Deduct 100 Percent of Your Business Meals under New Rules Now, thanks to a new law enacted December 27, 2020, new IRS regulations, and a new IRS notice (yep, all three are new), you have fresh opportunities for writing off 100 percent of your business meals. For 2021...
2020 Last-Minute Year-End Tax Strategies for Tax Code Offset 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 2020 income taxes. The tax code contains the basic rules...
2020 Last-Minute Year-End Tax Strategies for Marriage, Kids, and Family If you have children under the age of 18 and you file your business tax return as a proprietorship or partnership, you can find big savings in the work your children do for your business. And if...
Five things to know about employee in your spouse 1. Pay Your Spouse Tax-Free Employee Benefits, Not Taxable Wages You’ll realize no tax savings if you put your spouse on the payroll and pay him or her cash wages. Employee wages you pay your spouse are fully...
Tax Issues of Converting Your Residence into a Rental Property The simple maneuver of converting your personal residence to a rental property brings with it many tax rules, mostly good when you know how they work. The first question that arises when you convert a...
Can the IRS Require Odometer Readings with the Mileage Rate? Do you claim your business miles at the IRS optional rate? If so, imagine you are now being audited by the IRS for your business mileage. The IRS has requested odometer readings for your vehicle. You might...
