Alert! The recently passed “business-friendly” tax reform package just completely killed the 50% business deduction for “directly related and associated entertainment.” That’s right. Last year you could take a prospect or client to a business dinner following the theater or a ballgame and write off 50% of the cost of the dinner and the theater or ballgame. (You just had to … [Read more...]
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Tax Reform: Entertainment Deductions That Survived
First, the bad news: As we explained previously, tax reform wiped out 50 percent business-entertainment deductions. Which means you can no longer write off “directly related or associated” business-entertainment expenses. In other words, you can wave good-bye to deductible business meals, ballgames, etc., with clients and prospects. Now, for the good news: All is not … [Read more...]
S corporation health-insurance update
S corporation owners may remember that (for 2014, 2015, and 2016) the IRS allowed you to avoid the $100-per-day penalties on S corporation reimbursements for individually-purchased health insurance. But what about 2017 and 2018? What’s your health-insurance status now? The good news is that your 2017 and 2018 S corporation health-insurance treatment continues as before. And … [Read more...]
The latest on Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
Since the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) was enacted, Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) have become more popular than ever, particularly with small businesses. This should come as no surprise. The HSA has some great features including its exclusion from the Affordable Care Act 100-a-day penalty rules, tax-deductible contributions, tax deferred growth, and possible retirement … [Read more...]
A new way to deduct 100% of employee meals
You probably know that Uncle Sam limits most of your business-meal deductions to just 50% of what you spend. You also probably know that you can ignore the 50% limit and write off 100% of meal-costs under certain circumstances (like throwing an employee party or holding an employee meeting on your business premises). What you may not know is that because of a recent … [Read more...]