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Business Taxes

New Simplified Home Office Deduction

The IRS has recently announced a simplified option that many owners of home-based businesses and some home-based workers may use to figure their deductions for the business use of their homes. Beginning with returns for 2013, which will be filed in 2014, taxpayers can write-off
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$3,000 CA New Jobs Credit Available For 2012

How would you like a tax credit of up to $3,000 for each new employee you hired in 2012? Even better, how would you like this credit if the only employee you hired was yourself? Well, thanks to the State of California, a credit of $3,000 for every new full-time employee –
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Let Your Business Pay For Your Child’s College Nest Egg

Wouldn’t it be nice if your business can take a tax deduction for funding your child’s college education? Well, if your child is older than 6 years old, then this article will show you how Uncle Sam can help subsidize junior’s college education. Moreover,
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Convert Your Air Miles into a Business Expense

So I’ll be flying to Australia in the coming months on business. Over the years, I’ve been accumulating a lot of frequent flier miles with Qantas. This upcoming trip got me thinking. Is there a way my corporation can take a tax deduction if I use my frequent flier
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How to Write off Your Super Bowl Party

It’s that time of year again when people are starting to plan their Super Bowl parties. That got us at Gedeon Law & CPA thinking, how can our business clients claim a tax deduction for spending time with friends and family while watching over-hyped commercials and
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What’s A Reasonable Salary For S Corp Owners?

Ask most people why they want to operate their business as an S corporation and the most common answer you’ll get is they want to save on self-employment taxes. With payroll taxes increasing in 2013 due to new legislation impacting social security contributions and the 0.9%
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How the Fiscal Cliff Deal Affects You

What would the New Year be without a new set of tax rules? Well, Congress didn’t disappoint this year and as most of you know, Congress recently approved, and President Obama signed legislation, that averted the fiscal cliff arising from the expiration of the Bush era tax
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How To Give Yourself (& Your Employees) Tax-free Lunches

With the right tax planning, you can provide tax-free lunches to you and your employees. As a rule, to deduct the cost of the lunches, the lunches must be furnished to the employees on the business premises by the employer for the convenience of the employer. Convenience of the
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Tax Reasons to Put Your Spouse On Payroll

It’s hard to find trustworthy and reliable employees these days. But you may not have to look farther than your bed to lure a great employee. Hiring your spouse as an official employee in your business can not only help solve your staffing problems but it can also provide
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Use Two Cars To Maximize Your Tax Deduction

With the start of the new year, you’re probably wondering what new tax strategies you can implement to help you increase your tax deductions for 2013. In keeping with one of our main goals at Gedeon Law & CPA, we endeavor to help our clients convert as much of their
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