If you haven’t been following the Texas legislature, and I wouldn’t blame you if you haven’t, they just concluded their second called Special Session on July 14, 2023. Special sessions can only be called by the Governor and are limited to topics that the Governor lists in his announcement calling the sesssion. This time the […]
Small business get tax relief in Texas Property Tax Reform Read More »
#TaxTipTuesday – write to the House Ways & Means Oversight Subcommittee with your concerns and watch their meeting with IRS Commissioner Rettig on 3/17/2022 at 10 am ET. #TaxTwitter
US House Ways & Means meets up with IRS Commissioner Rettig Read More »
Wow, summer went by fast! Actually, it’s still “summer” and will be summer until Monday, September 23, 2019. And here in Texas, it’ll be summer well into October. But officially, summer break is ending for teachers and student. All the teachers I know start the new school year with excitement and engagement and then it
Back to School – Tax tips for teachers as the new school year starts. Read More »
It’s early June and I bet you’re in one of two camps. Either you filed your Form 1040 by April 15, 2019 and don’t want to think about taxes until next January. Or, you extended your Form 1040 by April 15, 2019, and you don’t want to think about taxes until the extended deadline of
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Well, for being shutdown and running on a skeleton crew, the IRS has been BUSY today and delivered the final tax regulations for the new Section 199A tax deduction for flow-through income on individual tax returns. This is the new Qualified Business Income Deduction for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017 that came into
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The IRS released information today that should come as a relief to taxpayers and tax preparers as we start work on our 2018 tax returns. The IRS will be waiving the estimated tax penalty for taxpayers on their 2018 tax return who didn’t have enough withholding and estimated tax payments to cover their tax liabilities.
IRS waives some penalties on withholding and estimated tax payments Read More »
Well, I just realized it’s been a while since I updated my blog. It’s been a crazy 6 weeks so this update is well overdue. Here’s a recap of what’s been going on in my world. To start, the first 15 days of October were really busy around here. Having the corporate tax return deadline
We made it through the last tax deadline for calendar 2017! Read More »
If you’ve been following the tax journals or related social media accounts, you no doubt saw that the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (“TCJA”) removed the deduction for business related entertainment expenses. There was a lot of concern that the meals portion of “Meals & Entertainment” expenses would also be denied because of some related
Most business meals are still deductible, subject to the 50% limitation Read More »
I love October. It’s the kick-off to the holiday season, there’s still enough time left in the year to make course corrections in my annual goals, and the world turns burnt orange. Business owners can use this time to evaluate where they are and what more they want to accomplish before the year is over.
The business owner’s October checklist Read More »
A lot of small businesses start out as hobbies. After time and growth, the entrepreneur slowly starts devoting more time to the endeavor and it gradually grows into a full fledged business. These are the success stories that motivate many people to strike out on their own.
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