by Doug Kook | Jul 1, 2020 | Business Strategy, Small Business, Tax
The extended federal income tax deadline is coming up fast. As you know, the IRS postponed until July 15 the payment and filing deadlines that otherwise would have fallen on or after April 1, 2020, and before July 15. Retroactive COVID-19 business relief The...
by Sheri Hart | Dec 17, 2019 | Business Strategy, Financial Planning, Small Business, Start-ups, Tax
Don’t let the holiday rush keep you from taking some important steps to reduce your 2019 tax liability. You still have time to execute a few strategies, including: 1. Buying assets.Thinking about purchasing new or used heavy vehicles, heavy equipment, machinery or...
by Sheri Hart | Dec 5, 2019 | Business Strategy, Small Business, Tax
At this time of year, many business owners ask if there’s anything they can do to save tax for the year. Under current tax law, there are two valuable depreciation-related tax breaks that may help your business reduce its 2019 tax liability. To benefit from these...
by Sheri Hart | Jul 26, 2019 | Business Strategy, Financial Planning, Small Business, Tax
There’s good news about the Section 179 depreciation deduction for business property. The election has long provided a tax windfall to businesses, enabling them to claim immediate deductions for qualified assets, instead of taking depreciation deductions over time....
by Sheri Hart | Jan 30, 2019 | Financial Planning, Small Business, Tax
Commercial buildings and improvements generally are depreciated over 39 years, which essentially means you can deduct a portion of the cost every year over the depreciation period. (Land isn’t depreciable.) But special tax breaks that allow deductions to be taken more...