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Articles about tax deductions (0-50 of 1292)
- Saving Money: Possible Tax Deductions For Home Businesses
By: Michael Laleye | - If you operate your own home business, then you are probably aware that there a few drawbacks to being self-employed. Working for yourself often means that you lose many workplace benefits, such as group insurance, sick leave, paid vacations, etc. However, the government does provide solace to those who have an entrepreneurial spirit, and this solace comes in the form of tax breaks. There are many possible tax deductions for home businesses; you simply have to be well-informed about them.
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- Stop Giving Your Money Away: Learn About Tax Deductions
By: Ron Finkelstein | - The adjusted gross income (AGI) and the modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) of a family or individual are major factors that can determine tax benefit eligibility. Having an AGI or MAGI that's out of range can cause denial of certain tax benefits. This can create the same feeling of frustration you get when you can't perform a simple physical task simply because you're too big or too small.
It is not hard to calculate your adjusted gross income. The calculation simply requires t ...
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- Self Employment Tax Deductions...which Ones Are You Missing
By: Pyt740 | - Self Employment Tax Deductions....Discover the Unclaimed Deductions that lie secretly Hidden in your Home Business Tax Returns
Tax Write Offs for the Self Employed...Discover 101 Ways To Reduce your Taxes Legally..
Unfortunately, we had been students of self-employment tax deductions strategies for over 20 years before we learned what Im about to share with you regarding home business tax reduction tips.
I was shocked when we first fo ...
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- Small Business Tax Deductions: "g" Is For Gifts & Gas
By: Wayne Davies | - Here are two valid expenses you can deduct on your small business income tax return, both beginning with the letter "G".
Gifts.
You can deduct the cost of gifts to customers and other business associates such as vendors, suppliers and service providers (like your accountant, attorney or insurance agent). Be careful, though, because the deduction is limited to $25 per individual recipient per year. Example: You purchase $60 fruit baskets and give them away over the holidays ...
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- Seminar Tax Deductions - How To Claim Your Education And Keep More Money
By: Caterina Christakos | - Have you heard of seminar tax deductions? Well if you are thinking of continuing your education or traveling to a conference for a business related purpose you need to know about this little IRS loophole.
Seminars and conferences are tax deductible, if you document them properly. You can also deduct your travel expenses like your air fare, hotels, and some of your entertainment expenses if the greater portion of your trip is dedicated to business or furthering your career.
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- Schedule C Tax Deductions: "e" Is For Employees, Education And Entertainment
By: Wayne Davies | - Looking for legitimate tax deductions for your income tax returns this year? Here are three common expenses you can deduct on Schedule C, all starting with the letter "E".
Employees.
There are several legal deductions related to your employees. Obviously, the compensation you pay them is reported on Schedule C, Line 26. Even though the description for this item is "Wages", don't stop there. Salaries, commissions and bonuses are also deductible and should be put on Line 26 a ...
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- Small Business Tax Tips: How To Find Hundreds Of Deductions
By: Wayne Davies | - Are you a small business owner who's frustrated about taxes? You face a mind-boggling array of choices when it comes to figuring out what is and is not deductible on your income tax return each year. And just when you think you've got this tax system figured out, new laws are passed and it feels like you've got to start all over.
Perhaps the best place to begin this journey is the income tax return itself. Depending on what type of entity you own, here are the main income tax for ...
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- Schedule C Tax Deductions - "c" Is For Contributions, Contractors & Commissions
By: Wayne Davies | - Here are three legitimate tax deductions for the self-employed that begin with the letter "C". Do you have these expenses in your sole proprietorship? If so, be sure to report them on your tax return.
1. Contributions.
By contributions, I'm referring to charitable contributions - donations you make to tax-exempt organizations (known in tax lingo as 501c3 organizations) such as churches, synagogues and other humanitarian or educational institutions that have IRS non-profit s ...
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- Know About The Tax Deduction Checklist
By: Ranju Kumar | - Taxation is generally considered a very touchy subject for any taxpayer, rich, or poor. Calculating how much tax goes into government coffers is not anyone's cup of tea either. Whether it is medical, property-based, job-related, or otherwise, no one really is keen to admit or pay attention to how much money is axed from our paychecks by the weighty Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
There are numerous tax preparation softwares out there that will assist you in reducing the many liab ...
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- Schedule C Tax Deductions: "b" Is For Bad Debts, Bank Charges & Books
By: Wayne Davies | - Are you wondering whether you are deducting all the expenses the law allows for your sole proprietorship? Here are three commonly overlooked deductions that begin with the letter "B".
1. Bad Debts.
If you use the Accrual Method of bookkeeping, you record income from a sale when you invoice the customer, regardless of when or even whether they pay you. So what happens if they don't pay you? Let's say that several months have passed and you keep sending them statements that c ...
