refund Claims for the 2017 Tax Year
Missing Information
As a reminder to those who have not yet filed their 2020…
Tax Filing Deadlines Are Rapidly Approaching
2021 Due Dates, IRA Contributions, IRA's, Tax Refund, Tax Tips, TaxesArticle Highlights:
Filing Due Date
Balance due payments
Contributions to a Roth or traditional IRA
Estimated tax payments for the first quarter of 2021
Individual refund claims for tax year 2017
Just a reminder to those…
Special Rules Apply to 2020 EITC and Child Credit
2021 Tax Laws, EITC, Tax Credits, Tax Tips, TaxesArticle Highlights:
Employment (Earned) Income
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
Child Tax Credit (CTC)
2019 or 2020 Earned Income
Credit Qualifications
Because of the pandemic, many individuals have seen…
You Can Expense Business IT Purchases
2021 Tax Laws, Deductions, Tax Planning, Tax Tips, TaxesArticle Highlights:
Depreciation
Material & Supply Expensing
De Minimis Safe Harbor Expensing
Routine Maintenance
Bonus Depreciation
Section 179 Expensing
Thanks to some very liberal tax laws written to encourage investment…
Tax Court Decision Holds Potential Impact for Travel Deductions
2021 Tax Laws, Deductions, Tax News, Tax Planning, Tax Tips, Taxes
There are many professions that require taxpayers to travel extensively and spend significant amounts of time in paid lodging. These expenses are traditionally claimed as travel deductions. However, a case recently heard by the Tax…