Tax deadlines, extensions, estimated payments and state nexus explained for business owners, so your books are ready when your tax CPA needs them.
Tax Planning & Deadlines
Every federal tax and compliance deadline for 2027, month by month, from IRS sources: W-2s and 1099-NEC on February 1, pass-through returns on March 15, estimated taxes, payroll returns and Form 990, plus what your books need before each one.
Tax Planning & Deadlines
The gross receipts and asset thresholds for Form 990-N, 990-EZ and 990, when each is due, how to extend, and what happens if you miss three years in a row.
Tax Planning & Deadlines
The Augusta rule (IRC 280A(g)) lets you exclude rent from a home rented fewer than 15 days a year, and your S corp, C corp or partnership may deduct a fair rent for real meetings. Here is what support you need and why Sinopoli and Jadhav lost.
Tax Planning & Deadlines
How the self-employed health insurance deduction works for sole proprietors, partners and S corp owners, including the W-2 step S corps often miss. We also cover long-term care limits for 2025 and 2026 and HSA limits for 2026 and 2027.
Tax Planning & Deadlines
Paying your kids for real work can be deductible, and in a parent-owned sole proprietorship or partnership their wages can skip FICA and FUTA. Here is how the rules differ by entity for 2025 and 2026, and the records that make it hold up.
Tax Planning & Deadlines
Who qualifies for the home office deduction, how the simplified and Form 8829 methods compare, and why S corp owners use an accountable plan instead.
Tax Planning & Deadlines
The business meals deduction stays at 50% in 2026, entertainment is still 0%, and employer-provided convenience meals and cafeterias dropped to 0%. Here is what qualifies, what is 100% deductible, and how to code it in your books.
Tax Planning & Deadlines
How the vehicle tax deduction for business works in 2025 and 2026: mileage rates, the more-than-50% rule, luxury auto caps, the 6,000 lb heavy SUV rules and 100% bonus depreciation after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Tax Planning & Deadlines
An accountable plan lets your company reimburse owners and employees for business expenses tax-free and deduct the cost. Here are the IRS rules, 2026 mileage and per diem rates, a sample plan outline and how to book reimbursements.