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What is considered a business expense on a business trip?	[ "18850" ]	[ "The IRS Guidance pertaining to the subject. In general the best I can say is your business expense may be deductible. But it depends on the circumstances and what it is you want to deduct. Travel Taxpayers who travel away from home on business may deduct related expenses, including the cost of reaching their d...
Business Expense - Car Insurance Deductible For Accident That Occurred During a Business Trip	[ "196463" ]	[ "As a general rule, you must choose between a mileage deduction or an actual expenses deduction. The idea is that the mileage deduction is supposed to cover all costs of using the car. Exceptions include parking fees and tolls, which can be deducted separately under either method. You explicitly cannot deduct in...
Starting a new online business	[ "69306" ]	[ "Most US states have rules that go something like this: You will almost certainly have to pay some registration fees, as noted above. Depending on how you organize, you may or may not need to file a separate tax return for the business. (If you're sole proprietor for tax purposes, then you file on Schedule C on yo...
“Business day” and “due date” for bills	[ "560251", "188530", "564488" ]	[ "I don't believe Saturday is a business day either. When I deposit a check at a bank's drive-in after 4pm Friday, the receipt tells me it will credit as if I deposited on Monday. If a business' computer doesn't adjust their billing to have a weekday due date, they are supposed to accept the payment on the next bus...
New business owner - How do taxes work for the business vs individual?	[ "411063" ]	[ "Through your question and then clarification through the comments, it looks like you have a U.S. LLC with at least two members. If you did not elect some other tax treatment, your LLC will be treated as a partnership by the IRS. The partnership should file a tax return on Form 1065. Then each partner will get a...
Hobby vs. Business	[ "509122", "184698" ]	[ "Miscellaneous income -- same category used for hobbies.", "\"You can list it as other income reported on line 21 of form 1040. In TurboTax, enter at: - Federal Taxes tab (Personal in Home & Business) - Wages & Income -“I’ll choose what I work on” Button Scroll down to: -Less Common Income -Misc Income, 1099-A,...
Personal checks instead of business ones	[ "596427" ]	[ "I'll assume you are asking about a check for some kind of work or service that you provided them, that they hired your company to do. No large business will do that. In their records they have a contract with your company to provide services. If they write you a personal check it won't match with the contract, and...
Does U.S. tax code call for small business owners to count business purchases as personal income?	[ "192516", "338700", "158738" ]	[ "\"I am going to keep things very simple and explain the common-sense reason why the accountant is right: Also, my sister in law owns a small restaurant, where they claim their accountant informed them of the same thing, where a portion of their business purchases had to be counted as taxable personal income. In th...
How can I register a UK business without providing a business address?	[ "503678" ]	[ "You don't have to provide your personal home address per se. You can provide a legal address where Companies house can send across paper correspondence to. Companies house legally requires an address because directors are liable to their shareholders(even if you are the only shareholder) and to stop them from disa...
What are 'business fundamentals'?	[ "398960" ]	[ "From http://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Business+Fundamentals The facts that affect a company's underlying value. Examples of business fundamentals include debt, cash flow, supply of and demand for the company's products, and so forth. For instance, if a company does not have a sufficien...
Business Investment Loss from prior year	[ "60590" ]	[ "You need to give specific dates! In the United States, you have three years to file an amended tax return. https://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/Ten-Facts-about-Amended-Tax-Returns Did the restaurant fail in 2012? If so, that's probably the year to take the loss. If you need to amend your 2012 return, which you filed i...
How can I estimate business taxes / filing fees for a business that has $0 income?	[ "315086", "142623" ]	[ "Is the business an S-Corp, LLC or Sole Prop? I am going to guess based on the question that it is an LLC that you never closed with the state and you live in a state (NY) that charges a fee for having an LLC in the state in which case you owe those fees to the state. I am not aware of any taxes on the mere existen...
Would the purchase of a car for a business through the use of a business loan be considered a business expense?	[ "447231" ]	[ "You don't say what country you live in. If it's the U.S., the IRS has very specific rules for business use of a car. See, for starters at least, http://www.irs.gov/publications/p463/ch04.html. The gist of it is: If you use the car 100% for business purposes, you NEVER use it to drive to the grocery store or to you...
