Business Accounting The 12 Tax Days of Christmas: Day 9 If you'd rather be taxed on your retirement savings now than later, considering converting to a Roth IRA. By Mark J. Kohler
Business Accounting The 12 Tax Days of Christmas: Day 4 Putting your spouse on payroll can be a wonderful strategy, or a nightmare that could cost you thousands. By Mark J. Kohler
Business Accounting The 12 Tax Days of Christmas: Day 3 Exploring the Solo 401(k) strategy. By Mark J. Kohler
Business Accounting Why Tax Reform Could Mean Bigger Bills for Businesses Changes to interest expense and qualified expense deductions could mean surprises for some owners. By Kurt Piwko
Business Accounting 7 Things You Should Know About Cryptocurrency Taxes Taxes are just around the corner, including for cryptocurrency. By Scott McGovern
Business Accounting Your Taxes Are Done but Are You Getting Your Money’s Worth From Your Accountant? If all your accountant does is make sure you don't get audited by the IRS, it's time to find a better accountant. By Gene Marks
Business Accounting 10 Tax-Savings Hacks That Small Business Owners Often Miss Approximately 93 percent of small business owners in one small survey overpaid their taxes over the past dozen years. Don't be one of them. By Peter Daisyme
Business Accounting Beware the ‘Nanny Tax’ The IRS is cracking down on wage taxes for more than just nannies, and no one is immune. By Mark J. Kohler
Business Accounting 7 Tax Facts Entrepreneurs Need to Know Before Filing This Year The yearly ordeal is not getting any simpler any time soon. By Keith Hall
Building a Business Here’s Why It Pays to Track Every Tiny Business Expense Between taxes, credit card rebates and simply knowing if you're profitable, watching the pennies is essential. By John Rampton
Building a Business Startup Employees Soon Could See Greater Benefits From Stock Options Proposed changes to the tax code will protect employees from the very real risk of having to pay taxes on stocks they can't sell. By John Arnold
Building a Business 4 Relatively Painless Ways to Make Your Business Tax Debt Go Bye-Bye The IRS is hiring agents -- which means it will likely get more aggressive with business owners By Tom Taulli
Building a Business 5 Tax-Reporting Tips for U.S. Entrepreneurs Doing Business Overseas These tips take into account recent tax-reporting rules and reforms affecting U.S. entrepreneurs. By Joshua Ashman and Ephraim Moss
Building a Business Getting Rid Of Pesky IRS Penalties The savings can certainly add up. Interest and penalties can even exceed the tax owed. By Tom Taulli
Business Accounting What to Do If You Get a Notice From the IRS Little is less welcome than a letter from IRS but there are ways to mitigate the costs and lessen the stress. By Tom Taulli
Building a Business U.S. Judge Rules Texas Tycoon Committed Tax Fraud Judge Barbara Houser ruled that there was 'clear and convincing evidence' Sam Wyly committed tax fraud, rejecting his arguments that he relied on professional advisers to vet the offshore system. By Reuters
Building a Business IRS Expects Minimal Delays to Tax Refunds After Server Crash The glitch has blocked providers from sending the returns to government since yesterday By Steve Dent
Business Accounting 6 Ways R&D Tax Credits Can Help Save You Money Don't be afraid to apply for research and development benefits if they apply to your current professional projects. By Chai Hoang
Business Accounting What One Man’s Fight Against the IRS Teaches Us About Entrepreneurship Irwin Schiff's wrongheaded pursuit of fighting federal taxes left a lasting legacy for modern business owners. By Ray Hennessey
Building a Business Be Ready to Pay Your Taxes Earlier or It Will Cost You More You probably didn't hear about the changes in tax law affecting entrepreneurs because it looks like Congress didn't want you to. By Cameron Keng
Building a Business IRS Says Cyberattacks Were More Extensive Than Previously Thought A new review has identified 220,000 additional data breaches. By Reuters
Business Accounting 5 Smart Ways to Deter Identity Theft Don't forget that the bad guys are always out there. Stop them cold with these preventive measures. By John Hewitt
Business Operations & Logistics IRS Hack Affects More Than 100,000 Taxpayers While its main computer was unaffected, the agency has shut down the breached application. By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business Avoid These 5 Small-Business HR Mistakes Not heeding these warnings can lead to costly mistakes, such as litigation and employee turnover. By Andre Lavoie
Building a Business The Steep Cost of Filing Your Taxes Late The IRS has an unofficial policy of cutting entrepreneurs a one-time break on late filing fees, but it's better not to count on it. By Cameron Keng
Business Accounting Will You Have to Pay an Obamacare Fine? The deadline to sign up for an insurance plan is coming up soon. Anyone without one is subject to a fine. By Tom Taulli
Building a Business Facing an Audit? Here Are Steps to Take When the Tax Man Comes. Don't panic but respond appropriately and respectfully. Follow these practices to help stave off IRS scrutiny. By John Hewitt