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Section 199A Qualified Business Income Deduction Danger Zones

December 19, 2018 By Stephen Nelson CPA

Some bad news I’m afraid.  The new Section 199A qualified business income deduction creates a number of danger zones for taxpayers and their tax … [Read more...] about Section 199A Qualified Business Income Deduction Danger Zones

Filed Under: business taxes, individual income taxes, Section 199A

Section 951A GILTI Tax Avoidance: Ten Tricks

December 13, 2018 By Beth Nelson CPA

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And what's worse? Many of these folks don't even know yet that they have to deal with a new tax. No kidding, this could get ugly. … [Read more...] about Section 951A GILTI Tax Avoidance: Ten Tricks

Filed Under: business taxes, Corporate taxation, foreign tax, foreign tax issues, individual income taxes

Real Estate Broker Section 199A Deduction

December 10, 2018 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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If you’re a real estate agent or broker, you may wonder whether the new Section 199A deduction works for you. And the short answer: Probably you … [Read more...] about Real Estate Broker Section 199A Deduction

Filed Under: business taxes, individual income taxes, real estate, Section 199A

Section 962 Election: An Answer to GILTI?

November 19, 2018 By Beth Nelson CPA

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As you probably know if you’re reading this blog post, many investors and entrepreneurs with an international footprint face a painful new tax, the … [Read more...] about Section 962 Election: An Answer to GILTI?

Filed Under: business taxes, Corporate taxation, foreign tax, foreign tax issues, GILTI, individual income taxes

Do You Owe the Section 965 Transition Tax?

November 8, 2018 By Beth Nelson CPA

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For either 2017 or 2018, many U.S. taxpayers with an interest in a foreign corporation owe(d) the § 965 transition tax. However, the new rule arrived … [Read more...] about Do You Owe the Section 965 Transition Tax?

Filed Under: business taxes, Corporate taxation, foreign tax, foreign tax issues, individual income taxes

Will Your Small Business Owe GILTI Tax?

November 6, 2018 By Beth Nelson CPA

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A prediction for the coming tax season: GILTI taxes will blindside some small business owners operating internationally. Many small business owners … [Read more...] about Will Your Small Business Owe GILTI Tax?

Filed Under: business taxes, Corporate taxation, foreign tax, foreign tax issues, individual income taxes

S Corporation Section 199A Deduction

November 5, 2018 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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The S Corporation Section 199A deduction gets complicated. Especially for S corporation business owners who don’t get good advice from a knowledgeable … [Read more...] about S Corporation Section 199A Deduction

Filed Under: business taxes, individual income taxes

Section 199A Trade or Business Concept Deconstructed

October 1, 2018 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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The new Section 199A deduction requires taxpayers to identify the individual trades or businesses they receive income from. The reason for this … [Read more...] about Section 199A Trade or Business Concept Deconstructed

Filed Under: business taxes, individual income taxes

S Corporation Home Office Deduction Revisited

September 3, 2018 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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My oldest friend (since 5th grade) is also a CPA. At lunch last week, he made a great observation. If you run your business as an S corporation and … [Read more...] about S Corporation Home Office Deduction Revisited

Filed Under: business taxes, S corporation

Section 199A Proposed Regulations News

July 26, 2018 By Stephen Nelson CPA

The Sec. 199A proposed regulations have been delayed.

Normally, we don't "do" news type blog posts. This is a how-to blog, obviously. But we rather accidentally stumbled on some news about the Section … [Read more...] about Section 199A Proposed Regulations News

Filed Under: business taxes, individual income taxes

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