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Five last-minute year-end business deductions

Written by nevegroup on . Posted in Blog.

Who says year-end tax planning has to be difficult?

If you know the tax law inside out (and we do!), there are easy steps you can and should take right now that will cut your tax bill big time.

What money-saving strategies can you put to work in the final days of December 2018?
You’ll find out when you read my new article titled 2018 Last-Minute Year-End General Business Deductions.

 

Five last-minute strategies
you can use to cut your 2018 tax bill

Strategy #1: Prepay expenses using the IRS safe harbor. IRS regulations contain a safe-harbor rule that allows cash-basis taxpayers to prepay and deduct qualifying expenses up to twelve months in advance without challenge, adjustment, or change by the IRS. Nice! To find out more, Read the article.

Strategy #2: Stop billing your customers, clients, and patients. Not forever. Just until after December 31, 2018. Pushing taxable income into 2019 is an easy way to save money. To find out more, Read the article.

Strategy #3: Buy your office equipment now. Since bonus depreciation is now at 100-percent, along with increased limits for Section 179 expensing, buy your equipment or machinery and place it into service before December 31. When you do, you’ll get a deduction for 100-percent of the cost in 2018! To find out more, Read this article.

Strategy #4: Start using your credit cards. If you’re a single-member LLC or sole proprietor filing Schedule C for your business, the day you charge a purchase to your business or personal credit card is the day you deduct the expense. The punch line? Use your credit card for last minute business purchases. To find out more, Read the article.

Strategy #5: Don’t assume you’re taking too many deductions. Remember. You should never stop documenting your deductions. Too many business owners, especially new owners, don’t claim all their deductions when they could actually produce a valuable tax loss. To find out more, Read this FREE article.

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