Batley CPA Tax & Business Alert April 2024
If you’re looking for a retirement plan for yourself and your employees, but you’re worried about the financial commitment and administrative burdens involved, there are some options to consider. One possibility is a “simplified employee pension” (SEP).
Batley CPA Tax & Business Alert March 2024
If you’re looking for a retirement plan for yourself and your employees, but you’re worried about the financial commitment and administrative burdens involved, there are some options to consider. One possibility is a “simplified employee pension” (SEP).
Batley CPA Tax & Business Alert February 2024
If a small business is operated as a sole proprietorship, the owner may have thought about forming a limited liability company (LLC) to protect his or her assets. Or, if the owner is launching a new business, he or she may want to know what options are available for setting it up. This article explains the basics of operating as an LLC and why it might be a good choice for a small enterprise.
Corporate Transparency Act
The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) was enacted by Congress on a bipartisan basis on January 1, 2021, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. The CTA seeks to prevent and combat money laundering, terrorist and proliferation financing, serious tax fraud, and other financial crimes by making it harder for bad actors to hide or […]
Batley CPA Tax & Business Alert January 2024
If a small business is operated as a sole proprietorship, the owner may have thought about forming a limited liability company (LLC) to protect his or her assets. Or, if the owner is launching a new business, he or she may want to know what options are available for setting it up. This article explains the basics of operating as an LLC and why it might be a good choice for a small enterprise.
Batley CPA Tax & Business Alert December 2023
Whether a business is new or established, losses can happen. The federal tax code may help soften the blow by allowing businesses to apply losses to offset taxable income in future years, subject to certain limitations.
Batley CPA Tax & Business Alert November 2023
Many people who began working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic are still doing so, full or part-time. Business owners who moved their operations to a home office, or at least began performing some work functions there, may be able to claim home office expenses against their business income. This article describes how to qualify for home office deductions and the two methods owners can choose from to claim this tax break.
Batley CPA Tax & Business Alert October 2023
Many people who began working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic are still doing so, full or part-time. Business owners who moved their operations to a home office, or at least began performing some work functions there, may be able to claim home office expenses against their business income. This article describes how to qualify for home office deductions and the two methods owners can choose from to claim this tax break.
Batley CPA Tax & Business Alert September 2023
When a married couple files a joint tax return, each spouse is “jointly and severally” liable for the full amount of tax on the couple’s combined income. Therefore, the IRS can pursue either spouse to collect the entire tax — not just the part that’s attributed to one spouse or the other. This includes any tax deficiency that the IRS assesses after an audit, as well as any penalties and interest. But there may be relief. A brief sidebar addresses what to do about future returns.
Batley CPA Tax & Business Alert May 2023
Trusts can help affluent individuals and families manage, protect and grow their wealth. But there are a wide variety to choose from, so it’s important to understand the basic concepts behind trusts before choosing one. This article defines trusts and provides an example of how one popular trust type works. A sidebar looks at another example: intentionally defective grantor trusts.