Deducting last years (undocumented) side business loss	[ "497642" ]	[ "You should speak to a good tax adviser. The less documentation you have the more problems IRS are going to cause you. Generally you can deduct business losses (in the year they occurred, which is 2011), but you have to show that that was a valid business, not just a way to reduce your tax bill with personal expens...
30% share in business	[ "550624", "32102" ]	[ "Keep in mind a good lawyer will have the contract cover the five D's: Its really best to lay these things out ahead of time. I watched, first hand, two friends start a business. When they were broke and struggling the worked very well together. Then the money started rolling in. Despite exceeding their dreams ...
Claiming business expense from personal credit card	[ "107584", "562777" ]	[ "or just input it in my accounting software along with receipts, and then when I'm doing taxes this would go under the investment or loses (is it somewhere along that line)? Yes, this. Generally, for the long term you should have a separate bank account and charge card for your business. I started my business (...
Using business check to pay at retail	[ "537326" ]	[ "You can just buy the items personally and then submit an expense report to the company to get reimbursed. Keep all the receipts. Paying with a company check is also fine, but you might run into problems with stores not accepting checks." ]
Tax whilst starting a business in full time employment	[ "250640" ]	[ "With a limited company, you'll have to pay yourself a salary through PAYE. With income from your other job taking you over the higher-rate threshold, you should inform HMRC of this and get a tax code of DO for the second job, meaning 40% tax (and also both employer's and employee's National Insurance) will be dedu...
Can I pay off my credit card balance to free up available credit?	[ "551175", "434082", "336922", "19233" ]	[ "Is it possible to pay off my balance more than once in a payment period in order to increase the amount I can spend in a payment period? Yes you can pay off the balance more than once even if its not due. This will get applied to outstanding and you will be able to spend again. If so, is there a reason not to do t...
Starting a side business slowly	[ "156554" ]	[ "\"This is a great question! I've been an entrepreneur and small business owner for 20+ years and have started small businesses in 3 states that grew into nice income streams for me. I've lived off these businesses for 20+ years, so I know it can be done! First let me start by saying that the rules, regulations, re...
Why is “cheque cashing” a legitimate business?	[ "279480", "69623", "84645" ]	[ "\"This answer is based on my understanding of the US banking system. We have check cashing businesses here too, which are just like what you describe, except for the spelling :-) Let's consider what \"\"cash it for free at the bank\"\" really means, and why it might not be an option for everyone. One key issue i...
Is business the only way to become a millionaire?	[ "519798", "425387" ]	[ "\"Not at all. The Millionaire Next Door offers a book full of anecdotes on couples that earned money and saved their way to being millionaires. I believe about 1/3 or so had businesses, but the rest were employed and simply saved wisely. $3860/yr saved for 40 years at 8% will return $1M. Adjust the numbers to hit...
Valuing a small business to invest in	[ "498681", "80913" ]	[ "There is nothing fair / unfair in such deals. It is an art than a science. what kind of things should be considered, to work out what would be a fair percentage stake A true fair value is; take the current valuation of the company [This can be difficult if it is small and does not maintain proper records]. Divide...
Starting a large business with a not so large income?	[ "275249", "368649" ]	[ "\"There are three (or four) ways that a company can grow: (Crowdfunding is a relatively new (in mainstream businesses) alternative financing method where people will finance a company with the expectation that they will benefit from the product or service that they provide.) Obviously a startup has no prior income...
Requirements for filing business taxes?	[ "523564" ]	[ "\"While she can certainly get an LLC or EIN, it isn't necessarily required or needed. She can file as a sole-proprietor on her (or your joint) taxes by filling out a schedule-C addition to the 1040. Any income or losses will pass through to your existing income situation (from W-2's and such). The general requir...
IRA for work and my business	[ "176229" ]	[ "Yes, you can have both. You'll need business income to contribute to a SEP IRA though." ]
Advice on money transfer business	[ "76662" ]	[ "\"As soon as I see the word \"\"friends\"\" along with money transfer I think scam. But ignoring that red flag.... You will have American companies reporting to the IRS that you are a Canadian Vendor they have hired. Then you are transferring money to people in Bangladesh. Assuming also that you fill out all the ...
