Your Personal Tour Guide Navigating Your Journey of Entrepreneurship
I want to make sure if you are paying others to work for you in any capacity that you know how to pay them properly. The IRS is very strict when it comes to paying others for services. They want everyone to be an employee so that you will be paying payroll taxes into …
Businesses and self-employed taxpayers have many options for filing their taxes. Filing taxes doesn’t have to be time-consuming. The IRS wants it to be as easy as possible for taxpayers so that they can pay their taxes on time. For business owners and self-employed individuals, e-filing (otherwise known as electronic filing) makes the task simple …
December’s tax reform law effectively reduces taxes for many small businesses. It also creates some new complications. Here are the highlights. Corporate tax rates are cut. The graduated corporate tax structure has been replaced by a flat rate of 21%. This represents a significant rollback for corporations in the former top 35% bracket. Of particular …
Launching a new business takes hard work — and money. Costs for market surveys, travel to line up potential distributors and suppliers, advertising, hiring employees, training, and other expenses incurred before a business is officially launched can add up to a substantial amount. The tax law places certain limitations on tax deductions for start-up expenses. …
Do you drive your car for business purposes? The costs of operating and maintaining your vehicle are potentially deductible. Here are some guidelines. Two Methods The IRS provides two basic methods for computing deductions for the business use of an automobile. Actual expense method. With the actual expense method, you deduct the actual costs of …