4 WordPress plug-ins for SEO

  • June 01, 2018

The whole purpose of a content and social media strategy is to bring attention to your website. You can’t do that if you aren’t applying a solid SEO strategy. Guy...

Don’t punt away booster club donations

  • May 30, 2018

This may be the time you usually donate to a booster club for your alma mater or local school you root for. Strategy: Make your donation with no strings attached....

Tap tax brakes on vehicle trade-in

  • May 24, 2018

It used to be that you could trade in one business vehicle for another without any dire tax consequences. But now the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has turned the tax rules...

Small Business Tax Q&A: May ’18

  • May 14, 2018

New tax break for going solo ... A house sale divided still stands ... Do the math on Social Security ... Charity may begin at work

Salvage casualty loss for personal car

  • April 30, 2018

Suppose your spouse’s car was damaged when he or she skidded on a slick road in April. It’s going to cost you $3,000 out-of-pocket to repair. But you can’t claim a...

IRS tightens rules for carried interest

  • April 27, 2018

The new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act makes it tougher for certain taxpayers to cash in on a tax break for “carried interests,” but left the door slightly open. In a new...

SharePoint: Subsite or page?

  • April 02, 2018

Although SharePoint was intended to be managed at the subsite level by administrators from operational areas of an organization, without a bit of understanding of the...

Spotlight 15 personal tax changes

  • January 23, 2018

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enhances and creates numerous tax breaks for individual taxpayers, but repeals or scales back a slew of others. It’s going to take time to...

Sidestep this installment sale trap

  • November 24, 2017

If you’re looking to sell real estate, you may have to structure the deal to make it acceptable to the buyer. But this could work to your tax advantage.

Keeping corporate identity in PowerPoint

  • November 06, 2017

Using a PowerPoint theme that consistently applies elements from your branding to each slide makes presentation creation easy. Here are some tips for setting up a good...

Prove your gambling losses

  • October 19, 2017

Frequently, gambling loss deductions are denied because taxpayers fail to keep the records required for write-offs. In a pinch, you might resort to the “Cohan...

View deductions for skybox rentals

  • June 06, 2017

Have you finally made it big in the business world? You might enjoy your success by buying skybox seats for your favorite local sports team. Unfortunately, however, the...