Tax-Home Rules You Should Know

When you travel out of town overnight, you need to know the tax-home rule. The IRS defines your tax-home, and it’s not necessarily in the same town where you have your personal residence.   Tax Law If you have more than one business location, one of the locations...

Taxation of 529 College Savings Account Withdrawals

The big advantage of 529 plans is that qualified withdrawals are always federal-income-tax-free—and usually state-income-tax-free too. What you may not know is that not all 529 withdrawals are tax-free qualified withdrawals, even in years when you have heavy college...

Save Your Employee Retention Credit

In what clearly must have been a mistake, the IRS issued Notice 2021-49 to deny the employee retention credit (ERC) on the wages paid to most C and S corporation owners. According to the IRS: • Your corporation can qualify for the ERC on the wages paid to a more than...

Prorated Principal Residence Gain Exclusion Break

Here’s good news. IRS regulations allow you to claim a prorated (reduced) gain exclusion—a percentage of the $250,000 or $500,000 exclusion in select circumstances. The prorated gain exclusion equals the full $250,000 or $500,000 figure (whichever would otherwise...

Is Your Travel Day Personal or a Tax-Deductible Business Day?

When you travel to a business location where you spend the night, you are in travel status. But will the tax rules make this a business or personal night?   Tax Law The rules also affect your costs during the day. When you have an overnight business travel day,...

2 Ways to Fix Tax Return Mistakes Before the IRS Discovers Them

If you made an error on your tax return, don’t worry—there are two easy ways to fix it: 1. A superseding return2. A qualified amended return A superseding return is an amended or corrected return filed on or before the original or extended due date. The IRS considers...