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Tax Consequences of Crowdfunding

Article Highlights: Crowdfunding Sites Gifts Charitable Gifts Business Ventures SEC Registration Crowdfunding Scams Raising money through Internet crowdfunding sites prompts questions about the taxability of the money raised. A number of sites host money-raising projects for fees generally ranging from 5 to 9%, including GoFundMe,

Keep Up With Payables: Paying Bills in QuickBooks

It’s not your favorite accounting task, but QuickBooks makes bill-paying easier. This month, we’ll discuss paying your bills in QuickBooks. Click Pay Bills on the home page or open the Vendors menu and select Pay Bills. The screen that opens displays bills that you’ve entered

What Is a Joint Venture?

What Is a Joint Venture? When multiple business entities make a decision to start a new business together as a cooperative arrangement, they form what is known as a joint venture. In creating a joint venture, each of the involved entities agrees to what assets

Tax Deductions Without Itemizing

Article Highlights: Charitable Contributions Educator Expenses Performing Artist Expenses State and Local Government Officials’ Expenses Health Savings Account Contributions Moving Expenses for Members of the Armed Forces Student Loan Interest Deduction Tuition and Fees Deduction Deduction for Early Withdrawal of Savings Deductible Part of Self-employment

Solar Tax Credit Extended for Two Years

Article Highlights: Credit Amounts Deceptive Advertising Refundability Worth the Cost? Qualifying Property When Is the Credit Available? Who Gets the Credit Multiple Installations Battery Installation Costs Basis Adjustment Association or Cooperative Costs Mixed-Use Property Newly Constructed Homes Utility Subsidy   A federal tax credit for

Employee Retention Credit Extended

Article Highlights: The Extension About the Credit Advance Payment Employer Qualifications Qualified Wages Impact on Other Tax Provisions Claiming the Credit In order to help trades and businesses to retain employees and keep them employed during the COVID-19 crisis, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic