Disasters are always bad news. Fires, floods, freezes, and other disasters can damage or destroy the personal or real property you use to keep your business up and running. However, you may be able to deduct your losses. And you are not subject to many of the...
Financial forecasting is the process of predicting the future outcome of economic, marketing, and financial trends. It is the process of estimating or predicting a business’s future performance. The financial prognosis obtained through the financial forecasting...
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the #Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (#CARESAct) into law. As described in our previous posts and client alerts, the law provides more than US$2 trillion in emergency economic relief to individuals and...
These are unprecedented times in our economy. We continue to track the evolving landscape of financial programs offered to small businesses disrupted by the coronavirus (COVID-19). The U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) is offering loans through additional...
An economic downturn is a phase of the business cycle in which the economy is in decline. This phase basically marks the end of the period of growth in the business cycle. Economic downturns are characterized by decreased levels of consumer purchases (especially of...
Last week, someone approached me with this situation, "I closed my S corporation with the state in 2017. However, during 2018 I’ve had unexpected expenses from the defunct S corporation. I paid those expenses from personal funds. Where can I deduct those expenses? You...
You likely have heard conflicting information on the deductibility of business meals with clients and prospects. I have spent time researching this issue, and my conclusion is that tax reform eliminated tax deductions for business meals with clients and...
Finally, lawmakers did the right thing by increasing the luxury auto depreciation limits on business cars. The old luxury limits were unrealistic, punitive, unfair, and discriminatory against any car that cost more than $15,800. The new limits don’t create parity in...
Are you thinking about starting a new business? Do you know someone is thinking of starting a new business? If so, congratulations. This is very exciting, and I want to make sure you maximize your tax benefits with this new venture. In a recent tax court case (Tizard...