Buying a new business vehicle? A heavy SUV is a tax-smart choice
If you’re buying or replacing a vehicle that you’ll use in your business, be aware that a heavy SUV may provide a more generous tax break this year than you’d get from a smaller vehicle. The reason has to do with how smaller business cars are depreciated for tax purposes.
How to receive payments in QuickBooks Online
It’s more enjoyable than paying your bills. Here are three ways to process incoming money from customers.
To file or not to file a gift tax return, that is the question
If you made gifts last year you may be wondering if you need to file a gift tax return.
Passing the public support test
Unless 501(c)(3) organizations prove they’re publicly supported, the IRS assumes they’re private foundations. The distinction is important, because publicly supported charities enjoy higher tax-deductible donation limits and generally are exempt from excise taxes and related penalties.
There still may be time to make an IRA contribution for last year
If you’re getting ready to file your 2022 tax return, and your tax bill is higher than you’d like, there may still be an opportunity to lower it.
Do you run a business from home? You may be able to deduct home office expenses
Many people began working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic — and many still work from their home offices either all the time or on a hybrid basis.
Provide your heirs the option of creating an inheritor’s trust
Even though it may not be top of mind when you’re developing or revising your estate plan, it’s important to consider how bequeathing assets to your family might affect them. Why? Because when your heirs receive their inheritance, it becomes part of their own taxable estates.
Are your Accounting and Development departments like oil and water?
When Accounting and Development teams don’t work well together, the situation can lead to more than employee hostility and conflict. It can affect the not-for-profit’s financial statements and lead to the forfeiture of grant funds.
Child tax credit: The rules keep changing but it’s still valuable
If you’re a parent, you may be confused about the rules for claiming the Child Tax Credit (CTC). The rules and credit amounts have changed significantly over the last six years.
Coming soon: 5 accounting rules that take effect in 2023
It can be challenging to keep track of which accounting rules are changing, when the changes kick in and for which types of entities. Plus, implementing the necessary revisions to your organization’s procedures and systems often takes time and resources.