The United States is on the verge of passing the largest tax overhaul since the tax code revamping in 1986. It will drastically change the landscape for some moving forward starting in the 2018 tax year. In preparation of the…
Late in the afternoon on Thursday December 16, 2017 the IRS released the 2018 standard mileage rates with Notice 2018-03. These rates are used for calculating deductible amounts related to business mileage, charitable deduction mileage, medical mileage, and mileage related…
The IRS has released various limitations and amounts tied to cost of living adjustments and can change year over year. Listed are common items for taxpayers.
As Sam, one of my favorite characters in The Lord of the Rings said to Frodo, the hobbit who was attempting to make the perilous journey from The Shire to Mount Doom to destroy the one ring, “share the load.”…
It is official! The state of Oregon has approved a $463 million kicker related to the 2016 tax year. The surplus means that the State of Oregon will be kicking income tax dollars back to Oregon taxpayers. Although taxpayers will…
A common question amongst people seems to be, “How do I go about paying less taxes?” As a CPA, I have never heard someone ask, “How can I pay more taxes?” If you are a small business owner, particularly one…
It is beginning to be that time of the year again, where the weather changes, trees are changing colors and dropping leaves, baseball season is coming to an end, and football season is starting to hit its stride.