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Section 199A Qualified Business Income Deduction: Big Savings for Small Businesses

December 2, 2017 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act added a new business deduction to tax law: the Section 199A Qualified Business Income Deduction. In a nutshell, the … [Read more...] about Section 199A Qualified Business Income Deduction: Big Savings for Small Businesses

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Pass-through Entity Tax Cut Rules Are Complicated

November 20, 2017 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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Last week, House Republicans passed the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.” The law gives many sole proprietors, partnerships and S corporations a tax cut by … [Read more...] about Pass-through Entity Tax Cut Rules Are Complicated

Filed Under: business taxes, Corporate taxation, real estate, S corporation

Amazon FBA Sales Tax: The Reality Sandwich

August 14, 2017 By Beth Nelson CPA

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Most Amazon FBA businesses have a riddle they wrestle with—which is the Amazon FBA sales tax question. Specifically, do you, if you’re an Amazon … [Read more...] about Amazon FBA Sales Tax: The Reality Sandwich

Filed Under: business taxes, Software

Business Education Deductions

July 3, 2017 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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A couple of times recently, I’ve talked with taxpayers about their business education deductions. And they have questions. Some small business … [Read more...] about Business Education Deductions

Filed Under: business taxes, individual income taxes, management, Strategy

Tax Deduction Receipts

June 26, 2017 By Beth Nelson CPA

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Taxpayers always wonder about whether or not they can deduct expenses when they don't have a receipt. Generally, yes, you can... but you want to … [Read more...] about Tax Deduction Receipts

Filed Under: Bookkeeping, business taxes, individual income taxes

Pay Zero Income Taxes on $100,000 of Income

May 29, 2017 By Stephen Nelson CPA

A few weeks ago, in a blog post about income tax brackets, I pointed out that some people who make $100,000 a year pay zero income taxes. That “pay … [Read more...] about Pay Zero Income Taxes on $100,000 of Income

Filed Under: business taxes, personal finance, retirement

S Corporation Partnerships Let You Break Rules

December 26, 2016 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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I want to talk about S corporation partnerships in this week's blog post. And here's why: S corporations provide great tax savings, but … [Read more...] about S Corporation Partnerships Let You Break Rules

Filed Under: business taxes, Corporate taxation, New business

S Corporation Salary Rules

November 28, 2016 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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S corporation shareholder-employees regularly ask for S corporation salary rules. And tax accountants, wanting to help, try to provide … [Read more...] about S Corporation Salary Rules

Filed Under: business taxes, Corporate taxation

Small Business Net Investment Income Tax Primer

October 31, 2016 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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If you’re an entrepreneur or small business owner, you want to know about how the Obamacare net investment income tax works. Accordingly, in this blog … [Read more...] about Small Business Net Investment Income Tax Primer

Filed Under: business taxes, Incorporation, personal finance

Hidden Small Business Pension Plan Costs

October 17, 2016 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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A couple of times recently, I’ve gotten into, er, spirited discussions with people about whether some small business pension plan costs too much to … [Read more...] about Hidden Small Business Pension Plan Costs

Filed Under: business taxes, management, personal finance, retirement

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