What are your new year’s resolutions for 2017? To lose weight? To exercise more? Here’s another resolution you should make and act on now. Put your safe harbor de minimus expensing in place! Why is it worth doing so immediately? Because Uncle Sam’s safe harbor eliminates the burden of … Tracking small-dollar cost assets in your books of account Depreciating … [Read more...]
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Two big tax breaks for retailers!
Good news! Last December, lawmakers voted to give retailers some much-deserved tax relief. The law they passed allows you to immediately (and/or very quickly) deduct up to the entire cost of certain improvements you make to your property. This can amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars as you’ll learn when you read my new article titled Tax Tips: Two Special Tax … [Read more...]
Good news for commercial property owners!
If you own commercial property, you’ve got to love the “Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes (PATH) Act” that’s now the law. Why? Because, thanks to the PATH Act, qualified leasehold improvements to your commercial property can deliver three huge tax-deduction-acceleration breaks through 2019! Want to find how to put this extremely helpful new law to work for you? Read my … [Read more...]
Be careful gifting business property!
Whoever said “It’s better to give than to receive” never read the tax code. You see, if you make a gift of business property the wrong way, you could wind up losing valuable tax benefits. How can you make gifts of business property to your children or others and avoid problems with the IRS? Easy. Read my new article titled Tax Tips: Beware When Gifting Business … [Read more...]
Will Tax Law Destroy Your Business Vehicle Donation to Charity?
You want to do a nice thing and donate your business vehicle to charity. You also want to get a hefty tax deduction for making the donation. Well, be careful! The laws that govern such transactions are tough and you’d better do some calculations before you hand over the keys. We’ll tell you how to avoid trouble before it starts when you read my new article titled Tax … [Read more...]