Tax Tips

Using S corporations to reduce self-employment income o Income that you generate conducting your business as a sole proprietorship (or through a wholly-owned limited liability company (LLC)) is subject to both income tax and self-employment tax. The self-employment tax is imposed on 92.35% of self-employment income at a 12.4% rate for social security up to […]

Substantiating employee expense account and expense reimbursement arrangements. Q- 1. Do you have an expense account or expense reimbursement arrangement with your employer? A- A. You get a better tax result on your own income tax return if your expense account or reimbursement arrangement qualifies as an “accountable” plan. (See B, below) Under such a […]

Tax aspect of a parent entering a nursing home.  Deductibility of long-term medical care services: The costs of qualified long-term care, including nursing home care, are deductible as medical expenses to the extent they, along with other medical expenses, exceed 10% of adjusted gross income in 2017 (7.5% in 2018). Qualified long-term care services are necessary […]

So you work at home, and communicate with your employer mainly by telephone, e-mail, fax, electronic data transfer, express mail services, etc., you should know about the strict rules that govern whether you can deduct your home office expenses. You may deduct your home office expenses if your home office is for the convenience of […]

Save taxes by transferring assets into your children’s names. This tax technique is called income shifting. It seeks to take income out of your higher tax bracket and place it in the lower tax brackets of your children. While some tax savings are available through this approach, the “kiddie tax” rules impose substantial limitations on […]

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with Treasury, released a revised loan forgiveness application for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The SBA also unveiled a new EZ application for forgiveness of PPP loans. Revised PPP Loan Forgiveness Application  instructions EZ PPP Loan Forgiveness Application.  instructions The releases came only hours after the SBA […]