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Creating More Business Meal Tax Deductions

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) removed the “directly related and associated with” requirements from business meals.

Christopher Ragain

You Took Coronavirus-Related IRA Money Last Year: What Now?

If you’re a traditional IRA owner who was adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic last year (2020), you may have been eligible to take a tax-favored coronavirus-related distribution from a traditional IRA.

Christopher Ragain

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Creating More Business Meal Tax Deductions

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) removed the “directly related and associated with” requirements from business meals.

Christopher Ragain

You Took Coronavirus-Related IRA Money Last Year: What Now?

If you’re a traditional IRA owner who was adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic last year (2020), you may have been eligible to take a tax-favored coronavirus-related distribution from a traditional IRA.

Christopher Ragain

Tax Rules That Allow Tax Deductions for Your Yacht

Qualifying for tax deductions on a yacht or other luxury boat requires tax knowledge.

Christopher Ragain

Find the Winning Tax Law for Your IRS Audit

When you are in a battle with the IRS, you need to know which documents will help your case.

Christopher Ragain

Two Ways to Fix Tax Return Mistakes Before the IRS Discovers Them

There are two special ways to fix your incorrect tax return that save you from paying more to the IRS than you would otherwise. We’ll tell you all about them in this article.

Christopher Ragain

Can Home-Office Tax Deductions Include Garage Space?

Home-office tax deductions require a look at the garage and other usable space as possible positive or negative factors in the home-office calculation.

Christopher Ragain

How the IRS Lost $55,000 in This IRS Rental Properties Audit

The fact that the IRS examiner disallows your deductions does not mean they are not deductible.

Christopher Ragain

How the Law Decides If Your Travel Day Is Personal or Business

If you operate a business and you travel to a business location where you spend the night, you are in travel status. But will the tax rules make this a business or a personal night?

Christopher Ragain

IRS Makes Income Limit Mistake on the Home-Office Deduction

Can the IRS ever be wrong?If the IRS is wrong, what’s your strategy?

Christopher Ragain

Working at Home? Don’t Overlook These Deductions

Whether you claim a business office in the home or are simply working at home, say because of COVID-19, you likely have some former personal assets that you now use for business.

Christopher Ragain

IRS Focuses on Cryptocurrency: Are You Ready?

Cryptocurrencies have gone mainstream. But using cryptocurrencies has federal income tax implications that may surprise you.

Christopher Ragain

Do You Owe the Nanny Tax?

Do you have a household employee such as a nanny, a caregiver for an elderly relative who moved in with you during the pandemic, or a live-in housekeeper?

Christopher Ragain

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