If your partnership has been treating you and other partners as employees of a disregarded entity owned by the partnership so the partners can participate in employee benefit plans and receive other employee benefits, you’d better read this. Tax regulations (1) issued...
Tax Savings Strategies
You May Be Able to Donate Your Unused Employee Vacation, Sick, or Personal Leave to Ukrainian Relief
There is a little-known disaster provision of the tax code that, where if an employer has adopted a leave-based donation program, the employees can forgo paid vacation, sick, or personal leave in exchange for their employer making equivalent cash payments to qualified...
Don’t Miss Out on Year-End Tax-Planning Opportunities
To say COVID-19 has made 2020 a disastrous year for just about everyone would be an understatement. In response to the economic slowdown and losses of income, Congress passed several extensive laws to benefit individuals and businesses that suffered financial hardship...
Home Tax Deductions
Home Tax Deductions "Mortgage Interest" - New tax law imposes a lower dollar limit on mortgage qualifying for home mortgage interest deduction. Starting this year taxpayers may only deduct interest on $750,000 of qualified residence loans. This is down from the...
529 Education Savings Accounts Plan Changes
K-12 education - 2018 changes allows distributions from 529 education savings account plans to be used to pay up to a total of $10,000 of tuition per beneficiary each year at an elementary or secondary (k-12) public, private or religious school of your choice. Tuition...
Business Owners May Get Tax Deduction
Many owners of sole proprietorships, partnership, trusts and S corporations could get to deduct up to 20 percent of their qualified business income. The new tax deduction for owners is referred to as Section 199A deduction which was created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs...
Kids away at camp? You might get tax credit for that!
Many parents pay for childcare or day camps in the summer while they work. If this applies to you, your costs may qualify for a federal tax credit that can lower your taxes. Here are 10 facts that you should know about the Child and Dependent Care Credit: 1. Your...
Tax Savings – “Savers Credit” Could Cut Your Tax Bill
Are you looking for ways to save $1,000 off your income tax bill? If married, would your spouse be interested in the tax savings of up to $2,000 on a joint return? In order to achieve this kind of tax savings you must contribute to a retirement plan and you might...
Tax Deduction for Out of Pocket Expenses for Stray or Feral Animals
If you provide care for stray or feral animals in your home for an IRS-approved charity, you may be able to take a tax deduction for your out-of-pocket expenses. A recent U.S. Tax Court judge ruled that a taxpayer who fostered feral and stray cats in her home could...
Tax Savings – “Savers Credit” Could Cut Your Tax Bill
Are you looking for ways to save $1,000 off your income tax bill? If married, would your spouse be interested in the tax savings of up to $2,000 on a joint return? In order to achieve this kind of tax savings you must contribute to a retirement plan and you might...