Taxes
Play Video Three Tips for Maximizing the Meals Write-Off (Video)
BY Mark J. Kohler
Accountant Mark Kohler offers advice for how you can make the most of this deduction without getting audited.
Filed Your Taxes? You Deserve a Cup of Coffee
BY Dinah Wisenberg Brin
Most companies link their promotions to days that people love to celebrate. Seattle's Best Coffee, among others, is tying its latest campaign to a day that most dread...Tax Day
Senate Offers Its Own Small-Business Tax-Cut Plan
BY Catherine Clifford
A few days after the House introduced its tax-cut proposal for small businesses, the Senate responded with its own plan to reduce the tax burden on the coveted demographic.
How Does a 20 Percent Tax Cut Sound? Don't Hold Your Breath
BY Catherine Clifford
Next week, Congress will take up a piece of legislation that would give businesses with fewer than 500 employees a one-year tax break.
Play Video How a Health Savings Account Can Be a Smart Tax Strategy (Video)
BY Mark J. Kohler
Have you been considering a health savings account? Here, accountant Mark Kohler explains the advantages.
Play Video I'm Being Audited. Now What? (Video)
BY Mark J. Kohler
Don't let a tax audit get you down. Accountant Mark Kohler offers four tips to help you save time and money.
Play Video Why You Might Want to Consider Putting Your Children on Payroll (Video)
BY Mark J. Kohler
Accountant Mark Kohler explains how putting your kids to work for your business can result in a sizable, and legal, tax write-off.
Should American Entrepreneurs Favor Tariffs? (Opinion)
BY Scott Shane
Tarrifs raise the price of imported goods, which can hurt not only the sales of exporters but also can the local businesses in the importing country.
Play Video How to Avoid the Biggest Bookkeeping Mistake (Video)
BY Mark J. Kohler
Accountant Mark Kohler shares tips for how to steer clear of this tax time no-no.
Play Video Why You Should Consider Using the Home-Based Office Deduction (Video)
BY Mark J. Kohler
Accountant Mark Kohler explains how this write-off can be useful come tax time.
Last-Minute Ways to Save on Your Taxes
BY Gwen Moran
Consider these ideas for tax breaks on your 2011 taxes.
Play Video Three Tips for Avoiding a Tax Audit (Video)
BY Mark J. Kohler
Accountant Mark Kohler offers advice for how you can keep the IRS from knocking on your door.
Five Tips For Avoiding a Tax Audit
BY J.D. Roth
Before you file your taxes, watch out for these common red flags that could draw unwanted attention by the IRS.
Four Online Apps That Can Be Handy Come Tax Time
BY Jonathan Blum
Frustrated or tired of using your current accounting tool? You might want to give one of these a try.
A Quick Guide for 'Solopreneurs' at Tax Time
BY Catherine Clifford
The tax-filing process for a one-person business can be intimidating the first time around. These tips will alert you to some of the nuances.
Play Video Four Tips for Backing Up Tax Documents (Video)
BY Mark J. Kohler
Accountant Mark Kohler offers advice for keeping critical tax documents organized and safe.
Play Video How to Save Money With the Small Business Health-Care Tax Credit (Video)
BY Mark J. Kohler
Accountant Mark Kohler explains the three rules for how to maximize this credit.
How the Republican Presidential Candidates Stack Up on Small-Business Taxes
BY Diana Ransom
The Presidential candidates will likely add to their reform agendas in the weeks ahead. But here's a look at the candidates' existing small-business tax plans.
Play Video What You Need to Prove a Business Expense (Video)
BY Mark J. Kohler
Think your credit card statement is enough to verify business expenses to the IRS? Think again.
Play Video How to Avoid the Biggest Mistake on Your First Tax Return as an Entrepreneur (Video)
BY Mark J. Kohler
Accountant Mark Kohler says business owners need to keep track of this particular expense when starting up.
How to Write Off Your Car or Truck for Business
BY Christopher Hann
It's tax season -- time to ponder that annual conundrum: How much of my vehicle usage can I claim as a business expense?
A Proposal to Expand Health-Care Tax Credits for Small Businesses
BY Catherine Clifford
The Obama administration's 2013 budget includes a proposal to make health-care tax credits available to another 140,000 small businesses.
Online Sellers Brace for a New Tax Filing Requirement
BY Carol Tice
Some small businesses may need to declare added income on their 2011 returns. Here's what you need to know if do business on eBay or Etsy.
Tips to Help You Plan Your Business Taxes in 2012
BY Carol Tice
From estate planning to health care, here's how to prepare for next year's tax time.




