Small Business Tax Guide ON DEMAND
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Member Price $396.00
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Overview
The owner of a small business who has a reasonable knowledge of tax issues can save a substantial amount of money. The Small Business Tax Guide keeps you informed of the tax rules, so that you can take advantage of what the law allows. To this end, the Guide covers such matters as vehicle expense deductions, accelerated depreciation, payroll tax requirements, the deductibility of fringe benefits, the home office deduction, tax considerations for a family business, and much more.
Highlights
The sources of tax law. Types of taxes. Tax credits. Long-term business assets. Business losses. Payroll issues. Payroll tax withholdings. Tax remittances. Remittance method. Fringe benefits. Pension plans. Retirement planning services, and more.
Prerequisites
None.
Designed For
CPAs, CEOs, CFPs, accounting professionals, and other financial managers.
Objectives
Identify the types of laws and how they are created. Specify the characteristics of the marginal tax rate. Describe how the constructive receipt concept works. Identify what constitutes a capital expense. Specify how to deal with start-up and organizational costs. Identify which business expenses can be immediately deducted. Recall the characteristics of tangible and intangible assets. Specify the various types of listed property. Describe the rules pertaining to Section 179 expensing. Specify the characteristics of depreciable assets. Specify the rules used to control the amount of net operating losses recognized, and more.
Preparation
None.
Notice
None.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Steven Bragg, Western CPE
Steven M. Bragg, CPA, is a full-time book and course author who has written more than 70 business books. He provides Western CPE with self-study courses in the areas of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on the practical application of accounting standards and management techniques. A sampling of his courses include the The New Controller Guidebook, The GAAP Guidebook, Accountants’ Guidebook, and Closing the Books: An Accountant’s Guide. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast.
Steven has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and an auditor with Deloitte & Touche. He holds an MBA from Babson College, a Master of Finance from Bentley College, and a BA from the University of Maine (summa cum laude).
Non-Member Price $455.00
Member Price $396.00