In lieu of deducting actual expenses, the IRS permits qualified taxpayers to deduct a flat rate based on miles traveled, plus related tolls and parking fees. These standard mileage rates are updated annually. For 2019, the rates are: 58 cents per mile driven for business driving (up 3.5 cents from 2018); 20 cents per mile [...]
What’s the biggest tax deduction on your 2018 return? For many itemizers, it is the write-off for charitable donations on Schedule A. But these deductions are not automatic if you do not have the proper records to back up your claims. Here are several important reminders for this year’s tax filing season. Monetary contributions: Deductions [...]
The IRS generally requires taxpayers to shoulder recordkeeping burdens. If you have not kept the necessary tax records in the past— or if your methods have been inadequate— make it a New Year's resolution to improve in 2019. The process will undoubtedly go smoother if you organize your records in a logical fashion. Also, [...]
The following article was written by JMF Shareholder Kim Smith for the Alabama Retail Association's February issue of Alabama Retailer magazine. We are re-posting it here with their permission. Wayfair Printable Story AL Retailer February 2019 By: Kim Smith, CPA, Tax Shareholder Kim is a shareholder, a member of the JMF Tax Department and in charge of [...]
2018 Year-End Tax Planning Letter (Click here for a PDF/Printable Version of the JMF 2018 Year-End Tax Planning Letter) Dear Clients and Friends: Year-end tax planning in 2018 is probably more complicated than it has ever been before. The new tax law enacted late last year, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), completely [...]
A new Notice issued by the IRS (Notice 2018-76) gives businesses a tax reprieve from a crackdown in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Under the Notice, your company can deduct meal expenses incurred in connection with entertainment activities as long as the food and beverage costs are stated separately. Background: Prior to [...]
Year-end tax planning is not just limited to individuals. Thanks in great part to the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), small businesses can get in on the action in 2018, too. Case in point: Following are five tax planning ideas that may benefit your small business after the TCJA. Section 179 deductions: Under [...]
JamisonMoneyFarmer PC is proud to announce that alliantgroup has added Scott Goldsmith, CPA, to that firm’s Strategic Advisory Board. Goldsmith brings to the board over 29 years of management and public accounting experience as well as an extensive background in tax and business planning. In his new consultative position, Goldsmith will play an important role in [...]
“Opportunity Zones” are included in the new tax law known as Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. These zones encourage private sector investment in low-income community businesses which are inside defined census tract lines throughout the United States. The new tax code allows any taxpayer to defer gains until the earlier of the [...]
Although Congress threatened to reduce the benefits of the home sale exclusion, the final version of the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) did not include a crackdown. As a result, if you sell your home at a huge profit and qualify under the existing rules, you can still exclude up to $250,000 [...]