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Financial vs Tax Accounting

SMBAccountant

Tax accountants must use the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to provide accurate tax returns. Financial accounting is a branch of accounting that involves a process of recording, summarizing, and reporting transactions from a business. Financial accounting uses generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

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What is a provision for income tax and how do you calculate it?

ThomsonReuters

What is a tax provision? Simply put, a tax provision is the estimated amount of income tax that a company is legally expected to pay to the IRS for the current year. A tax provision is just one type of provision that corporate finance departments set aside to cover a probable future expense.

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Deferred Revenue and its Impact on your Small Business

Ronika Khanna CPA,CA

Finally, the period of deferral, allows for a reduction in income taxes by reducing your net income. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) (and tax authorities) requires that you accurately calculate and reflect these amounts with the aim of improving accuracy and the quality of your financial statements.

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ASC 842 Lease Accounting for Tenants and Landlords

Withum

For example, legal fees incurred to negotiate a lease are going to be incurred whether the lease is ultimately executed or not. With an accounting policy election, lease terms of 12 months or less can be excluded from these lease accounting standards. Under the new standards, these costs will be expensed as incurred.

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How do I choose what entity type my business should be?

Basis 365

Choosing your entity type really crosses two disciplines, legal and tax. The legal side of your entity type relates to your legal protection or future equity expectations for the business. A separate tax return is required to be filed as a partnership is a separate legal entity from the partners.

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Research and Experimental Expenditure (Section 174) Tax Treatment Changes Startups Need to Know

Shay CPA

These notable Section 174 changes can directly impact: Taxable income The estimated taxes you owe in 2022 Income tax provisions for financial statement purposes More details to know There are special rules under Section 174 that exclude Land and Exploration expenditures.

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Accounting for Startups

inDinero Accounting

We’ll cover the various services startups need from accountants and the things accountants look out for while doing their work. There are many good reasons for the way things work – GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) has been honed for decades. All of these should be managed and handled by your accountant.

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