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Five Tax Strategies Retirees Should Consider Before Dec. 31

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As in the strategy above, you may have a tax valley in your retirement years that allows you to sell some of those winners without paying taxes. Most people understand that we have different income tax brackets. Most people don’t know that we have different capital gains tax brackets.

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Additional IRS Guidance Surrounding 174 R&E Capitalization Requirements

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The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Notice 2023-63 , on September 8, 2023, providing guidance surrounding the requirement to capitalize Section 174 research and experimental (“R&E”) expenditures for the 2022 taxable year.While many tax accountants and business professionals welcome the additional guidance, the timing was not ideal.

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SECURE Act 2.0 Provisions Coming in 2024 and Beyond – What Plan Sponsors Can Do Now

Anders CPA

Emergency Savings Accounts   Plan sponsors have been granted permission to add an emergency savings account to their retirement plan, which must be designated as an after-tax account. The withdrawn amount can be repaid over three years and the income taxes on the repaid amount would be refunded upon repayment.

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Will Congress Say Bah Humbug To Small Businesses?

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Accountants are left scratching their heads in the realization that many of their clients are faced with devastating options, including severe cutbacks on their R&E expenditures, relocating research activities out of the United States, or even closing their business altogether.

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Child and dependent care tax credit 101

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The child and dependent care tax credit provides financial relief for families who pay for child or dependent care expenses. To claim the child and dependent care tax credit, taxpayers must file their Form 1040 federal income tax return using Form 2441. If the child’s unearned income (i.e.,

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Business Tax Rates: How Much Do Small Businesses Pay in Taxes?

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The term refers to when the IRS taxes the same income twice—once at the corporation level and again on an individual shareholder’s personal income tax. The IRS taxes corporations as separate legal entities, which opens them up to double taxation. The IRS then taxes them at the corporate income tax rate.

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How to Lower Your Taxable Income and Pay Less in Taxes

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If you’re wondering how to pay less in taxes, you’re not alone. Everyone—from individuals to business owners—wants to know how to lower their taxes. Tax laws are complicated and they can change each year. Our tax accountants know all the tax breaks for business owners and how to leverage them.

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