Howdy partner! If you run your business as a partnership, or an LLC taxed as a partnership, there are some important things you need to know. For starters, you should be aware that Congress changed the IRS procedures for auditing partnerships. These new procedures take effect beginning with your 2018 partnership tax return. Under the new rules, an audit can lead to a … [Read more...]
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Use Our New 2019 Section 199A Calculator
As you probably know, (especially if you’re a reader of the Tax Reduction Letter!), the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act created a 20-percent tax deduction for many business owners. Do you qualify for this extremely valuable deduction? The answer depends on a number of factors that you’ll need to calculate. Yes. You can make these complex calculations by hand or with tax preparation … [Read more...]
Creating More Business-Meal Tax Deductions After the TCJA
Eat up! Thanks to changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), it’s now much easier to write-off business meals for you, your customers, other business contacts — and even your spouse! That’s right. The IRS has reverted to the pre-1963 (more business-friendly) “ordinary” and “necessary” business-expense rules. So what are they? We’ll explain fully when you read my new … [Read more...]
When Renting to a C Corporation Creates QBI
There’s one section of the tax code that can save you a lot of money. I’m talking about Section 199A. It lets you claim a valuable 20-percent qualified-business-income (QBI) deduction when you rent an office or other building to your personally owned C corporation. But of course, since we’re dealing with the IRS, the devil is in the details. We’ll help you understand … [Read more...]
QBI and Self-Employment Tax Savings for S Corp. as a Partner
Here are three important questions for S corporation owners: Do you own 100-percent of your S corporation?Is your S corporation a partner in one or more partnerships and does it receive a combination of guaranteed payments and ordinary pass-through income from these partnerships?Do you draw a salary from the S corporation for the services you perform for those … [Read more...]