Tax Tips Small Business

New Rules for Spouses Who Operate a Business Together

Do you qualify for simplified reporting?

Spouses who operate a business together have a new option for reporting their business income. In the past, husband and wife joint owners were considered a partnership for reporting purposes. New rules, which took effect this year, give spouses the option of reporting their business income as two separate sole proprietorships. Read more...

Small Business Quick Tip

SS Wage Base

The Social Security wage base increases to $106,800 in 2009 and 2010. This means that you are no longer required to withhold social security tax for employees after meeting this threshold. However, you are required to withhold Medicare taxes regardless of the amount of wages paid.
Monday, 20th May 2013
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Tax Tips Personal

Refinancing Your Home Mortgage

What's deductible and what's not?

While there are benefits to refinancing your home mortgage, most refinancing costs are not deductible on your tax return. There is one exception, however. The amount you pay for points, or prepaid interest, may be amortized over the life of your new loan. Although this might not amount to much when you spread it out over 15, 20, or 30 years, don't file away your closing papers quite yet.

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Personal Quick Tip

Combat Pay

Military personnel may elect to treat combat pay that is excluded from gross income as earned income in determining both eligibility for the earned income tax credit and the amount of that credit.