Qualifying for Deduction To take a business deduction for home office expenses, you must use your home under one of the following scenarios. You have an area in your home that is regularly and ex-clusively used as your principal place of business. You have an area in your home where you regularly and exclusively meet […]
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Business Owners – Taking Money Out of a Business When taking money out of a business, transactions must be carefully structured to avoid unwanted tax consequences or damage to the business entity. Business owners should follow the advice of a tax professional to make sure finan-cial transactions are controlled and do not cause unantici-pated taxation
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Online Business Resources www.sba.gov The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) provides programs for businesses in the areas of technical assistance, training and counseling, financial as-sistance, assistance with government contracting, disas-ter assistance recovery, advocacy laws and regulations, civ-il rights compliance, and special interests, such as women, veterans, Native Americans, and young entrepreneurs. The website provides links
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Business Expenses Worksheet If this is your first year with our firm, please provide a depreciation schedule for all property placed in service in prior years. DOWNLOAD PDF Contact Us There are many events that occur during the year that can affect your tax situation. Preparation of your tax return involves sum-marizing transactions and events
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Sole Proprietorship Pros No formal creation process. Easy to operate and dissolve. No separate tax return. Easy to integrate business use of home deductions. No double taxation of profits. Cons No liability protection, except through insurance. Self-employment tax is assessed on entire net profit of the business. Transfer of ownership can be complex. Limited access
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Sole proprietor, single-member LLC, and spouses-owned business Entity Schedule C (Form 1040), Profit or Loss From Business Schedule F (Form 1040), Profit or Loss From Farming Schedule SE (Form 1040), Self-Employment Tax IRS Pub. 334, Tax Guide for Small Business Accounting and Recordkeeping Accounting is less involved than partnerships and corporations. Double-entry bookkeeping is not
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Representation Individual taxpayers who are under audit by the IRS may attend the audit in person without any assistance from a tax professional. However, this can be a dangerous mistake. Al-though not officially stated, it is the job of an IRS Revenue Agent to conduct an audit with an eye toward finding ad-ditional tax owed.
Scholarships Taxable or Not The really great thing about receiving a scholarship is that the award doesn\’t have to be paid back. But does a scholarship represent taxable income? It doesn\’t as long as certain conditions are satisfied. Here\’s a brief rundown of what\’s required for tax-free treatment. Candidate for a degree. The recipient must
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[mp_row] [mp_span col=\”12\”] To most of us, the word \”dependent\” is synonymous with \”child,\” but the IRS\’s definition is a little different. For tax purposes, a dependent must be either a \”qualifying child\” or a \”qualifying relative.\” To be a qualifying child, the child must: Live in your home for over half the year Be
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If you would like to trade one property for another, consider deferring taxes with a like-kind exchange. It may help you to save some taxes. The like-kind exchange rules permit owners to trade certain appreciated property held for investment or for use in a trade or business for similar like-kind property without recognizing taxable gain.
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