Many tax limits affecting businesses increased for 2023

Monday, March 20, 2023
An array of tax-related limits that affect businesses are indexed annually, and due to high inflation, many have increased more than usual for 2023. Here are some that may be...... Read More

How must the costs incurred for intangible assets be capitalized?

Monday, March 13, 2023
These days, most businesses have some intangible assets. The tax treatment of these assets can be complex. What makes intangibles so complicated? IRS regulations require the capitalization of costs to:...... Read More

How the new SECURE 2.0 law may affect your business

Monday, March 06, 2023
If your small business has a retirement plan, and even if it doesn’t, you may see changes and benefits from a new law. The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement...... Read More

Employers can provide fringe benefits to employees with no tax strings attached

Monday, February 27, 2023
Businesses can provide benefits to employees that don’t cost them much or anything at all. However, in some cases, employees may have to pay tax on the value of these...... Read More

2023 HSAs limits

Monday, February 20, 2023
No one needs to remind business owners that the cost of employee health care benefits keeps going up. One way to provide some of these benefits is through an employer-sponsored...... Read More

You can save more for retirement in 2023

Monday, February 13, 2023
How much can you and your employees contribute to your 401(k)s next year — or other retirement plans? In Notice 2022-55, the IRS recently announced cost-of-living adjustments that apply to...... Read More

The standard business mileage rate increased for 2023

Monday, February 06, 2023
Although the national price of gas is a bit lower than it was a year ago, the optional standard mileage rate used to calculate the deductible cost of operating an...... Read More

Be wary of ERC claims that are too good to be true

Monday, January 30, 2023
The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) was a valuable tax credit that helped employers that kept workers on staff during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the credit is no...... Read More

The Social Security wage base is increasing in 2023

Monday, January 23, 2023
The Social Security Administration recently announced that the wage base for computing Social Security tax will increase to $160,200 for 2023 (up from $147,000 for 2022). Wages and self-employment income...... Read More