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- Know The Benefits Of Irs Tax Deductions
By: Ranju Kumar | - Many people do not usually have access to resources and information concerning taxations. Therefore, they don't have knowledge and understanding of laws concerning tax deductions and this usually results to taxpayers making inappropriate decisions concerning deductions that they are supposed to claim. At times, there may be information, but it normally tends to be very complex to understand. This makes the tax-related laws confusing, making the tax-payers confounded as to which tax deductions th ...
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- Know About Federal Tax Deductions
By: Ranju Kumar | - For any government to function, citizens have to pay taxes to fund some operations and services by the government. The famous biblical quote "give unto Caesar what is Caesar's" goes to show that taxes have been part of any established authority since a long time ago. But do you really know what is taxable in your income and tax deductions that may help ease the burden on the overall tax paid?
Ideally, a tax deduction is an expense on you as the taxpayer, which can be later claime ...
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- Schedule C Tax Deductions: "a" Is For Accountants, Attorneys & Advertising
By: Wayne Davies | - If you're a sole proprietor, here's the lowdown on three small business tax deductions you can report on Schedule C. They all start with the letter "A".
1. Accountants.
The fees you pay your accountant are generally tax-deductible on Schedule C, provided the fees are for services rendered on behalf of your business. So, if you pay an accountant to prepare your income tax return, that tax prep fee is deductible to the extent it applies to the forms required for your sole pro ...
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- Schedule C Tax Deductions: How To Deduct Cost Of Goods Sold
By: Wayne Davies | - Are you a sole proprietor who sells a product? Then you need to know how to deduct expenses related to the sale of those products. The purpose of this article is to give you an overview of what is potentially your biggest tax deduction.
First, let's discuss an important concept related to this deduction known as "Cost of Goods Sold." Let's say in 2008 you start a business to sell widgets. You buy the widgets for $50 each and sell them for $100 each. Now it's tax time and you've go ...
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- Schedule C Tax Tips: What's Deductible?
By: Wayne Davies | - What is the most frequently asked tax question? Are you ready? Here it is: "What's deductible?"
That's it. Without a doubt, it's the most common tax question I receive every year. It comes in several forms, such as:
How do I identify all the deductions I'm allowed to take?
Is there anything deductible that I'm not deducting?
How do I make sure I'm taking all legal deductions?
Is there one resource that describes all legitimate deductions, A to ...
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- 2009 Most Overlooked Tax Deductions That Will Save You Money
By: Jesse Slome, American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance | - It's that time of the year again. Time to gather your receipts and documents in preparation for tax filing season. This year, perhaps more than ever, taking advantage of every tax deductible expense is not just legal -- it's smart. Waiting until the last minute can cost you big time. So, get started early.
Some 46 million Americans itemize deductions on our 1040s -- claiming nearly $1 trillion worth of deductions. Another 85 million taxpayers claimed more than half a trillion doll ...
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- Business Tax Deductions: How To Deduct Expenses Without Keeping Receipts
By: Wayne Davies | - No receipt, no deduction, right? Generally speaking, yes. The mantra of small business bookkeeping has been relentlessly burdensome for decades: no receipt, no deduction.
My own tax clients are quick to remind me of this basic recordkeeping rule. Over the years I've heard this countless times: But I don't have any receipts. I guess I can't take the deduction, right?
What's my response to the no receipt/no deduction lament? Not so fast! Wherever there's a tax rule ...
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- Business Tax Deductions: Is It Really Necessary To Keep Receipts?
By: Wayne Davies | - I regularly receive email from sincere folks who ask questions like this: "Is it true? If I don't have good records, will I really pay more tax than I could/would/should have?"
Or how about this one: "If I don't have receipts, does it really matter? If I get audited, will the IRS nail me for not substantiating my deductions?"
The answer to every one of those questions is an emphatic "Yes!" And if you think I'm just making this stuff up to scare you, well, think aga ...
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- Tax Deduction For Homeowners
By: Mike McCoy | - Come tax time, you may feel tempted to accept a standard tax deduction rather than explore the potential benefit of itemizing your deductions. Unfortunately, many homeowners do not realize they are legally entitled to take numerous deductions that would save them money on taxes.
Too often, taxpayers take the standard deduction rather than itemizing their tax deductions (even though those with mortgages or home equity loans could have saved considerably by itemizing). If the inte ...
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- Tax Deductions Your Allowed To Take
By: Mike McCoy | - Sometimes it's difficult to know what tax deductions we're allowed to take. A tax deduction or a tax-deductible expense affects a taxpayer's income tax. It is an expense incurred by a taxpayer, subtracted from a person's annual gross income when the taxpayer computes his or her income taxes.
As a result, tax deductions lower overall taxable income and thus lower the amount of tax paid. The exact amount of tax savings depends on the tax rate and can be complicated to determine. S ...
