Tax Planning Strategies For Small Businesses
A lot of small business owners ignore
the Roth conversion strategies and
tax planning and preparation services. A
strategic approach to the services just discussed can help in tax saving and
can improve asset management. At the start of the business, availing these
services is not their priority until they meet the accountants. Here to
understand the importance of tax planning, let us discuss the topic in detail:
Tax planning is defined as the
process of considering the options to determine the idea of conducting business
in such a way that the tax liabilities are reduced. Tax planning is legal but
tax evasion is not.
In the market, there are countless
tax planning strategies for small business owners. According to the use of
strategies, some of them can help the owner individually and some of them can
help the business. According to the complexity of the strategy, it can be used
to pursue both the goals at the same time. Some of the goals are:
• Lowering
the tax rate
• Reduction
in taxable income
• Controlling
the time of tax-paying period
• Claiming
tax credits
• Avoiding
tax planning mistakes
Let us see some tax planning
strategies:
• By
increasing the business entertainment expenses: Entertainment expenses are the
legitimate rebates that can help in lowering the tax bill and saving the money.
For this, there are certain guidelines according to the law.
To qualify for a deduction, the
business must discuss before, during and after the meal. The surroundings must
be conductive like a business discussion. An example related to this is a small
restaurant is an ideal location for the business dinner. The IRS allows about
50% deduction in the entertainment expenses. The business should have a good
record and the meals should be arranged in a business-specific way.
• Deduction
in business automobiles: A lot of businesses needs vehicles for a lot of
purposes like meeting clients or visiting different workplaces etc. The cost of
pursuing all the activities are eligible for deduction in the form of cost of
operating and maintaining. There are two ways, either the standard mileage rate
is considered or the actual bill.
• Work
from home advantages: The work from the home deduction is the most difficult
deduction in the whole process. There are so many tax advantages but navigation
is the trouble. Few tips like displaying the home phone number, having a
business guest sign book can help in determining the percentage of deduction
each year.
By Lifeline Tax Inc:
Hubert C. McIntosh
info@lifelinetax.com
1601 Belvedere Road, Suite 104-E,
West Palm Beach, Florida 33406
https://lifelinetax.com/
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