Taxability Of Employee Snacks Versus Meals
Here’s something to chew on: The IRS continues to clarify its position on deducting the cost of free food provided to employees. This time, office snacks get a delicious boost while other meals lose their deductibility entirely. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) reduced the tax breaks employers can receive when feeding employees, but […]
Employee Theft Could End Your Business
Fraud is all around us these days, but it’s not just strangers who find us vulnerable. Your own employees could be stealing from you. The problem can be especially devastating for small business owners, who surprisingly tend to lose the most. The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) conducts the foremost study in the area […]
Tom Petty’s Estate Is Free Fallin’
There’s no doubt the late, great rock star Tom Petty thought he had his legacy all wrapped up in a neat package before he passed away. Like too many before him, he was wrong. Unlike Aretha Franklin, Prince, and so many other rock-and-roll legends who died with ambiguous wills or no estate planning at all, […]
Work During Vacation Could Pay Off
Mixing business with pleasure while traveling this summer? Some of it might be tax deductible, but the rules are tricky. Your ability to deduct travel expenses depends on these six factors: Where you go. The IRS treats deductible travel expenses within the U.S. differently than travel expenses incurred internationally. When traveling abroad, for instance, individuals […]
Business Tax Deduction Faqs
What expenses can my business deduct on its taxes? It’s such a simple question, yet the answer is shockingly complex. No tax situation is one-size-fits-all, and the rules are constantly changing. To offer clarity, we found some of the most “Googled” business deduction questions and answer them here. Can my business deduct charitable contributions? Yes, […]
Tax Changes For Employee Moving Expenses
Qualified moving expense tax treatment for employees has changed under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). The transition started in 2018, but taxpayers are still being blindsided by what’s no longer covered. Through 2025, employers must include all moving expense reimbursements in their employees’ taxable wages, subject to income and employment taxes. The change […]
Painful IRS Lessons Continue For Actor Wesley Snipes
Actor Wesley Snipes served four years in prison for tax evasion, but it wasn’t enough to wipeout his $23.5 million tax bill. For that, Snipes continues his more than 13-year battle with the IRS, and the hits keep coming. The saga started in 2006 when the IRS first charged Snipes with felony tax fraud and […]
5 Audit Mistakes To Avoid
The IRS audits less than 1% of all tax returns. Before you breathe a sigh of relief, that still adds up to about 1 million audits every year. IRS software is helping to automate the process by flagging returns that show abnormalities. Perhaps the return deviates from what’s normally filed, or it’s been linked to […]
Tax Havens: Legal Or Not?
Google shifted nearly $23 billion in profits to a tax haven in Bermuda in one single year, allowing it to avoid triggering U.S. income taxes and European withholding taxes on its foreign income. How did they do it? Are using tax havens in this way legal? According to Reuters, Alphabet, Google’s owner, moved revenue from […]
Beware Of The Newest IRS Scams
Did you get a hostile call from the IRS about owing money? Did Uncle Sam email you a tax transcript? You are being scammed. Over the past few months, the IRS has issued notifications of new scams that are costing taxpayers millions. They include: Unsolicited phone calls fraudulently claiming to be from the IRS Taxpayer […]