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Don’t overlook value of depreciation tax breaks

Sep 5, 2023

Inflation hasn’t been all bad news for business owners. One significant upside is that the amount of depreciation tax breaks for businesses has increased for 2023.

Employer-provided life insurance can have tax consequences

Aug 24, 2023

If your employer provides you with group term life insurance, it may add to your tax bill. It depends on the amount. Here are the rules.

Beware and be aware of the generation-skipping transfer tax

Aug 22, 2023

Discover how the generation-skipping tax could impact your estate planning.

Watch out for employee retention tax credit frauds

Aug 16, 2023

Scammers are hyping quick, easy money from the employee retention tax credit, but despite what you might hear in the slick advertisements, the IRS has a warning for employers.

Changes ahead for cost recovery, losses, and R&D

Aug 9, 2023

Take a closer look at recent changes in tax accounting methods for cost recovery, losses, and more.

Clothing is among tax-free items July 28-30.

Yes, you can stop paying taxes (for a few days)

Jul 25, 2023

Tennessee’s annual sales tax holiday weekend is July 28-30, 2023, followed by a new three-month grocery tax holiday that starts August 1.

Optimize your retirement savings one small step at a time.

Retirement account catch-up contributions add up

Jul 19, 2023

If you’re eligible and not making catch-up contributions to your retirement plan, you’re missing out on building more tax-favored savings.

Avoid IRS scams in the form of texts and emails

Be wary of IRS emails and texts: They’re fake

Jul 10, 2023

Criminals keep coming up with new ways to try and steal information from taxpayers. Here are a few of their scams and how you can avoid them.

TFRP can pack a mean, costly punch

Jun 26, 2023

The Trust Fund Recovery Penalty is personally imposed on business owners and managers when employment taxes aren’t paid to the government. Here are the rules, along with two cases where individuals were held liable for the harsh penalty.

"We saved one client $700,000 using R&D credits — credits that the company’s previous CPA told them they were not eligble to claim. We stay on top of the latest tax laws to help clients reduce their taxes.”

Mark Patterson, KraftCPAs Tax Services

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