Jan 29, 2019 | Firm Updates, Small Business, Tax Tips
Commercial buildings and improvements generally are depreciated over 39 years, which essentially means you can deduct a portion of the cost every year over the depreciation period. (Land is not depreciable.) But special tax breaks that allow deductions to be taken...
Jan 22, 2019 | Firm Updates, Individual Tax, Tax Tips
If you’re like many Americans, letters from your favorite charities have been appearing in your mailbox in recent weeks acknowledging your 2018 year-end donations. But what happens if you haven’t received such a letter—can you still claim an itemized deduction for the...
Dec 18, 2018 | Firm Updates, Individual Tax, Tax Tips
Do you have investments outside of tax-advantaged retirement plans? If so, you might still have time to shrink your 2018 tax bill by selling some investments—you just need to carefully select which investments you sell. Try balancing gains and losses If you’ve sold...
Dec 12, 2018 | Firm Updates, Individual Tax, Tax Tips
With the dawn of 2019 on the near horizon, here’s a quick list of tax and financial to-dos you should address before 2018 ends: Check your FSA balance. If you have a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for health care expenses, you need to incur qualifying expenses by...
Dec 7, 2018 | Firm Updates, Individual Tax, Tax Tips
Year-end is a great time to think about organizing your documents and getting your records ready for the upcoming tax season. There are some items that you will need to keep and record throughout the year to supplement the records you will receive after year-end....
Nov 20, 2018 | Firm Updates, Tax Tips
The end of the year is a great time to consider making a charitable contribution in support of the causes you care about. Here are some tax considerations to keep in mind when making your donations. Timing of Charitable Contributions Charitable contributions are...