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May 6, 2021
Deduct 100 Percent of Your Business Meals under New Rules

Since 1986, lawmakers have limited business meal deductions: first to 80 percent, and then to 50 percent (unless an exception applies).

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May 3, 2021
The Tax-Filing Deadline Is Around the Corner

As a reminder to those who have not yet filed their 2020 tax returns, May 17, is the due date to either file a return (and pay the taxes owed) or file for an automatic extension (and pay an estimate of the taxes owed). Normally April 15 is the due date, but this year the IRS extended it until May 17.

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April 27, 2021
Starting a New Business? Get Up to $100,000 in Tax-Free Money

You likely already know that the employee retention credit (ERC) is a good deal—if you qualify.

Now, thanks to the recently enacted American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), you can qualify for up to $100,000 of ERC in the third and fourth quarters of 2021 if you

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April 21, 2021
Employee Retention Credit: Step-by-Step Example

With the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, millions of small-business owners like you now qualify for the employee retention credit (ERC), thanks to three big changes:

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April 19, 2021
Wow! Married, Filing Separately, May Be the Tax Year 2020 Strategy

If you are married, most likely you’ve always filed a joint tax return with your spouse.

If you want to learn more about this, don't hesitate to book a free call here

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April 15, 2021
ARPA Adds Dollars to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) makes major, but temporary, changes to the federal income tax child and dependent care credit (CDCC).

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April 13, 2021
Tax Bonanza: Expanded Individual Tax Credits in New Law

For tax year 2021, Congress is giving away billions of dollars in additional tax credits on your Form 1040 individual tax return.

These temporarily expanded tax credits include the child tax credit, the dependent care credit, and the health insurance premium tax credit.

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April 10, 2021
ARPA Liberalizes the Earned Income Tax Credit Rules

The earned income tax credit (EITC) has been around for years. But for some folks, it’s never been worth as much as it will be for 2021. 

That’s thanks to liberalizations included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). Some of the favorable changes are only for the 2021 tax year. Others are permanent.

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April 7, 2021
Income the IRS Can't Touch

Wouldn't it be nice to have a source of nontaxable income? You may be more fortunate than you realize. Here are several types of income that the IRS does not tax.

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