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Adopting a child? Bring home tax savings with your bundle of joy (December 19, 2019)
If you’re adopting a child, it is one of the happiest experiences of your life. There also may be substantial tax breaks available to offset the costs.

2020 Q1 tax calendar: Key deadlines for businesses and other employers (December 18, 2019)
Your business faces a variety of tax-related deadlines in the first quarter of 2020.

Have you considered making direct payments of tuition and medical expenses? (December 17, 2019)
Making direct medical or tuition payments can be a powerful technique for transferring wealth gift-tax-free while also reducing the size of your estate. Find out why.

2 valuable year-end tax-saving tools for your business (December 12, 2019)
How can your business save tax before year end? If you buy eligible assets and place them in service by December 31, you can claim valuable depreciation deductions. It’s a potent year-end tax planning strategy.

3 last-minute tips that may help trim your tax bill (December 12, 2019)
Are you giving holiday gifts to employees or customers? Or is your business throwing a holiday party? Make sure you understand the tax implications.

Holiday parties and gifts can help show your appreciation and provide tax breaks (December 11, 2019)
Are you giving holiday gifts to employees or customers? Or is your business throwing a holiday party? Make sure you understand the tax implications.

(KEEP) IRS updates rules for using per diem rates (December 10, 2019)
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act changed the way some businesses must compute per diem allowances. The IRS recently issued guidance for business travelers and their employers to clarify the changes.

IRS updates rules for mileage-related deductions (December 4, 2019)
Do you or your employees deduct transportation expenses for operating an automobile for business purposes? If so, learn about recent IRS guidance on optional standard mileage rates.

What is your taxpayer filing status? (December 3, 2019)
Should you file your tax return as a single person, a married couple filing jointly, a “head of household” or some other status? This explains what the federal tax filing statuses are and who can claim them.

Flex plan: In an unpredictable estate planning environment, flexibility is key (November 27, 2019)
Trying to predict the future of the federal estate tax is a fool’s game. Protect your assets by building flexibility into your estate plan.

The tax implications if your business engages in environmental cleanup (November 26, 2019)
Many businesses engage in cleaning up environmental contamination. Unfortunately, every type of environmental cleanup expense cannot be currently deducted on your tax return. Here are the basic rules.

Using your 401(k) plan to save this year and next (November 25, 2019)
Have you been contributing enough in 2019 to your employer’s 401(k) plan or Roth 401(k)? Here are the contribution limits for this year and the just-announced limit for 2020.
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Adopting a child? Bring home tax savings with your bundle of joy (December 19, 2019)
If you’re adopting a child, it is one of the happiest experiences of your life. There also may be substantial tax breaks available to offset the costs.

2020 Q1 tax calendar: Key deadlines for businesses and other employers (December 18, 2019)
Your business faces a variety of tax-related deadlines in the first quarter of 2020.

Have you considered making direct payments of tuition and medical expenses? (December 17, 2019)
Making direct medical or tuition payments can be a powerful technique for transferring wealth gift-tax-free while also reducing the size of your estate. Find out why.

2 valuable year-end tax-saving tools for your business (December 12, 2019)
How can your business save tax before year end? If you buy eligible assets and place them in service by December 31, you can claim valuable depreciation deductions. It’s a potent year-end tax planning strategy.

3 last-minute tips that may help trim your tax bill (December 12, 2019)
Are you giving holiday gifts to employees or customers? Or is your business throwing a holiday party? Make sure you understand the tax implications.

Holiday parties and gifts can help show your appreciation and provide tax breaks (December 11, 2019)
Are you giving holiday gifts to employees or customers? Or is your business throwing a holiday party? Make sure you understand the tax implications.

(KEEP) IRS updates rules for using per diem rates (December 10, 2019)
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act changed the way some businesses must compute per diem allowances. The IRS recently issued guidance for business travelers and their employers to clarify the changes.

IRS updates rules for mileage-related deductions (December 4, 2019)
Do you or your employees deduct transportation expenses for operating an automobile for business purposes? If so, learn about recent IRS guidance on optional standard mileage rates.

What is your taxpayer filing status? (December 3, 2019)
Should you file your tax return as a single person, a married couple filing jointly, a “head of household” or some other status? This explains what the federal tax filing statuses are and who can claim them.

Flex plan: In an unpredictable estate planning environment, flexibility is key (November 27, 2019)
Trying to predict the future of the federal estate tax is a fool’s game. Protect your assets by building flexibility into your estate plan.

The tax implications if your business engages in environmental cleanup (November 26, 2019)
Many businesses engage in cleaning up environmental contamination. Unfortunately, every type of environmental cleanup expense cannot be currently deducted on your tax return. Here are the basic rules.

Using your 401(k) plan to save this year and next (November 25, 2019)
Have you been contributing enough in 2019 to your employer’s 401(k) plan or Roth 401(k)? Here are the contribution limits for this year and the just-announced limit for 2020.
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