Teachers and others can deduct eligible educator expenses this year — and more next year and beyond
September 4, 2025 | Paula Kennedy, EA
New deductions available for teachers under the OBBBA. If you are a teacher you will want to read this!
Read MoreWant to turn a hobby into a business?
May 3, 2022 | Paula Kennedy, EA
Like many people, you may have dreamed of turning a hobby into a regular business. You won’t have any tax headaches if your new business is profitable. But what if the new enterprise consistently generates losses (your deductions exceed income) and you claim them on your tax return? You can generally deduct losses for expenses […]
Compensation reductions can’t go to FSA
May 3, 2022 | Megan Kosciolek, MST
Among the many lasting effects of the pandemic is that some businesses are allowing employees to continue working from home — even now that the most acute phases of the public health crisis seem to be over in some places. This decision is raising some interesting questions about fringe benefits. For example, in IRS Information […]
Looking for outside investors need a sturdy pitch deck
April 20, 2022 | Brian Hare, CPA, CGMA
Is your business ready to seek funding from outside investors? Perhaps you’re a start-up that needs money to launch as robustly as possible. Or maybe your company has been operating for a while and you want to pivot in a new direction or just take it to the next level. Whatever the case may be, […]
Tax considerations when adding a new partner
April 19, 2022 | Brian Hare, CPA, CGMA
Adding a new partner in a partnership has several financial and legal implications. Let’s say you and your partners are planning to admit a new partner. The new partner will acquire a one-third interest in the partnership by making a cash contribution to it. Let’s further assume that your bases in your partnership interests are […]
Converting your home into a rental property?
April 19, 2022 | Ryan Burke, CPA, MSF
In some cases, homeowners decide to move to new residences, but keep their present homes as a rental property. If you’re thinking of doing this, you’re probably aware of the financial risks and rewards. However, you also should know that renting out your home carries potential tax benefits and pitfalls. You’re generally treated as a […]
Converting from a C corporation to an S corporation
April 14, 2022 | Brian Hare, CPA, CGMA
Operating as an S corporation may help reduce federal employment taxes for small businesses in the right circumstances. Although S corporations may provide tax advantages over C corporations, there are some potentially costly tax issues that you should assess before making a decision to switch. Here’s a quick rundown of the most important issues to […]
Once you file your tax return, consider these 3 issues
April 14, 2022 | Paula Kennedy, EA
The tax filing deadline for 2021 tax returns is April 18 this year. After your 2021 tax return has been successfully filed with the IRS, there may still be some issues to bear in mind. Here are three considerations: 1. You can throw some tax records away now You should hang onto tax records related […]
Offering summer jobs? Double-check child labor laws
April 14, 2022 | Brian Hare, CPA, CGMA
Spring has sprung — and summer isn’t far off. If your business typically hires minors for summer jobs, now’s a good time to brush up on child labor laws. In News Release No. 22-546-DEN, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently announced that it’s stepping up efforts to identify child labor […]
Artificial Intelligence for businesses
April 6, 2022 | Brian Hare, CPA, CGMA
Artificial intelligence (AI) has made great inroads into certain sectors of the U.S. economy. However, it hasn’t reached many small to midsize businesses (SMBs) in a major way … yet. In 2021, AI analysis firm Unsupervised published a survey of 520 SMB owners that found 48% of them still found AI too cost prohibitive. Forty […]
Businesses can fully deduct meals from restaurants
April 5, 2022 | Megan Kosciolek, MST
The federal government is helping to pick up the tab for certain business meals. Under a provision that’s part of one of the COVID-19 relief laws, the usual deduction for 50% of the cost of business meals is doubled to 100% for food and beverages provided by restaurants in 2022 (and 2021). So, you can […]