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A New Study Says Business Loans Help Startups Grow. Personal Loans Don't

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Article by Rob Mandelbaum | Found on Forbes Business 101 teaches that entrepreneurs must begin almost immediately to build company credit. That advice has always rankled a certain breed of DIY business owners, the ones who find debt of any…
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How to Save Money on the Biggest Expenses in Your Budget

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Article by Anna Bahney | Found on CNN Want to find some real savings in your budget? Cutting out lattes and avocado toast probably isn't the way to go. Housing, transportation and food: that's what Americans spend almost 70% of their money…
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Business Owners Beware: New Tax Law Severely Limits Entertainment Deductions

  Note: This is one of a series of articles explaining how the various tax changes in the GOP’s Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (referred to as “the Act” in this article), which passed in late December 2017, could affect you, your business…
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How Small Businesses Write Off Equipment Purchases

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Article Highlights: Depreciation Materials & Supplies De Minimis Safe Harbor Expensing Routine Maintenance Unlimited Expensing Bonus Depreciation Sec 179 Expensing Mixing Methods From time to time, an owner of…
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Medical Deductions & The New Tax Law

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Article Highlights: Medical Deductions Retained by the Tax Reform Law Adjusted Gross Income Floor Dropped to 7.5% The Standard Deduction Bunching Medical Deductions Unusual Medical Deductions Medical Dependents Divorced…
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9 Best Ways to Start a Business Budget to Spur and Guide Growth

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Building a business is a process that requires careful attention to many individual points, all with the goal of increasing customers, improving products, and building profit. There are many elements that contribute to the ability of a company…
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If You Owe the IRS a Lot of Money, You May Not Want to Plan Any Out-of-the-Country Trips

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Article Highlights:   Seriously Delinquent Tax Debt Exceptions Passport Denial or Revocation As promised several months back, the IRS has begun to crack down on seriously delinquent taxpayers. A law passed on Dec. 4, 2015, requires…
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Personal Casualty Losses Axed by the New Tax Law

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Article Highlights: Casualty Losses Deduction Suspension Disaster Related Casualty Losses Insurance Coverage Note: The is one of a series of articles explaining how the various tax changes in the GOP’s Tax Cuts & Jobs…
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Tax Reform Cracks Down on IRA Recharacterizations

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Article Highlights: Tax Trap Traditional IRA Roth IRA Traditional to Roth Conversions Undoing a Conversion Note: The is one of a series of articles explaining how the various tax changes made by the GOP’s Tax Cuts &…
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New Tax Law Cracks Down on Home Mortgage Interest

Article Highlights: Acquisition Debt Interest Equity Debt Interest Consumer Interest New Tax Law Changes Note: The is one of a series of articles explaining how the various tax changes made by the GOP’s Tax Cuts & Jobs…