How to save taxes? Let’s count the ways.

Summary of 2024 Business Retirement Plans

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Are there exceptions to the 10% early withdraw Penalty?

Actually there are quite a few. Here’s a partial list.

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How to avoid a “BIG” tax problem

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Why you should start a 529 Plan for your 2 year-old child

Start the 15-year clock! Open a 529 plan for each child today. It doesn’t take thousands of dollars or in some cases even hundreds of dollars-maybe as little as $100 to open this savings account. By opening it now the parent can start the 15-year savings clock so that all earnings in the account are…

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More Security from the Secure Act 2.0

At What Age Does the Government Require the RMD? The chart below gives you the age when you have to start taking RMDs: Your Birth Year Your Mandatory RMD Age 1950 or earlier 72 (70.5 for those who turned 70.5 before 2020) 1951-1959 73 1960 or later 75 When Do I Have to Take My…

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Inflation adjustments to tax items

With inflation at a 40-year high, inflation-adjusted tax amounts have kicked into place. Here are the increased amounts for 2022 and 2023.    

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IRS grants penalty relief!

This is a rare gift from the imperial IRS. Check the article below for details.

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MMDA- Making meals deductible again

Have you missed partying and having business meals with your prospects, customers, and employees? Well, get ready to start again. Soon, COVID-19 will be behind us, we can get back to normal. To help you get ready, check the table below for what you can do in 2021 and 2022 as the law stands now:…

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IRS changes gears with new mileage rate July 1, 2022

It’s easy to forget about the business use of your personal car. Here’s how to calculate this deduction for all your business miles.

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Tax-Deductible Retirement Plans for 2022

For the small business owner: Options when you are self-employed with no employees (Chart 1 below) Options when you are the only employee of your corporation (Chart 2 below)  

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How to save taxes? Let’s count the ways.

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Unlucky 4 digit numbers

Certain numbers can be unlucky for filing your tax return for 2012. Some of the 4 digits that are guaranteed…

Before we get serious about 2013 . . .

With new changes coming on the home office deduction, reporting of savings accounts, how IRS has managed the new preparer…

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IRS releases revised E-File date

You may remember our post a few weeks ago where the IRS predicted that the fiscal cliff may cause filing…

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Understanding the Free Market=Business Success

If you understand how the free markets should work, you’ll tend to do a lot better in business. Here’s one…

IRS Form 1099

IRS offers a clean slate for the past. . .

Last year’s tax returns included two new questions. They both pertain to 1099 payments and, if unanswered, prevented you from…

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A Cliff Notes Summary of the Fiscal Cliff Law

We’ve reviewed the 157 page sorry excuse for a err I mean problem-solving bill Congress passed last night. Sorry that…

video update on AMT

The AMT monster is coming! See video below.

Road warning sign on fiscal cliff

If you read nothing else this year . . .

be sure to read our letter to clients on how to plan for 2013. This link will take you there.…

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