How to transfer personal auto lease to business auto lease?	[ "284610", "261220" ]	[ "I'd approach the lender that you're getting the lease from, but be prepared for them either saying 'no' to putting the lease into the name of an LLC without any proven track record (because it hasn't been around for a while) or require you to sign a personal guarantee, which partially defeats the purpose of puttin...
Tutoring Business Payroll Management	[ "91325" ]	[ "\"This is going to depend on the tax jurisdiction and I have no knowledge of the rules in Illinois. But I'd like to give you some direction about how to think about this. The biggest problem that you might hit is that if you collect a single check and then distribute to the tutors, you may be considered their e...
As a small business owner, should I pay my taxes from my personal or business checking account?	[ "133299" ]	[ "Payment of taxes for your personal return filed with the IRS always come from your personal account, regardless of how the money was earned. Sales tax would be paid from your business account, so would corporate taxes, if those apply; but if you're talking about your tax payments to the IRS for your personal incom...
Should my husband's business pay my business?	[ "108062", "401260", "329810", "512151" ]	[ "It depends on the finances involved, but particularly if you're not billing anything right now and may have no revenue this year, it's probably a good idea to bill his company. This is in part because some deductions or other tax treatments are only allowed if you have revenue and/or income. The biggest example I...
Why can't online transactions be completed outside of business hours?	[ "352927" ]	[ "Generally, unless you're doing a wire transfer, bank transactions are processed in batches overnight. So the credit card company won't be able to confirm your transfer until the next business day (it may take even longer for them to actually receive the money)." ]
Full-time work + running small side business: Best business structure for taxes?	[ "107817", "257168", "75195" ]	[ "You should look into an LLC. Its a fairly simple process, and the income simply flows through to your individual return. It will allow you to deduct supplies and other expenses from that income. It should also protect you if someone sues you for doing shoddy work (even if the work was fine), although you would ...
New vending route business, not sure how to determine taxes	[ "566417", "125111" ]	[ "You're not paying taxes three times but you are paying three different taxes (or more). Sales tax is a business expense, just like costs of goods sold or interest on a loan. Then, depending on how you structure the business, the net income of the business just hits you personally and you pay income taxes. You ca...
Finding a good small business CPA?	[ "84077", "562798", "102362", "323269", "119308", "184852", "119210", "176196" ]	[ "Ask your colleagues! I know that sounds obvious, but just go to where people who do your sort of business hang out (or better, find some venture capital firms and ask their portfolio companies). It's not something people would keep secret from you...", "Check your local better business bureau. They can tell yo...
Taxable income on full-time job + business earnings	[ "590775", "109546", "511651" ]	[ "In Australia, any income you earn is taxable despite where it came from. Using your example your taxable income is $70,000. Keep in mind that with a business even as a sole trader any business expenses that contribute to the earning of your business income is deductible, reducing the final amount of tax you'll hav...
How can I lookup the business associated with a FEIN?	[ "203633", "391403", "77818", "226530" ]	[ "I think much of that info is hidden behind pay-walls. Here is one site I've found. http://www.feinsearch.com/ Another that is for non-profits only is guidestar. http://www.guidestar.org/rxg/products/nonprofit-data-solutions/product-information/guidestar-premium/advanced-nonprofit-search.aspx", "\"In most cases ...
Tax Allocation - Business Asset Transfer	[ "71601" ]	[ "\"And my CPA is saying no way, it will cost me many thousands in taxes and doesn't make any sense. I'd think so too. It looks like it converts from capitol gains at 14% to something else at about 35% Can be, if your gain under the Sec.1231 rules is classified as depreciation recapture. But, perhaps the buyers wi...
How to Deduct Family Health Care Premiums Under Side Business	[ "524134" ]	[ "\"No, not on schedule C, better. Its an \"\"above the line\"\" deduction (line 29 on your 1040). Here's the turbo tax article on it. The instructions for this line set certain limitations that you must take into the account, and yes - it is limited to the net profit from the business. One of the following statemen...
Claiming car as a business expense in the UK	[ "34810" ]	[ "\"I'm going to look just at purchase price. Essentially, you can't always claim the whole of the purchase price (or 95% your case) in the year (the accounting period) of purchase, but you get a percentage of the value of the car each year, called writing down allowance, which is a capital allowance. It is similar ...
