Claiming an Elderly Parent or Relative as a Dependent
Are you taking care of an elderly parent or relative? Whether it’s driving to doctor appointments, paying for nursing home care or medical expenses, or handling their personal finances, dealing with an elderly parent or relative can be emotionally and financially draining, especially when you are taking care of your own family as well. Fortunately, […]
How to Clean up QuickBooks for 2020
Yes, it’s here again: a new year. Whether you have a few tasks left or have already closed out the books for 2019, it’s always good to double-check everything and make sure that you have: Processed every 2019 transaction (or that you know why you can’t). Dealt with all your 2019 financial data to give […]
Watch Out for Gift Card Scams
There’s never an off-season when it comes to scammers and thieves who want to trick people to scam them out of money, steal their personal information, or talk them into engaging in questionable behavior with their taxes. While scam attempts typically peak during tax season, taxpayers need to remain vigilant all year long. For example, […]
Tax Planning Includes Keeping Good Records
It’s January and tax season is right around the corner. For many people that means scrambling to collect receipts, mileage logs, and other tax-related documents needed to prepare their tax returns. If this describes you, chances are, you’re wishing you’d kept on top of it during the year so you could avoid this scenario yet […]
Opportunity Zone Guidance Finalized
Final regulations were recently issued regarding details about investment in qualified opportunity zones (QOZ) that modified and finalized proposed regulations for QOFs and QOZ businesses that were previously issued on October 28, 2018, and May 1, 2019. The final regulations provide additional guidance for taxpayers who are eligible to make an election to temporarily defer […]
Reminder: Use Correct Forms to Pay Employment Taxes
Small business owners are reminded to review the rules for filing two commonly-used employment tax returns: Form 944, Employer’s Annual Federal Tax Return and Form 941, Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return. A small business files one or the other; these two forms are not interchangeable and the employer should never flip-flop between the two forms on their own. […]
Starting a Home-Based Business
More than half of all businesses today are home-based. Every day, people are striking out and achieving economic and creative independence by turning their skills into dollars. Garages, basements, and attics are being transformed into the corporate headquarters of the newest entrepreneurs – home-based business people. And, with technological advances in smartphones, tablets, and iPads […]
Got Debt? Tips to Improve Your Financial Situation
If you are having trouble paying your debts, it is important to take action sooner rather than later. Doing nothing leads to much larger problems in the future, whether it’s a bad credit record or bankruptcy resulting in the loss of assets and even your home. If you’re in financial trouble, then these steps will […]
