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New 100% Depreciation Deduction Benefits Business Taxpayers

December 27th, 2018|Categories: Accounting, Burns Firm, Business, C Corporation, Partnership, S Corporation, Tax, Tax Deductions, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation, Tax Return, TCJA|Tags: , , , , , |

Information from IRS.gov Tax reform legislation passed in December 2017 includes changes that affect businesses. One of these changes allows businesses to write off most depreciable business assets in the [...]

Tax Reform Changed Accounting Methods for Small Businesses

December 26th, 2018|Categories: Accounting, Business, C Corporation, Partnership, S Corporation, Services, Tax, Tax Deductions, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation, Tax Return, TCJA|Tags: , , , , , , |

Information from IRS.gov The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – better known as tax reform – allows more small business taxpayers to use the cash method of accounting. Tax reform [...]

Get Up and Running After a Disaster

December 19th, 2018|Categories: Accounting, Burns Firm, Business, C Corporation, Partnership, Services, Tax, Tax Planning|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

If your business is hit by a hurricane, windstorm, blizzard, or other natural disaster, or if it falls victim to arson or terrorism, you might have to close up shop [...]

Employers: IRS Updates Business Travel Per Diems

December 17th, 2018|Categories: Accounting, Burns Firm, Business, C Corporation, Partnership, S Corporation, Services, Tax, Tax Credits, Tax Deductions, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation, Tax Return, TCJA|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Under current tax law, employees aren't allowed to claim miscellaneous itemized deductions — including unreimbursed business expenses — on their personal tax returns for 2018 through 2025. So, it may [...]

Year-End Tax and Financial To-do List for Individuals

December 13th, 2018|Categories: Accounting, Burns Firm, Services, Tax, Tax Deductions, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation, Tax Return, TCJA|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

With the dawn of 2019 on the near horizon, here’s a quick list of tax and financial to-dos you should address before 2018 ends: Check your FSA balance. If you [...]

2019 Q1 Tax Calendar: Key Deadlines for Businesses and Other Employers

December 11th, 2018|Categories: Accounting, Business, C Corporation, Partnership, S Corporation, Services, Tax, Tax Deductions, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation, Tax Return, TCJA|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Here are some of the key tax-related deadlines affecting businesses and other employers during the first quarter of 2019. Keep in mind that this list isn’t all-inclusive, so there may [...]

Does Prepaying Property Taxes Make Sense Anymore?

December 4th, 2018|Categories: Accounting, Burns Firm, Tax, Tax Deductions, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation, Tax Return|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Prepaying property taxes related to the current year but due the following year has long been one of the most popular and effective year-end tax-planning strategies. But does it still [...]

Catch-up Retirement Plan Contributions Can Be Particularly Advantageous Post-TCJA

November 29th, 2018|Categories: Accounting, Burns Firm, Business, Tax, Tax Credits, Tax Deductions, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation, Tax Return, TCJA|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Will you be age 50 or older on December 31? Are you still working? Are you already contributing to your 401(k) plan or Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees (SIMPLE) [...]

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