The Internal Revenue Service has issued Announcement 2021-7 PDF to clarify that the purchase of personal protective equipment, such as masks, hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes, for the primary purpose of preventing the spread of coronavirus are ...
On February 10, 2020, President Trump unveiled his budget proposals for the 2021 fiscal year. Among other noteworthy items, including more resources being funneled to the IRS, the president is advocating an extension of individual tax provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that are slated to be wiped off the books after […]
In our very long and complex tax code, tax deductions come in all shapes and sizes, and have a lot of sticky rules attached to them. For example, business expenses must be ordinary (common and accepted in an industry) and necessary ...
Previously, a business taxpayer could deduct 50% of the cost of qualified entertainment expenses, if those expenses were properly substantiated. This included entertainment that was “directly-related” to or “associated with” the business.