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Accounting firms and sales and use tax advising: Perfect together?

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In our blog last week, we looked at how sales and use tax advisory services might be a good new field for CPAs and accounting firms. Accounting and CPA firms looking to expand their services into the sales and use tax niche, often have pent-up demand within their own client base. Review the sales tax payable account.

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What to know about Form 4562: Depreciation and Amortization

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Therefore, helping business clients save money and reduce their tax burden by expensing property they’ve purchased for their company and claiming deductions for  depreciation  or  amortization  of assets is critical. However, Form 4562 also has additional uses. In other words, a business cannot deduct more money than it made.

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Software depreciation: Exploring tax implications and deductions

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Depreciation in general is an annual income tax deduction that enables taxpayers to recover the cost of business assets over a number of years. Most types of tangible property, such as vehicles , machinery, furniture, and equipment, can be depreciated. Depreciation and amortization are essentially the same concepts in accounting.

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Amortization in accounting 101

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Jump to: What is amortization in accounting? How to calculate amortization Amortization vs. depreciation Managing amortization of assets Companies have a lot of assets. There is, however, no one-size-fits all approach when calculating the value of a company’s assets. What is amortization in accounting?

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Tenth Anniversary of Blog

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This is the 1,005 th blog I posted in the last ten years, and today will start my eleventh year of these blogs. This is primarily a business blog and I post topics clients have expressed interest in, and I am gratified to be able to help them in this manner. It worked well.

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Tax Savings for Small Business Owners: Bonus Depreciation and Section 179

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In this blog post, we will explain how the deductions work, and how you can use them to maximize your tax savings. . Section 179 allows you to deduct the full purchase price from a qualifying new or used business asset, while Bonus Depreciation allows you to deduct a percentage. How Do the Deductions Work? . Used for Business.

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What exactly is direct tax?

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Capital gains tax Capital gains tax is a tax levied on the profit made from the sale of an asset, such as property and stocks, but the tax rates vary and that variance will depend on two factors. Those factors are: one’s income level and how long the asset was held.

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