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NEW Tax Deduction: Business Meals are 100% Deductible in 2021!

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Today, we have a major update for you – business meals are now 100% deductible as of the year 2021. Yes, this big news for everyone because the old rule was that you could only deduct 50% of your business meals from your taxable income. Now, these expenses must be paid or incurred during 2021 or 2022.

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Child Tax Credit Portal Update & New Non-Filer Sign Up Tool (2021)

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It’s called the “Non-filer sign-up tool” which is for people who did NOT, we repeat, DID NOT file their 2020 taxes which would have been done in 2021. These people can now use the online tool to register for monthly child tax credit payments. So we hope this was a helpful child tax credit portal update for everyone.

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Top 5 Write Offs for New LLCs in 2021

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.” When you use your vehicle for business purposes, you are able to write off the mileage or the actual expenses of the vehicle. With the mileage approach, you can write off 56 cents in 2021 for every business mile you drove. You can be taxed as an S-Corporation or even a C-Corporation as well. Let us explain.

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Single Member LLC: What You Need to Know This Tax Season (2021)

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So in this post, we’re going to break down some of those advantages and disadvantages of a single member LLC in 2021. We will also be discussing a typical operating agreement, how taxes work, and compare it against sole proprietorship. Self-employment Taxes. The 2021 self-employment tax rate is 15.3%.

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Top 5 Tax Penalties & Interest Payments 2021 (Avoid These)

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Delay taxes for a stimulus check? Well, if you want to put yourself at risk of IRS tax penalties in 2021, then you’re doing exactly that. And we’ve been surprised at the number of people who have no idea how tax penalties and tax interest actually work.

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How to Start a Nonprofit Organization in 2021 (Step-by-step)

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How to start a nonprofit organization in 2021 – otherwise known as a 501(c)(3) organization. So, a nonprofit organization is a business entity in which your goal is not to be profitable… …but to make money to expand on a social clause like feeding the homeless or helping victims of harsh circumstances. Keep reading!

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How to Write Off Your Dream Car Tax Free in 2021

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And by the way, for the tax year 2021, the IRS is projecting the standard mileage rate will be 56 cents per mille, so a slight reduction but still something to take advantage of. Actual Expense Vehicle Tax Deduction. Now, this is the power of leveraging the tax code and why accountants and CPAs get paid so much money.

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