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- Tax Deductions For First Time Homeowners
By: Chris Castillo | - If you are looking to buy a house you may want to know what tax deductions you receive as a first time homeowner. There are several standard deductions you receive as a homeowner. To deduct expenses of owning a home, you must file Form 1040 and itemize your deductions on Schedule A (Form 1040). If you itemize, you cannot take the standard deduction.
Now your first question may be what does the IRS define as a home? Your first home may be a house, condominium, cooperative ...
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- Mccain's Tax Cuts Won't Help You But These Tax Strategies Will
By: drew miles | - No one wants to pay more taxes than they are lawfully required to. But sometimes in their quest for lower taxes, many people will fall prey to many scams that promise a lower tax bill. In the end, these scams are always more trouble than they are worth.My name is Drew Miles, and I am known as the Tax Savings Attorney. My goal is to help as many people lower their taxes to the absolute legal minimum, without any risk of facing problems with the IRS. I don't want anyone going through an audit or f ...
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- Tax Benefits Of Student Loans
By: Peter K | - When considering options for financing all or part of your college education, scholarships and grants are good choices. However, these are only available in limited quantities and not every student qualifies. If you need to pay for college but simply don't have the money, student loans can be the answer. One major advantage of student loans is the tax benefits available to loan borrowers, even if the loan was taken out by a parent for a child.
Interest Deduction
Your taxa ...
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- Smart Small Business Tax Deductions
By: Your Money & You | - If you think that increasing sales is the only way to make a business more profitable, think again! Decreasing what you spend is as essential as increasing the amount you sell. From an office chair to an office building, every purchase you make for your business may be tax deductible. By knowing what purchases qualify for tax deductions, business owners can save thousands of dollars annually on expenses- money that could be better spent in expanding their businesses.
The Internal ...
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- How To Get A Tax Break On Your Home Remodeling
By: Ray J. Walberg | - It's always a big discussion among many homeowners who are trying to figure out which tax deduction you'll be able to get when you're making improvements to your home. This topic even baffles tax experts at times being that the laws change so often, therefore trying to scramble to see which tax deductions still exist as well as new ones that may have come to be can be quite the task. Basically, if you want to do improvements to your home it should be for that fact that it's going to increase its ...
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- Home Equity Loan Tax Deductions
By: Joann Cheong | - Home equity loan become very popular among people because of its low interest rates and the rising of the values of properties.House equity loans have lots of advantages over other loan type. One of these advantages is that the interest rates of home equity loans are very competitive. One of the most essential advantages is that home equity loans are tax deductible. On top of all that, the home equity borrowing tax deductions are also very hard to beat.
The amount of the house equ ...
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- Home Business Tax Savings - Business Travel
By: Robert Rogers | - If you have a home business that requires you to travel, either by plane, car, or train, then you have additional tax deductions you may qualify for. This includes but is not limited to the cost of airfare, meals, dry-cleaning, and hotel/motel expenses. This article will cover the rules and requirements so you can claim these deductions on your 2006 tax return.
For business travel that takes you away from home overnight or for several months (but still within the United States), ...
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- Ten Golden Tax Deduction Secrets
By: drew miles | - One of the key secrets to tilting the tax laws in your favor is to own your own business and shift the taxing structure to your advantage. In this article, we are going to cover just a small fraction of the 300 deductions that are available to you as a business owner.
But first, I'd like to start with a question: At any point in your life, did your accountant make it a point to do a comprehensive review of the tax deductions that you can put to work for you? If you are like most p ...
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- Learn To Audit-proof Your Tax Records
By: drew miles | - Begin by building your documentation system. There are more than 300 tax deductions available to small business owners. By converting many of your personal expenses into legitimate business deductions, you can have a HUGE impact on you financial well being.
For example, lowering your expenses makes it easier to become financially free (or as Robert Kiyosaki says it "Get out of the Rat Race").
For those of you who are in debt, the money you save by paying the correct amount ...
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- Tax Advantages Of The Home-based Businesses
By: Robert Williams | - Owning and operating a home based business has many advantages and benefits over working at a regular 9-5 job. There is always the simple pleasure of just being at home in addition to the above average income the self employed usually bring in. One consideration that you may not have fully explored is the qualifying deductions you can make on your tax return.
Home Office Deduction
Your office at home and related expenses are allowed deductions according to IRS guid ...
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- Tax Deductions For Home Businesses
By: Connie Nies | - For most home business owners, tax deductions may be the key that can help put a little extra cash back into their pocket. Tax deductions vary from business to business but it is worth your time to familiarize yourself with some of these common tax deductions.
First, determine if you qualify for a home business tax deduction. A home office is generally defined as a place where you meet with clients, patients, or customers. Or if this part of the house is used exclusively for busi ...
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