With tax penalties in place that could be as much as 5% a month, filing your taxes late as a business owner can be costly. To make sure you meet the tax deadline this year and every year going forward, you need to stay organized and spend the time it takes to get your tax documents in order early on. This will … Read More
75028 CPAs: How To Stretch a Tax Refund
While it can be tempting to splurge money on something, saving some of it could be a smarter move over the long run. Here some ways that taxpayers with a household income of less than $75,000 can put that refund to good use. 1. Build up your rainy day fund Experts recommend having at least six months’ worth of savings … Read More
DFW CPA: Lower Taxes For Small Business
Minimizing taxes may be the difference between a profitable business and one that is just getting by. You all are probably thinking: “I don’t have extra time do deal with taxes.” Here are seven ways you can tame the stress of small business taxes and hopefully put a little (or a lot) more money back in your pockets. 1. Tax Software Is … Read More
Tax Preparation Help: Are You Getting All The Tax Breaks You Deserve?
Are you taking all the tax breaks you’re entitled to? CPAs say you might be able to reduce your tax bill by taking advantage of the many exemptions, deductions, and credits built into the tax code. (Tax Preparation Help: Are You Getting All The Tax Breaks You Deserve?) Tax exemptions, deductions, and credits are all things that can reduce how … Read More
Dallas Tax Pro: Tax Scams To Watch For This Year
Tax filing fraud could reach an all-time high this year, as a result of last year’s Equifax data breach. Millions of names, addresses and Social Security numbers may be compromised, and an identity thief armed with your personal information can file a tax return in your name, and collect a refund. But even if your identity wasn’t stolen, you could … Read More
Flower Mound Tax Help: These Tax Breaks Could Be Gone in 2018
If you haven’t filed your 2017 taxes yet, grab your shoebox of receipts and see if you qualify for these deductions. Flower Mound Tax Help: These Tax Breaks Could Be Gone in 2018 By now, you know that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has overhauled the tax code, including nearly doubling the standard deduction, doing away with personal exemptions and trimming … Read More
Flower Mound Business Advice: Freelancer Tax Tips
Now that tax season is in full swing, many workers will no doubt be scrambling to get their returns done. That also includes the self-employed. While filing taxes as a salaried employee often means copying down a number from a W-2 and calling it a day, there’s often a whole set of complication tacked on to the process for self-employed individuals. … Read More
DFW Tax Prep: Top Ten Tax Tips
Being a small business owner is expensive. Every penny counts when entrepreneurs are living on razor-thin margins. But owning and operating a small business is even more expensive when you pay more taxes than you owe. In a survey personal finance expert Garrett Gunderson conducted of his small business-owner clients, approximately 93 percent of them had overpaid over the past dozen years. … Read More
Flower Mound Business Coach: Invest Tax Savings Into Your Business
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into law on Dec. 22, 2017. It’s being put into action starting with the 2018 tax year. On the business side of things, the tax bill lowers the corporate tax rate from 35 to 21 percent. This is the lowest rate since 1939. For pass-through businesses — which many small businesses are — the … Read More
DFW Business Advisor: Who Should Prepare Your Taxes This Year?
Any new year means more than new diets, gym memberships and other fresh beginnings. It also signals another tax-filing season is knocking. The Internal Revenue Service will begin accepting 2017 tax returns on Jan. 29. The filing deadline this year is April 17 (rather than the typical April 15 due date). And don’t worry about all those tax law changes you’ve been … Read More