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Corporate taxation

Multistate Taxation: Avoiding Costs and Hassles

October 3, 2016 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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Last week’s blog post talked about how multistate taxation works and got into some of the nitty gritty details of nexus, public law 86-272 and then … [Read more...] about Multistate Taxation: Avoiding Costs and Hassles

Filed Under: business taxes, Corporate taxation, management

Do California S Corporations Save Taxes?

September 19, 2016 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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Typically S corporations save their shareholder-employees significant amounts of payroll taxes. But because of the California Subchapter S franchise … [Read more...] about Do California S Corporations Save Taxes?

Filed Under: business taxes, Corporate taxation, New business

How to Add Your Accountant to Your WA Department of Revenue Account

September 12, 2016 By Beth Nelson CPA

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One thing that’s a real shame is how difficult it is for Washington small businesses to add their accountant as a user on their Department of Revenue … [Read more...] about How to Add Your Accountant to Your WA Department of Revenue Account

Filed Under: business taxes, Corporate taxation

S Corporation Tax Savings Calculator

August 28, 2016 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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Okay, an interesting idea. If you know what your small unincorporated business will generate in profits this year? And then you have a … [Read more...] about S Corporation Tax Savings Calculator

Filed Under: business taxes, Corporate taxation, personal finance

The Software As A Service (SaaS) Sec. 199 Loophole

August 8, 2016 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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Are you running an SaaS business? You know, "software as a service"? And are you taking the Software As A Service Sec. 199 domestic production … [Read more...] about The Software As A Service (SaaS) Sec. 199 Loophole

Filed Under: business taxes, Corporate taxation

Little Known Benefits of an S Corporation

July 25, 2016 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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Many small business owners and basically every accountant knows the attraction of an S corporation. In a nutshell, an S corporation allows a … [Read more...] about Little Known Benefits of an S Corporation

Filed Under: business taxes, Corporate taxation, Incorporation

Paying Zero S Corporation Shareholder-Employee Wages

May 9, 2016 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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I stumbled onto an online forum discussion recently where participants were berating some new S corporation owner about paying zero S corporation … [Read more...] about Paying Zero S Corporation Shareholder-Employee Wages

Filed Under: Bookkeeping, business taxes, Corporate taxation, management, New business

Reporting a Foreign Business Investment

March 14, 2016 By Beth Nelson CPA

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The first thing we need to say is that if you’re an entrepreneur or business owner operating internationally, you need to be really careful about … [Read more...] about Reporting a Foreign Business Investment

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

Recording Customer Deposits in QuickBooks

February 1, 2016 By Beth Nelson CPA

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Here’s a key piece of information to know. Taxpayers almost always need to report payments from customers as income to the IRS when cash is received, … [Read more...] about Recording Customer Deposits in QuickBooks

Filed Under: Bookkeeping, Corporate taxation

Blue Collar S Corporations

December 1, 2015 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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I watched the CNBC television show, “Blue Collar Millionaires” over the summer. A good show, episodes (rightly) hammer home the point that America … [Read more...] about Blue Collar S Corporations

Filed Under: business taxes, Corporate taxation, New business Tagged With: S corporation

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