You’ve filed your tax return for the year. You feel good about it. However, I’m here to warn you about 5 tax deductions that could get you in trouble. It’s super common for taxpayers especially self-employed individuals to make write-off mistakes. It’s simply because you never learned the dos and don’ts of write-offs. You might …
The $2 trillion COVID19 economic recovery bill titled the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) offers, among many things, some meaningful tax relief. Let’s go over two tax relief measures in the CARES Act that can potentially benefit IRA retirement account owners. The biggest one being tax-free IRA borrowing. Do you have …
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Has your financial advisor ever lectured you about the wonderfulness of a Roth IRA? Maybe they advised you to convert traditional IRAs into Roth accounts. Sound familiar? Well, now’s the time to do a Roth IRA conversion. In hindsight, maybe that was a good thing you never got around to a Roth IRA conversion. Why? …
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Health insurance is no fun topic. There’s lots of debate around the necessity of paying high premiums. However, if you’re self-employed (i.e. you work as a contractor or freelancer), then pay attention. It’s important to know how to take health insurance as a tax deduction. If you’re self-employed, work as a contractor or freelancer, then …
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Congrats! You’ve applied and received PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) funds. Now what? Let’s learn about PPP loan forgiveness and how to account for the funds on the books. First, the basics of the PPP funds as a recap. PPP Loan basics review The maximum PPP loan amount is 2.5 times your average monthly payroll expenses, …
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If you missed out on the original funding for the PPP loan, then have no fear. More funding has been approved! Are you ready? Let’s help you understand how to apply for a PPP loan if you’re self-employed. If you are self-employed, with no employees, you absolutely need to qualify for this loan and its …
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There’s no doubt about it. The COVID-19 pandemic has upended all aspects of life around the world, including the world of small businesses here in the U.S. If your business is struggling you may be able to get some help from the federal Small Business Administration (SBA), which is authorized to make loans available to …
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With everything that is going on recently, I’m getting lots of questions about when, how and who will receive the stimulus check as part of the latest government actions. Specifically, I’m talking about the CARES Act passed by the US government just last week. So, here are your coronavirus stimulus questions answered. Coronavirus Stimulus Questions: …
No matter where you currently are parked, you’re likely being impacted by this crazy coronavirus pandemic. I’m also guessing that you are worried about how it will impact your business finances including taxes. Now’s the time to create a financial plan. I’m sure many of you are experiencing financial changes to your business already. It’s …
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Who here doesn’t like seeing their tax liability? I think most of you just mumbled “me” to yourself. Am I right? Here are 7 ways to reduce self-employment taxes for small business owners. By now I’m pretty sure you understand you have self-employment tax obligations as a small business owner or RV entrepreneur. Understanding self-employment …