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The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which was passed late last December, included a very tax-beneficial provision that liberalized the interaction between PPP loans and the Employee Retention Credit.

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The Internal Revenue Service recently issued the 2021 optional standard cents-per-mile rates for business, medical and moving purposes. Watch this short video to see if the new rates will affect your business.

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It seems hard to believe, but the holiday season is almost upon us, and that means that the tax preparation season for 2020 returns will soon follow. With the end of the tax year just weeks away, it may be appropriate (especially this year, in light of the financial havoc created by COVID-19) to review some year-end tax issues that might reduce your tax bite for 2020 or provide long-term tax benefits.

Many people are neglecting their retirement savings or simply planning for their Social Security income to take care of their needs. To encourage better preparation for retirement, tax laws offer a variety of tax incentives for retirement savings plans. Watch this video for an overview of the options.

Although day trading is neither illegal nor unethical, it can be highly risky. Most individual investors do not have the wealth, time, or temperament to make money or sustain the losses that day trading can bring. Satisfying the rules that permit special tax treatment for day traders is difficult.

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If you use workers other than employees to perform services for your business and pay them $600 or more for the year, you are required to issue each of them a Form 1099-NEC after the end of the year to avoid facing the loss of the deduction for their labor and expenses.

First, there was the usual April 15th deadline. Then, there was July 15th. If you filed for an extension, your deadline was October 15th - and now that date has come and gone. What happens now if you missed it?

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Operating a SMB is hard work - and it's vital to know the financial health of your business at any time. Whether you're assembling your financial reports yourself or have hired professional help (like us), here are 12 metrics that can help you monitor your success.

To say COVID-19 has made 2020 a disastrous year for just about everyone would be an understatement. However, 2020 has given rise to more than the usual tax-planning opportunities. Thus, you may find it appropriate to schedule a tax-planning appointment well before the close of the year to take advantage of the tax benefits and strategies available for 2020.

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Are you an investor in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc.? If so, when you sell those securities, you will undoubtedly want to minimize your gains or maximize your losses for tax purposes. To do that, you'll need to know your tax basis in the investment (asset), which makes it important to keep track of the basis in all your investments.

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Health insurance premiums, including Medicare parts B, C, and D; hospitalization; long-term care; and dental costs are all tax deductible, and are subject to AGI limitations if you itemize your deductions. If you are self-employed, including some partners, or a more-than-2% S corporation shareholder, you may be able to deduct the premiums without itemizing and without AGI limitations.

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The SBA has released yet another simplified application for PPP loan forgiveness: SBA Form 3508S. This form can only be used if the total PPP loan amount received by the borrower from their lender was $50,000 or less.

If you have lost your job, there are a number of tax issues you may encounter. How you deal with these issues can profoundly impact your taxes and finances. Watch this video to learn more about some typical issues.

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