SEPs: A powerful retroactive tax planning tool
Simplified Employee Pensions (SEPs) are sometimes regarded as the “no-brainer” first choice for...
Is annual financial reporting enough?
Businesses generally issue year-end financial statements to let investors and lenders evaluate...
2016 charitable deductions: Substantiate them or lose them
Sharing your wealth with a favorite charity can benefit those in need and reduce your taxable...
What you need to know about the tax treatment of ISOs
Incentive stock options allow you to buy company stock in the future at a fixed price equal to or...
Take small-business tax credits where credits are due
Tax credits reduce tax liability dollar-for-dollar, making them particularly valuable. Two...
Investment Interest Deduction Limits
Investment interest — interest on debt used to buy assets held for investment, such as margin debt...
Why 2016 may be an especially good year to take bonus depreciation
Bonus depreciation allows businesses to recover the costs of depreciable property more quickly by...
Use non-GAAP financial reporting measures with caution
The most useful metric to gauge a company’s performance isn’t necessarily net income, pretax...
New HRA offers small employers an attractive, tax-advantaged health care option
In December, Congress passed the 21st Century Cures Act. The long and complex bill covers a broad...
Help prevent tax identity theft by filing early
If you’re like many Americans, you might not start thinking about filing your tax return until...