Hey taxpayer… COME ON DOWN!!! Today we’re going to play the exciting Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) game! If you choose the right door, you could win the grand prize of a huge tax break! Ready to play? Okay. Let’s go! Behind door #1 is bonus depreciation. It’s a great way for you to deduct 100% of certain business assets. This can get pretty complicated so before … [Read more...]
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Case Study: Trade-In on a New SUV—Reimbursement by Corporation
Meet Joyce. She just decided to trade in her three-year-old vehicle for a shiny new SUV. Sounds like a straightforward transaction, doesn’t it? … but it isn’t! You see, Joyce operates her business as an S corporation and wants the corporation to reimburse her for depreciation and even bonus depreciation. That’s when things get tricky. You see, the Tax Cuts and … [Read more...]
Working at Home? Don’t Overlook These Deductions
I want you to convert. No. Not your religion! I want you to convert your working-at-home personal assets into business assets. Why? Here’s the story… If you have a deductible office at home (or a non-deductible working space), you’ve got personal assets just sitting there. I’m talking about chairs, desks, antique clocks, and the like. But if you’re using those … [Read more...]
Take Advantage of Partnership Special Allocations
Operating your business as a partnership can offer real advantages. This is also true for LLCs (treated as partnerships for tax purposes). Why? Because operating your business as a partnership or LLC gives you the right to make “special tax allocations” of tax items among the partners. Read the full article for details What is a special tax allocation? Partners … [Read more...]
CARES Act Fixes TCJA Glitch on QIP, Requires Action
Definition:Qualified Improvement Property (QIP) Qualified Improvement Property refers to any improvement made by the taxpayer to the interior portion of a building that’s nonresidential real property (like office buildings, retail stores, and shopping centers.) Can you believe it? Congress screwed up… big time. What was the mistake they made that could cost you … [Read more...]