Trump administration considers taking inflation into account when taxing capital gains As reported by Reuters: The Trump administration is considering bypassing Congress to grant a $100 billion tax cut (as projected over a decade) to taxpayers by taking inflation into...
DO YOU QUALIFY FOR THE HOME OFFICE DEDUCTION? Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, employees can no longer claim the home office deduction. If, however, you run a business from your home or are otherwise self-employed and use part of your home for business purposes, the...
The high tax States, including New Jersey, are suing the Federal Government because of the Tax Reform Act. They are arguing the $10k cap on State and Local Taxes is somehow Unconstitutional. They will lose. There is no right to have a Federal Tax Deduction for local...
HOW TO AVOID GETTING HIT WITH PAYROLL TAX PENALTIES For small businesses, managing payroll can be one of the most arduous tasks. Adding to the burden earlier this year was adjusting income tax withholding based on the new tables issued by the IRS. (Those tables...
CLOSE-UP ON THE NEW QBI DEDUCTION’S WAGE LIMIT The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) provides a valuable new tax break to noncorporate owners of pass-through entities: a deduction for a portion of qualified business income (QBI). The deduction generally applies to income...
CLOSE-UP ON THE NEW QBI DEDUCTION’S WAGE LIMIT The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) provides a valuable new tax break to noncorporate owners of pass-through entities: a deduction for a portion of qualified business income (QBI). The deduction generally applies to income...
CHOOSING THE BEST BUSINESS ENTITY STRUCTURE POST-TCJA For tax years beginning in 2018 and beyond, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) created a flat 21% federal income tax rate for C corporations. Under prior law, C corporations were taxed at rates as high as 35%. The...
SUPREME COURT ISSUES AN OPINION ALLOWING STATES TO FORCE ONLINE US RETAILERS TO COLLECT SALES TAX What a disaster for US online businesses! In SD v. Wayfair, the US Supreme Court slapped online retailers the burden of collecting Sales Tax on sales out-of-state. This...
2018 Q3 TAX CALENDAR: KEY DEADLINES FOR BUSINESSES AND OTHER EMPLOYERS Here are some of the key tax-related deadlines affecting businesses and other employers during the second quarter of 2018. Keep in mind that this list isn’t all-inclusive, so there may be...