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The Effect of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Employee Reimbursement
Are your employees reimbursed for work-related travel expenses? If not, you might want to reconsider. Changes under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act make reimbursements even more attractive to employees. The new tax code implemented significant changes to moving and travel...
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How to Determine if Your Taxes Will Increase for the 2019 Tax-Filing Season
President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December of last year, but the income tax credits, deductions, and individual tax rates aren’t applicable until the 2019 tax-filing season. Various factors, such as your tax bracket, can influence whether your taxes...
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How to Avoid the Alternative Minimum Tax
Congress originally designed the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) to make sure wealthy taxpayers who take advantage of multiple tax breaks and itemized deductions would still pay their fair share in federal income taxes each year. The AMT produces around $60 billion a...
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Here’s How Medicare for All Could Affect Americans
According to CNBC, 70% of Americans support Medicare for all, but the term is still murky for Americans. What does it actually mean and how could it affect Americans? Implemented in its most historical meaning, Medicare-for-all would completely wipe out private...
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QuickBooks Desktop vs. QuickBooks Online
When choosing whether to invest in a desktop or online QuickBooks product, we would suggest you evaluate three differences in the products. 1. Accessibility If you want the option to access your QuickBooks file from anywhere with internet connection, you will want...
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Pros and Cons of Health Savings Accounts
Established in 2003, HSAs allow individuals with high-deductible health plans to pay for current healthcare expenses and save for future healthcare expenses on a tax-favored basis. Money is deposited pre-tax, it grows tax-free, and is distributed tax-free as long as...
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Why American Workers Could See an Increase in Tax Refunds Next Year
The majority of American taxpayers typically receive a refund from their federal tax returns, and in 2019 those refunds could increase by 26 percent, which is higher than previous years. The jump in expected refunds is most likely a result of the recent tax overhaul...
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