Maximize Tax Deductions with Smart Year-End Business Spending 

As the end of the year approaches, most business owners are busy wrapping up projects, closing out the books, and preparing for the new year. But there’s one more important task that shouldn’t be overlooked: making strategic year-end purchases that can reduce your taxable income and strengthen your business for the months ahead.  Many entrepreneurs…

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The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Tax Write-Offs

Business owners experience many perks, such as boosting your tax refund while lowering your taxable income with write-offs. The IRS allows businesses to deduct expenses that qualify as “ordinary and necessary” to reduce taxable income, thus saving your business money at tax time.   Before we get into what you’re able to write off, you must…

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Payroll Taxes

In addition to paying their employees, business owners must oversee key aspects of their tax obligations. Managing this task can be difficult, but with proper guidance, it becomes easier. Once you hire your first employee, you are responsible for payroll taxes. Payroll taxes refers to all taxes paid on the wages of your employees. You…

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How Do Corporate Income Taxes Work?

Unique from any other business structure, corporations are the only type responsible for paying their own income taxes. With this being true, how does it work, and how do business owners ever profit from structuring as a corporation? To answer these, you must first understand the different types of corporations and their tax structure. C-Corporation…

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A Complete Guide to LLC Taxes

The business structure you choose has a significant impact on the amount of taxes you will pay. Therefore, choosing a business structure that meets your needs while limiting your tax responsibilities is one of the most vital tasks you face as a business owner. An LLC (Limited Liability Company) is a popular choice among business…

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Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act Starts July 1

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) that was passed in 2010 will begin taking effect on July 1, 2014. (The original enforcement date was May 5, but it has been delayed.) Its intention is to make it mandatory for banks across the world to share depositor information with the United States government when it…

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Retirement investment options for the self-employed

Many folks who have “regular 9-to-5” office jobs contribute to a company-sponsored retirement savings fund, be it 401K or employee pension (or both), or other financial product or service offered by their company. These are great benefits. So are the healthcare benefits, paid vacation time and sick days offered by many companies. If you’re self-employed,…

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