Posts Tagged ‘Best CPA Northeast Tarrant County’
Deter Identity Theft with Fraud Alerts and Security Freezes
If a fraudster steals your identity, you may find yourself embarking on an unpleasant journey to recover your good name and pilfered finances. Fortunately, tools are available to prevent and minimize potential losses. Here are two options to consider if you suspect your personal data has landed in the wrong hands. Fraud alert. Say you…
Read MoreStart Planning for Next Year’s Individual Tax Return Using this Year’s Return
Whew! You filed your individual tax return and now you’re ready to forget all about taxes until next year. Not so fast! Your 2015 tax return is a great tool to help you plan for 2016. Here’s what to look at. Review your withholding. If you owed tax this year or received a large refund,…
Read MoreLast-Minute Moves That Can Lower Your Tax Bill
Only one month to go until tax filing day! That means you still have time to trim your 2015 tax bill. Here are last-minute moves to consider and deductions to remember. Maximize your 2015 IRA contribution. You have until April 18 (or April 19 if you live in Maine or Massachusetts) to make deductible 2015…
Read MoreTax News – 2016 Tax Changes to Note
2016 tax changes you need to know about: Effective beginning with 2016 taxable years, the de minimis tangible property safe harbor has increased to $2,500 per invoice or item. The change affects regulations issued in 2013 that clarified when your business could expense tangible real and personal business property. Previously, the de minimis safe harbor…
Read MoreImprove Your Financial Well-Being With an Annual Review
You’re slogging through paperwork, gathering and organizing information to prepare your tax return. Take heart – you can make your hard work do double duty by using those same records to improve your financial well-being. Here are suggestions to get you started. Write down your financial goals. How much money will you need to meet…
Read MoreConfiguring Your QuickBooks Online Settings
You’ll be visiting QuickBooks Online’s Settings screen regularly, so it’s good to know what’s there. You can get into a rental car and just start driving to your destination. But you soon realize that you need to know where the temperature controls and the radio tuner are. If it starts raining, you must know where…
Read MoreAdvantages and Disadvantages to Making an S Corporation Election
Are you deciding whether to make your business an S corporation for 2016? Here are tax considerations to review before the March 15 due date of the election. When you make an S corporation election, you’re opting to have your business’s income or loss “passed through” to you and other shareholders. That means you’ll report the income or loss…
Read MoreWhat You Should Know About the QBO Mobile App
The QBO mobile app lacks some features found in the browser-based version, but it provides mobile access to tools you may want on the road. First, it’s free (except for your mobile data plan costs). Second, it’s good. And the QBO mobile app offers more functionality than you might expect. Available for iOS and Android smartphones and…
Read MoreUsing QBO’s Accounts Receivable Reports
With the holidays and year-end over, you can turn your attention to catching up with your customers. It would be nice if we could neatly wrap up every accounting month or quarter or year neatly, with all of our transactions completed. All current bills and invoices would be paid, physical inventory counts would match the…
Read MoreUnderstand This Depreciation Rule When Buying Assets
You’re already aware that depreciation expensing techniques help reduce federal taxes when you purchase business assets such as autos, machinery, equipment, and furniture at year-end. But did you know that might not be as true this year as it once was? Here’s why. Some immediate expensing depreciation tax breaks have been reduced for 2015. For…
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