Do you drive a classic car in the course of conducting your business? If you do, here’s a fact you should know… Some important tax law changes now allow you to claim a fat deduction on your four-wheeled business asset! Of course, as always, the devil (and the IRS) is in the details and you have to know how to handle things correctly. We’ll show you how, and steer you in … [Read more...]
Which conventions and seminars qualify for a deduction
Do you attend business conventions, seminars, or similar meetings? If you do, don’t assume that you can automatically “write off” your attendance expenses. The fact is, you could lose those valuable deductions if the event is held in the wrong location. Or if the “wrong” group of people are in attendance. Or if your purpose for attendance doesn’t meet the standards required … [Read more...]
New IRS property-repair rules save you money
It’s seldom that the IRS retreats and reinstates old rules and regulations that actually save taxpayers money. But that’s exactly what has happened. Thanks to a “re-think” by the IRS, you’ll no longer have to wade through 256 pages of regulations to determine whether your fix-up is a “repair” or an “improvement.” That’s right. The onerous rules that went into effect on … [Read more...]
How to avoid the Section 179 rental equipment “Gotcha”
Do you operate as an S or C corporation? If the answer is “yes,” you know it’s smart to get money out of your corporation without exposing it to payroll taxes or double taxation. One proven way to do this is to rent equipment to your corporation. But if you do rent Section 179 personal property to your corporation you’ll have to confront one big “gotcha” and two high … [Read more...]
How to save money by paying more taxes!
No. It’s not a typing mistake. It makes perfect sense to pay more taxes this year if we do head over the fiscal cliff at midnight on December 31. As you probably know, the fiscal cliff refers to major changes in the tax law that will take effect starting January 1 if our lawmakers don’t get their act together. And these changes involve huge tax increases. Which means it may … [Read more...]