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Don’t Forget About The Work Opportunity Tax Credit!

June 1, 2022 By Christian Block CPA

Work opportunity tax credit provides big tax savings for employers

The Work Opportunity Tax Credit, or WOTC for short, gets little attention these days.  COVID relief programs such as the Paycheck Protection Program … [Read more...] about Don’t Forget About The Work Opportunity Tax Credit!

Filed Under: business taxes, employee retention credit, work opportunity tax credit

16 Ways of Qualifying for Employee Retention Credits

January 3, 2022 By Stephen Nelson CPA

Employers have 16 ways of qualifying for employee retention credits

For the last few weeks, we've been blogging on Tuesdays about tax strategies entrepreneurs and active investors can use. This week, however, a break … [Read more...] about 16 Ways of Qualifying for Employee Retention Credits

Filed Under: business taxes, COVID-19, employee retention credit

Tax Strategy Tuesday:  Startup Business Employee Retention Credit

December 21, 2021 By Stephen Nelson CPA

Recovery startup business employee retention credit gives entreperneurs up to $100,000 in tax savings.

The year ends in a just a few days. So, a last minute tax strategy: If you can start a business before the year ends, you should be able to employ the … [Read more...] about Tax Strategy Tuesday:  Startup Business Employee Retention Credit

Filed Under: business taxes, employee retention credit, individual income taxes, Tax Strategy Tuesday

Employee Retention Credit Checklist

November 1, 2021 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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It clicked for me a few days ago. We need an employee retention credit checklist. For when we prepare the tax returns of small business owners next … [Read more...] about Employee Retention Credit Checklist

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Recovery Startup Business Employee Retention Credit: Nine Awkward Questions

September 1, 2021 By Stephen Nelson CPA

recovery startup business employee retention credit awkward questions

If you’re reading this, you know about the $100,000 recovery startup business employee retention credit. You know, for example, that if you start a … [Read more...] about Recovery Startup Business Employee Retention Credit: Nine Awkward Questions

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Houses of Worship and Nonprofits Miss the Boat on Employee Retention Credits

August 30, 2021 By Stephen Nelson CPA

tax-exempt employee retention credit blog post

Last week, in conversations with the staff at the church I attend, I learned the organization had not applied for employee retention credits to which … [Read more...] about Houses of Worship and Nonprofits Miss the Boat on Employee Retention Credits

Filed Under: COVID-19, employee retention credit

The $100,000 Real Estate Employee Retention Credit Windfall

August 18, 2021 By Stephen Nelson CPA

The recovery startup business employee retention credit is a pot of gold for real estate investors.

I want to talk about something a little awkward. Partly awkward because the thing we're going to discuss doesn't present tax legislation in a very … [Read more...] about The $100,000 Real Estate Employee Retention Credit Windfall

Filed Under: COVID-19, employee retention credit

Recovery Startup Business Employee Retention Credit

August 4, 2021 By Stephen Nelson CPA

The recovery startup business employee retention credit can provide up to $100,000 in funding to a small business entrenrepeur.

For the third and fourth quarters of 2021, tax law provides an unusual incentive to small business entrepreneurs: the recovery startup business … [Read more...] about Recovery Startup Business Employee Retention Credit

Filed Under: employee retention credit, management, New business, Strategy

Solving the Employee Retention Credit Partial Suspension Puzzle

July 20, 2021 By Stephen Nelson CPA

The employee retention credit partial suspension rule? Trikcy as heck!

Okay, something you should know if you employ workers. You may have a backdoor method for qualifying for the employee retention credit. The partial … [Read more...] about Solving the Employee Retention Credit Partial Suspension Puzzle

Filed Under: business taxes, COVID-19, employee retention credit, New business, PPP

Three Tips for Bigger Employee Retention Credits

July 19, 2021 By Stephen Nelson CPA

Maximize employee retention credit with some clever hacks. Your employees will thank you.

If your business got beat up by the Covid-19 pandemic—many did of course—you hopefully know about employee retention credits. But what you may not … [Read more...] about Three Tips for Bigger Employee Retention Credits

Filed Under: business taxes, Corporate taxation, employee retention credit, New business, PPP

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199A Deduction Errors Cost Small Businesses Big Refunds

The Section 199A deduction lets business owners avoid federal income taxes on that last twenty percent of their business income. Which sounds … [Read More...] about 199A Deduction Errors Cost Small Businesses Big Refunds

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