Barbara Weltman

J.K. Lasser's Small Business Taxes 2025 (eBook, PDF)

Your Complete Guide to a Better Bottom Line

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Straightforward small business tax guidance from America's favorite expert

In the newly revised J.K. Lasser's Small Business Taxes 2025: Your Complete Guide to a Better Bottom Line, veteran small business attorney and tax expert Barbara Weltman delivers small business tax planning info based on the latest tax law updates. You'll discover the exact steps you need to take to minimize your 2024 tax bill and position your business for tax savings in the year ahead. The book contains comprehensive and straightforward guidance that walks you through which deductions and credits to look out for and how to use them.

Weltman shows you the tax relief and newly created green energy tax breaks legally available to your small business-as well as how to claim them on your IRS forms-and what records and receipts you'll need to keep. You'll also find:

• Tax facts, strategies, checklists, and the latest info you need to make sure you pay Uncle Sam what he's owed-and not a penny more
• Sample IRS forms that show you how to properly claim applicable deductions and credits
• New tax laws, court decisions, and IRS rulings that impact your bottom-line
• A complimentary new e-supplement that contains the latest developments from the IRS and Congress

An essential resource for small business owners, J.K. Lasser's Small Business Taxes 2025 is your personal roadmap to shrinking your tax bill while making sure you pay your fair (and legal) share.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 625
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781394280957
• Artikelnr.: 72526996

Autorenporträt

BARBARA WELTMAN is an attorney and a nationally recognized expert in taxation for small businesses, as well as the author of many top-selling books on taxes and finance, including J.K. Lasser's 1001 Deductions & Tax Breaks. She is also the publisher of Idea of the Day^® and Big Ideas for Small Business^®, an award-winning blogger and quoted regularly in major publications (including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Consumer Reports). Visit her at www.BigIdeasForSmallBusiness.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface v
Introduction vii
Part 1 Organization 1
1. Business Organization 3
2. Tax Year and Accounting Methods 37
3. Recordkeeping for Business Income and Deductions 52
Part 2 Business Income and Losses 63
4. Income or Loss from Business Operations 65
5. Capital Gains and Losses 98
6. Gains and Losses from Sales of Business Property 117
Part 3 Business Deductions and Credits 129
7. Employee Compensation: Salary, Wages, and Employee Benefits 131
8. Travel, Meals, and Gift Expenses 164
9. Car and Truck Expenses 186
10. Repairs, Maintenance, and Energy Improvements 214
11. Bad Debts 232
12. Rents 243
13. Taxes and Interest 253
14. First-Year Expensing, Depreciation, Amortization, and Depletion 271
15. Advertising Expenses 305
16. Retirement Plans 311
17. Casualty and Theft Losses 354
18. Home Office Deductions 367
19. Medical Coverage 384
20. Deductions and Tax Credits for Farmers 404
21. Qualified Business Income Deduction 415
22. Miscellaneous Business Deductions 430
23. Roundup of Tax Credits 464
Part 4 Tax Planning for Your Small Business 479
24. Income and Deduction Strategies 481
25. Distributions from Your Business 495
26. Tax Strategies for Opening or Closing a Business 499
27. Tax Strategies for a Sideline Business 512
28. Tax Strategies for Multiple Businesses 516
29. Alternative Minimum Tax 521
30. Other Taxes 525
31. Filing Tax Returns, Paying Taxes, and Making Refund Claims 543
32. Retirement and Succession Planning 556
33. Working with CPAs and Other Tax Professionals 564
34. Handling Audits with the IRS 568
Appendix A. Information Returns 573
Appendix B. Tax Penalties 581
Appendix C. Checklist of Tax-Related Corporate Resolutions 587
Appendix D. List of Dollar Limits and Amounts Adjusted for Inflation 589
Index 593