When it comes to the kiddie tax, the IRS isn’t kidding around. Thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, there are new changes in the law for tax years 2018 through 2025. For those years, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act taxes a portion of an affected child’s or young adult’s unearned income at the federal income tax rates paid by trusts and estates. And those rates are … [Read more...]
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S Corporation Fringe Benefits after the Recent Tax Reform
The recently passed tax-reform law has a lot to say about fringe benefits for shareholder-employees who own more than 2-percent of their S corporations. The good news? Federal tax law lets you treat the cost of fringe benefits as deductible expenses for your S corporation. The bad news? If you’re a more than 2-percent shareholder, you may have to pay additional taxes … [Read more...]
How to prove travel expenses after tax reform
As you may know, recent tax-reform rules have left travel expense deductions pretty much intact. This means your travel meals are still tax deductible (subject to the 50-percent cut), and there have been no changes to the rules that govern your other travel expense deductions. What also hasn’t changed is the IRS's requirement that you back up all your travel expenses with … [Read more...]
Tax Reform Increases the Tax Benefits of Employing Your Child
Sure. Tax reform has had its downsides, but it also provides some substantial money-saving benefits for business owners. For example, if you (or you and your spouse) own a business, your children can dramatically increase tax benefits for both you and them. That’s a win/win situation too good to pass up! Want to find out how to put a totally legal “hire your child” strategy … [Read more...]
Watch out for the “kiddie tax”!
Do you have children who are thinking about withdrawing money from their traditional IRAs or savings to pay for college? Then stop them before they face stiff penalties! The culprit is the infamous “kiddie tax” that applies to all full-time students under twenty-four years of age. (That’s right. The IRS considers your twenty-three year old to be a “kiddie.”) Want to learn … [Read more...]