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If you’re a business owner, you have financial incentive to want to classify workers as independent contractors rather than as employees. For example, you’re required to withhold and pay taxes on employee wages, and you may need to offer employee benefits such as paid time off and pension contributions. None of these are required with…
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The year is nearly over, but you can still take action to lower your business income tax during the final months of 2015. Here are five year-end tax savers for businesses to consider. Postpone revenue to 2016. If your business reports on the cash basis, delay billing your customers long enough to ensure that payments…
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Even though the end of the year is fast approaching, you still have time to trim your 2015 federal income tax bill. Nine year-end tax savers for individuals follow: State and local income taxes. If you prepay certain state and local taxes, you can claim the deduction on your 2015 return. Caution: Analyze your exposure to…
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Do you keep up with fluctuations in interest rates? The IRS does too, and changes in those rates could affect your tax return. For instance, applicable federal rates, or AFRs, are published by the IRS to set a minimum interest rate for certain transactions, such as loans to family members. How does that affect you?…
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If you’re approaching retirement age and will qualify for social security, you’ll need to decide when to start collecting. You can begin as early as age 62 or as late as age 70. Within that window, your monthly receipts will increase for each month you delay taking benefits. Here are three items to consider when…
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Final IRS regulations will help married couples pass more estate assets to heirs without creating complicated trusts. The “portability” rules allow surviving spouses to retain the unused portion of a deceased husband or wife’s estate exemption – if the rules are followed. Here’s what you need to know. The estate tax exemption for 2015 is…
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Like QuickBooks Online but miss some of the desktop version’s features? You can have both now. QuickBooks Online has grown tremendously since its introduction more than a decade ago. It’s not quite as mature as the top-of-the-line desktop versions, but it’s not far behind anymore. No matter which version of QuickBooks you first used, there…
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We are excited to announce that Dana McGuffin CPA has been named in the top 20 Accounting Firms in the US as a Firm of the Future by Intuit! As you know, we are SO different from many accounting firms in that we utilize cloud technologies, embrace a Results-Only Work Environment, engage with people using social platforms, and…
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Many tax provisions are linked to age, so whenever there’s a birthday in the family, check for changes to take into account as you do your tax planning. Major age milestones include the following: Age What it means for your taxes Age 13 Beginning at this age, your child no longer qualifies for the child…
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If you own assets that you’d like to leave to a loved one, you have an estate. But without a plan, your state of residence will choose your heir — not necessarily the result you intended. How can you ensure your intentions will be realized? Start by understanding the basics of estate taxes. How estate…
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