Category: Small Business

Small Business

IRS Extends Tax Deadlines for Broward County Residents by Karen A. Lake, CPA


Posted on May 22, 2023 by Karen Lake

The IRS extended until August 15, 2023, various federal tax filing and payment deadlines for individuals and businesses impacted by recent storms, tornadoes and flooding in South Florida’s Broward County. This relief is available to individuals who reside or have a business in a federally declared disaster area or whose records necessary for filing tax […]

Avoiding IRS Challenges with Business Owner Compensation by Richard E. Cabrera, JD, LLM, CPA


Posted on May 16, 2023 by Richard Cabrera

Operating a family-owned or closely held business requires owners to make business decisions with significant tax consequences. One example involves the compensation business owners pay themselves and whether those amounts are reasonable and whether the payments are deductible as “ordinary and necessary” business expenses. The answer can depend, in large part, on how the business […]

Current Guidelines for Retaining Tax Documents by Adam Cohen, CPA


Posted on April 24, 2023 by Adam Cohen

After filing your federal income tax return, you will likely be left with a significant stack of legal and financial documents. Don’t throw them away. You will need them in the event your return becomes the subject of an IRS audit. Here’s everything you need to know about document retention and how to protect yourself […]

Now is the Time to Put your Swap Powers to Use by Jeffrey M. Mutnik, CPA/PFS


Posted on April 12, 2023

A key element of estate planning involves the creation of trusts to protect assets from creditors and provide financial security for beneficiaries. Over time, and especially as tax laws change, individuals must reassess existing plans and consider making changes or taking other actions to improve tax efficiency and wealth preservation for themselves and future generations. […]

Businesses with R&D Expenditures Must Prepare for the Risk of Higher Taxes by Karen A. Lake, CPA


Posted on March 27, 2023 by Karen Lake

Congress closed out another year without restoring taxpayers’ ability to fully deduct research and development (R&D) expenditures in the year incurred, a taxpayer-friendly provision of the Internal Revenue Code that had been in place for nearly 70 years before 2022. This change has had significant implications for many businesses that were again surprised to find […]

IRS Sets Standard Mileage Rates for Use of a Vehicle in 2023 by Steven Rubin, CPA


Posted on March 23, 2023 by Steven Rubin

With the start of a new year, the IRS announced the inflation adjustments taxpayers may use to determine the deductible costs of operating a motor vehicle for business, charitable and medical purposes. Alternatively, taxpayers may calculate these deductible expenses based on the actual costs they incur to use their vehicles. Effective Jan. 1, 2023, the […]