New FinCEN Filings Go into Effect on January 1 For existing businesses, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) goes into effect on January 1, 2024, and imposes a brand-new federal filing requirement on most corporations, limited liability companies, and limited partnerships and on certain other business entities. No later than December 31, 2024, all non-exempt business…
Last-Minute Vehicle Purchases to Save on Taxes Here’s an easy question: Do you need more 2023 tax deductions? If the answer is yes, continue reading. Next easy question: do you need a replacement business vehicle? If so, you can simultaneously solve or mitigate the first problem (needing more deductions) and the second problem (needing a…
Last-Minute Year-End Tax Strategies for Marriage, Kids, and Family Are you thinking of getting married or divorced? If so, consider December 31, 2023, in your tax planning. Here’s another planning question: Do you give money to family or friends (other than your children, who are subject to the kiddie tax)? If so, you need to…
Last-Minute Section 199A Tax Reduction Strategies Remember to consider your Section 199A deduction in your year-end tax planning. If you don’t, you could end up with an undesirable $0 for your deduction amount. Here are three possible year-end moves that could, in the right circumstances, simultaneously (a) reduce your income taxes and (b) boost your…
Last-Minute Year-End Retirement Deductions The clock continues to tick. Your retirement is one year closer. You have time before December 31 to take steps that will help you fund the retirement you desire. Here are five things to consider. 1. Establish Your 2023 Retirement Plan First, a question: do you have your (or your corporation’s)…
Last-Minute Year-End Medical Plan Strategies All small-business owners with one to 49 employees should have a medical plan for their business. Sure, it’s true that with 49 or fewer employees, the tax law does not require you to have a plan, but you should. When you have 49 or fewer employees, most medical plan tax…
Last-Minute Year-End Tax Strategies for Your Stock Portfolio When you take advantage of the tax code’s offset game, your stock market portfolio can represent a little gold mine of opportunities to reduce your 2023 income taxes. The tax code contains the basic rules for this game, and once you know the rules, you can apply…
Last-Minute Year-End General Business Income Tax Deductions The purpose of this article is to reveal how you can get the IRS to owe you money. Of course, the IRS will not likely cut you a check for this money (although in the right circumstances, that will happen), but you’ll realize the cash when you pay…
Tax-Free Rental Income with the Augusta Rule The Augusta rule gets its name from the Masters Golf Tournament, where some members and others who live in the area receive tax-free rent by renting their homes for a week or two. You don’t have to live in Augusta to benefit from this rule. IRC Section 280A(g),…
Deduct Travel by Car, Train, Plane, or Boat Say you are going to travel from your home in Washington, D.C., to San Francisco. Will the tax law allow you to travel to San Francisco by car, train, plane, or boat, your choice? Answer. Yes. But special rules apply. You need to know these rules to…
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