If your small business has grown beyond your state’s borders so that you operate in more than one place, this could trigger tax complexities. (DFW Tax: Having a Business In More Than One State) Here are some to think about: Business Taxes When Operating in More than One State State Income Taxes If you operate in more than one state, how do … Read More
Flower Mound Tax: New Small Business Tax Code
Tuesday is Tax Day, the last day to file income taxes for the 2017 income tax season. The old tax code was replaced by the tax cut legislation passed by Congressional Republicans late last year. This seems like a good opportunity to reiterate the tax changes for the country’s 29 million small business owners. New Tax Structures The new tax … Read More
Dallas Tax Preparation: File Taxes Without A Hitch
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
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
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
Texas Tax Advice: Tips To Save Tax Money
A major tax bill has been passed. In the years ahead many Americans will be paying more than before, while many others will pay less. People in both camps will still want to minimize any sums they pay, so here are some tax tips to help many taxpayers lower their bills.Note that many of these actions can be taken throughout … Read More
Small Construction Business Accounting Tips
Most construction businesses will use two different tax-accounting methods: one for their long-term contracts and one generally for everything else. A long-term contract is any contract that is still going on in the same year it’s started. Cash method of accounting One method that some construction contractors can use for both generally and specifically for their long-term contracts is the … Read More
Tax Preparation Tricks or Scams To Avoid This Year
For the last three years or so, the IRS has given a name to the most common and dirty schemes to cheat either taxpayers or the nation’s treasury. They are called the “The Dirty Dozen.” This year, half the dozen are scams by third parties that attempt to rip off taxpayers. The other half are taxpayer attempts to rip off … Read More
Tax Errors You Can Avoid This Year
Taxes are hard and stressful enough to do without making avoidable errors. Before clients file, they should double check to make sure they don’t make the following tax errors. We often hand out this checklist to clients to avoid mistakes in advance. Not signing the return (if you file paper copies) Number transposition and spelling errors Unchecked or unanswered questions … Read More