Are you a collector of coins, stamps, baseball cards, or other items? If the answer is “yes,” you should also start collecting some important tax information. For starters, you should know that your collecting activities will fall into one of four IRS-determined tax categories: Hobby Investment Trader Dealer Depending on how the IRS categorizes your collecting … [Read more...]
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How independent contractors mistakenly paid as employees cut their tax bills
Are you paid commissions and taxed as an employee? If so, you could be a business owner under the common law classification system. “So what?” you might say. Well, we’ll tell you what, and it’s a lot! You are likely losing tens of thousands of dollars in business expense deductions each year. You may even think you are getting those deductions, without realizing that they … [Read more...]
The truth about home equity loans
There’s no place like home. And one way to extract value from this important asset is to take out a home equity loan. After all, interest rates on home loans and home-equity lines of credit are currently low. But, before you sign on the dotted line, you need to know how the tax law treats these loans. For example, you should learn… How much interest you can deduct What … [Read more...]
Beware of the stealth Alternative Minimum Tax
A stealth bomber is deadly because, thanks to its radar-defeating design, the enemy can’t see it coming. That’s why the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) is often called a “stealth tax.” It’s a tax that you often don’t see coming until it’s too late! Why is the AMT so dangerous? Why can it cause you such trouble when you want to change the way you do business or practice … [Read more...]
Protect yourself from the Alternative Minimum Tax!
It’s outrageous! Did you know that the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) rules force you to pay taxes on your tax deductions! That’s right. The AMT even makes you pay taxes on the personal exemptions the regular tax law grants you for your children! Luckily, because you own a business, there is something you can do to protect yourself. You can use your business expenses to … [Read more...]