Section 199A(i) Fiscal Year Change FAQ • Nelson CPA
A Section 199A(i) fiscal year change may get some taxpayers an extra year of deductions. But timely action may be required.| Nelson CPA
A Section 199A(i) fiscal year change may get some taxpayers an extra year of deductions. But timely action may be required.| Nelson CPA
Own or operate a small corporation or LLC in the United States? Sometime before the year ends, you need to file a BOIR, also known as beneficial ownership information report, with FinCEN, also known as the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. Bad News and Good News So the bad news first. The penalties for not filing […] The post Small Business BOIR Filing Tips appeared first on Nelson CPA.| Nelson CPA
If you own your own business and you’ve had a mortgage lender ask for a mortgage comfort letter from your CPA? You need to proceed cautiously. The reason? Often, these letters ask your CPA or CPA firm to either break state accountancy law. Or require your CPA to violate professional standards. What Lender Wants from […] The post Why Mortgage Comfort Letters Violate Law and Professional Standards appeared first on Nelson CPA.| Nelson CPA
You maybe know this. But under current federal tax law, your itemized deduction for state and local taxes gets limited. That limit? $10,000. For example, say you own a home and pay $10,000 of property taxes. And then also say you earn income in a state that taxes income and pay $20,000 of state income […] The post Using Pass-through-entity Tax Election appeared first on Nelson CPA.| Nelson CPA
Right now, no one knows whether President Biden’s business tax proposals will become law. Which means planning for any changes is tricky. Yet the proposed tax laws change vast parts of the Internal Revenue Code. Especially for entrepreneurs and active investors. And then the real issue here: By the time we do know all the […] The post Avoiding Biden Tax Increases on Small Corporations appeared first on Nelson CPA.| Nelson CPA
Starting in 2022, most Washington state employees pay a new WA Cares Fund payroll tax. That new payroll tax supports a new long-term care insurance plan. Which sounds good. But the new tax will cost some workers large amounts of tax. And then this planning reality: people often can wriggle out of the tax. Accordingly, […] The post WA Cares Fund and Small Business appeared first on Nelson CPA.| Nelson CPA
In the spring of 2021, Washington State enacted a 7 percent capital gains tax on some taxpayers’ long-term capital gains starting in 2022. A short time after the capital gains tax became law, a lower court ruled the statute unconstitutional. That decision muddied the waters. But on March 24, 2023, the Washington State Supreme Court […] The post Washington State Capital Gains Tax Planning appeared first on Nelson CPA.| Nelson CPA
If due to the Covid-19 pandemic, you moved out of your usual neighborhood or community, that move may impact your taxes. You may get some travel-related deductions in some special cases, for example. But you may also find yourself paying new state and local income taxes. Accordingly, you want to understand—at least in a general […] The post Covid-19 Relocations and Your Tax Return appeared first on Nelson CPA.| Nelson CPA
Estates need to file Washington state estate tax returns more often than you might guess. Uusally, though, the estate owes no tax.| Nelson CPA
Washington state estate planning tactics include some easy but powerful maneuvers that can save big amounts of tax.| Nelson CPA
