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Finding Your Financial Compass: Why Small Businesses in Los Angeles Thrive with Specialized Tax and Accounting Support

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By providing a combination of tax planning, bookkeeping, and financial guidance, they empower small businesses to thrive, focusing their energy on what they do best – innovation, growth, and serving their customers. Get business tax & bookkeeping help by contacting us today!

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Are Gifts to customers and business associates deductible expenses?

Ronika Khanna CPA,CA

Gifts that are specifically for meals or entertainment such as a gift certificates to a restaurant or tickets to a sporting event, even if you don’t accompany the client, are only 50% deductible and should be reflected as meals and entertainment in your accounting.

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Business Expenses and Tax Deductions: Indinero’s Ultimate Guide

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Business tax deductions – three words that can cause stress and confusion for even the most seasoned entrepreneurs. Most business owners spend their days managing operations, nurturing client relationships, and focusing on growth goals. See our article, Cash vs Accrual Accounting , for more information.

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12 Tax Tips for the Self Employed

Ronika Khanna CPA,CA

There are also a number of specific rules with respect to meals and entertainment expenses. Note that you can also claim back taxes paid on expenses. As always, having an accounting software to keep track of your business finances is extremely helpful.

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What Unincorporated Small Business Owners Need to Know about Filing Their Taxes

Ronika Khanna CPA,CA

Unlike a simple personal tax return with no business income, this information is generally not simply provided to you on a tax slip, such as a T4 or T5, but must be compiled and calculated. This is also true for spouses of small business owners who may only have a regular(non small business) tax return.

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Friday Footnotes: Anyone Wanna Work in Hollywood?; Profit-Hungry CEOs Love Gen AI; KPMG’s SF Future | 1.19.24

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Hollywood Oh boy, it turns out that there's a shortage of production accountants in the entertainment industry, which means that there's a great opportunity for people who love crunching numbers and are willing to sell their souls to Hollywood for a paycheck.

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IRS Audit Red Flags: How to Avoid Getting Tax Audited by the IRS

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Mixing personal and business deductions. The IRS is on the lookout for taxpayers who try to make deductions for travel, entertainment, or other costs that are personal and not business-related. Don’t try to use hobby expenses to claim a business loss if you don’t want to trigger an IRS tax audit.

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