Article Category: Tax Planning
Small Business Tax Credit Flop
Posted on: May 23, 2012
Why wouldn’t you take advantage of a tax credit for small businesses? In the case of health care tax credit enacted in the 2010 Affordable Care Act, the answer is if it is too confusing or if the cost to receive it is more than the credit is worth. This health care tax credit was supposed to be helping millions of small business to be able to provide health insurance for employees, paying out a budgeted $2 billion dollars on tax returns for 2012. Instead, as the Government Accountability Office reports, only 170,300 companies out of the 1.4 million to … Click to Read More
3 More Tips for Your First Business Tax Return
Posted on: May 10, 2012
You’ve started your own business, and now it’s time to file your first tax return. Even if you hire a business tax preparation specialist, you will need to have your files in order and make some decisions on how you want to file your return. In continuation from last week’s post, here are 3 more tips to help with your first business tax return. Figure out which depreciation method you want to use. The IRS allows a deduction in your first year of up to $100,000 for most equipment and furniture purchased for your business. The alternative is writing off … Click to Read More
Common Small Business Financial and Tax Mistakes
Posted on: March 12, 2012
What are the most common tax mistakes for small businesses? Four small business tax mistakes topped the list of a recent Xero survey of 500 accountants. Failure to separate business and personal expenses Mixing business and personal expenses was the top mistake noted by 45% percent of those polled. Without professional help, you may trigger an IRS audit or be noted to have excessive income deductions. Forgetting to count the home office A small business’ most commonly overlooked deduction is the home office, said 29% of the accountants. Some home expenses can be deducted and lower your taxable income, but … Click to Read More