Thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, you now have three ways to write off the entire cost of certain business assets. Which is the best method for you to use? Let’s take a look … Behind door #1 is bonus depreciation. You can use it to deduct 100-percent of the cost of certain business assets. Behind door #2 is the de minimis safe harbor for certain assets costing … [Read more...]
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2018 last-minute vehicle purchases to save on taxes
Do you need a replacement business car, SUV, van, or pickup truck? Then hurry to your dealership and buy now! No. I’m not a car dealer trying to make a sale. I’m an accountant trying to get you a big tax deduction for 2018! Here’s the story… Thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, you can now write off the cost of a vehicle-purchase faster than ever before, including, in … [Read more...]
Five last-minute year-end business deductions
Who says year-end tax planning has to be difficult? If you know the tax law inside out (and we do!), there are easy steps you can and should take right now that will cut your tax bill big time. What money-saving strategies can you put to work in the final days of December 2018? You’ll find out when you read my new article titled Tax Tips: 2018 Last-Minute Year-End … [Read more...]
How to deal with the qualified improvement property snafu
As part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Congress created the qualified improvement property category. It was intended to let you fully expense qualified property with bonus depreciation. Unfortunately, Congress made a drafting error in the law which means you can’t use bonus depreciation for qualified improvement property. But don’t let that get you down. We’ll explain how … [Read more...]
Tax reform expands your Section 179 deduction privilege
If you’re a regular reader of the Tax Reduction Letter, you know that the Tax Cut and Jobs Act can cause you some real pain. But in this article, we have good news — and here it is … Thanks to tax reform, you now have a more favorable and permanent Section 179 deduction for qualified assets placed in service starting in 2018. In fact, the new, improved Section 179 … [Read more...]