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Information from irs.gov An early withdrawal from your retirement plan may trigger an additional tax on top of income tax taxpayers may have to pay. Know the following when considering [...]

The Section 199 deduction is intended to encourage domestic manufacturing. In fact, it’s often referred to as the “manufacturers’ deduction.” But this potentially valuable tax break can be used by [...]

Information from irs.gov The best way to get your tax refund is via direct deposit. Here's why: Fast. By having your income tax return electronically filed by your tax preparer [...]

Investment interest — interest on debt used to buy assets held for investment, such as margin debt used to buy securities — generally is deductible for both regular tax and [...]

The break allowing taxpayers to take an itemized deduction for state and local sales taxes in lieu of state and local income taxes was made “permanent” a little over a [...]

Information from irs.gov The IRS offers the following information regarding self-employment and your tax obligations. Keep in mind, as a self-employed individual, generally you are required to file an annual [...]

Retirement plan contribution limits are indexed for inflation, but with inflation remaining low, most of the limits remain unchanged for 2017. The only limit that has increased from the 2016 [...]

Here are some of the key tax-related deadlines affecting businesses and other employers during the first quarter of 2017. Keep in mind that this list isn’t all-inclusive, so there may [...]

Information provided by: irs.gov The Internal Revenue Service has issued the 2017 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical [...]

There are many ways to save for a child’s or grandchild’s education. But one has annual contribution limits, and if you don’t make a 2016 contribution by December 31, the [...]

If you're reporting travel and entertainment (T&E) expenses on your tax return and you're audited, there's a good chance an agent will take a hard look at those items. Often [...]

Comprehensive due diligence is essential if your business plans to acquire or merge with another organization. Without one, complicated implications could arise with the potential to significantly affect the profits [...]

A tried-and-true estate planning strategy is to make tax-free gifts to loved ones during life, because it reduces potential estate tax at death. There are many ways to make tax-free [...]

In order to take advantage of two important depreciation tax breaks for business assets, you must place the assets in service by the end of the tax year. So you [...]

Smart timing of deductible expenses can reduce your tax liability, and poor timing can unnecessarily increase it. When you don’t expect to be subject to the alternative minimum tax (AMT) [...]