Taxes
Tax Tips for the Wealthy: How to Optimize Your Taxes in 2025
In 2025, the tax landscape for high-net-worth individuals is evolving. Understanding and optimizing your taxes can help you preserve wealth, maximize deductions, and reduce your overall liability. Here’s a comprehensive guide to navigating the tax code in 2025. 1. Stay Updated on Tax Brackets and Rates For wealthy individuals, understanding changes in tax rates and…
Read MoreStart the New Year Right: Essential Tax Habits for Business Owners
As the calendar turns to a new year, business owners have a valuable opportunity to reset and establish practices that will ensure a smooth tax season and better financial health. Developing strong tax habits early can save time, reduce stress, and minimize liabilities. Here are some essential tax habits to adopt as you start the…
Read MoreYear-End Tax Planning: Essential Advice for Business Owners
As the year comes to a close, business owners must focus on year-end tax preparation to ensure compliance, minimize liabilities, and set their businesses up for financial success in the upcoming year. Proper planning not only avoids last-minute stress but can also uncover valuable opportunities for tax savings. Here’s a detailed guide to help you…
Read MoreYear-End Tax Checklist for Business Owners
As the year comes to a close, business owners should focus on key financial tasks to ensure they’re fully prepared for the upcoming tax season. Addressing these tasks not only streamlines the tax filing process but also helps to maximize deductions and avoid penalties. Working with an experienced accounting firm is one of the best…
Read MoreNavigating the 2023 Tax Landscape: Changes, Deadlines, and More
As the new year unfolds, taxpayers are gearing up for the annual ritual of filing their taxes. The landscape of tax laws is ever-evolving, and 2023 brings its own set of changes, deadlines, and details that individuals and businesses need to be aware of. From adjustments in tax brackets to modified filing deadlines, here’s a…
Read More2023 Tax Filing Season: Key Dates, New Tax Brackets, and Everything You Need to Know
Expect a busy 2023 tax filing season as the new tax laws take effect. Start preparing now for the coming changes. With an expected 168 million or more individual tax returns about to be filed this year, it’s vital to organize your information to file your tax returns correctly. Fortunately, the IRS plans to improve its service for…
Read MoreCase Law Update Bathke v. Costley: Equitable Distribution and Hypothetical Sale of Assets with Tax Consequences
The recent case of Bathke v. Costley gave the Florida Court of Appeals, Fifth District, the opportunity to reexamine equitable distribution of marital assets and liabilities when it comes to a potential or hypothetical sale of entities that would incur capital gain taxes. In this case, Benjamin M. Bathke (“Husband”) and Mary Elizabeth Costley (“Wife”)…
Read MoreOverwhelmed IRS Braces for 2022 Tax Season
The pandemic has hit the IRS hard over the last couple of years. From budget cuts to staff shortages, the 2020 and 2021 backlog of returns means that the IRS will face a major uphill battle this tax season. According to the National Taxpayer Advocate’s report to Congress, there are massive processing issues happening. Erin…
Read MoreTaxes on a Corporation vs. Sole Proprietorship for the Self-Employed Individual
At Ellrich, Neal, Smith & Stohlman, P.A., we deal with a variety of self-employed individuals. We often hear them talk about the tax deductions available for a corporation as opposed to a sole proprietorship. First of all, any deductions you can take on a corporate tax return are available on your Form 1040, Schedule C as…
Read MoreProperly Preparing for the 2021 Tax Season
While the pandemic still carries on, Tax Day in the United States has return to its traditional deadline of April 15th. Those who remember filing federal income taxes later last year (it was pushed to July 15th in 2020) will need to prepare accordingly. Like in all other years past, tax returns must be postmarked…
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