Do I need to keep paper records for my business?	[ "509617" ]	[ "Scanned or electronic copies of invoices should be sufficient as long as they are accurate and you can deliver them during an audit. Also, if you have an accountant prepare your taxes you would either need to provide them a copy of the invoices or a summary of them with the corresponding amounts to be claimed. Per...
1040 Schedule A Un-Reimbursed Business Expense Reporting	[ "391619" ]	[ "It would be unusual but it is possible that the expenses could be very high compared to your income. The IRS in pub 529 explains the deduction. You can deduct only unreimbursed employee expenses that are: Paid or incurred during your tax year, For carrying on your trade or business of being an employee, and Ordina...
Why do banks require small businesses to open a business bank account instead of a cheaper personal one?	[ "580624", "109203" ]	[ "The bank won't let you because: Differences in required account features — Business accounts have different features (many of them legal features) that are required by businesses. For instances: Do you want to be able to deposit cheques that are written out to your business name? You need a business account for th...
How to treat miles driven to the mechanic, gas station, etc when calculating business use of car?	[ "397608", "540395", "405412" ]	[ "I contacted Stephen Fishman, J.D., the author of Home Business Tax Deductions, to let him know that this question was missing from his book. He was kind enough to send a reply. My original phrasing of the question: If your car is used for both business and personal use, and you deduct via the actual expense method...
value of guaranteeing a business loan	[ "370815", "294864", "18792", "511571" ]	[ "The guarantee's value to you is whatever you have to pay to get the guarantee, assuming that you don't decide it's too expensive and look for another guarantor or another solution entirely. How much are you willing to pay for this loan, not counting interest and closing costs? That's what it's worth. See past answ...
Deducting business expenses paid for by gift card	[ "378484" ]	[ "To quote the answer you linked to: Perhaps the simplest way to think about this is you can only deduct an expense that you actually incur. In other words, the expense should show up on a bank or CC statement. So, if your business purchased the $1000 gift card for $800, you should see a $800 charge appearing on a b...
Car as business expense, but not because of driving	[ "327002" ]	[ "\"To be deductible, a business expense must be both ordinary and necessary. An ordinary expense is one that is common and accepted in your trade or business. A necessary expense is one that is helpful and appropriate for your trade or business. An expense does not have to be indispensable to be considered necessar...
Can a business refuse to take credit cards?	[ "372052" ]	[ "Businesses are free to decide what payment methods they accept for their goods and services. Businesses sometimes advertise what credit cards they accept by posting some stickers at their door. When your credit card isn't among them and you don't have enough cash with you, ask about your card before you order. If ...
Calculate Estimated Tax on Hobby Business LLC	[ "549870", "302049" ]	[ "\"You are on the right track, for tax purposes its all ordinary income at the end of 2016. If the free lance \"\"employer\"\" will withhold fed,state and local tax, then that takes care of your estimated tax. If they can't or won't, you will need to make those estimates and make payments quarterly for the fed and ...
Buying car from rental business without title	[ "46680" ]	[ "I would steer well clear of this. The risk is that they take your money but don't pay the bank. This wouldn't require dishonesty - what if they run into financial trouble? Any money of yours that they have that hasn't gone on to the bank yet might end up paying off other debts instead of yours. It's not clear if t...
Why should I choose a business checking account instead of a personal account?	[ "297965" ]	[ "\"Some benefits of having a business checking account (versus a personal checking account) are: The first 3 should be pretty easy to determine if they are important to you. #4 is a little more abstract, though I see you have an LLC taxed as a sole proprietorship, and so I'm guessing protecting your personal assets...
How to report house used for 100% business?	[ "375357" ]	[ "As DJClayworth said, be very careful with this one! The property is a residence, not a business location. Given that, it is almost a certainty that the IRS is not going to let you claim 100% of the expenses for the home as a business expense, even if nobody's actually living there. You may get away with doing...
How to record business income tax paid, in QuickBooks?	[ "152407" ]	[ "Federal income taxes are indeed expenses, they're just not DEDUCTIBLE expenses on your 1120. Federal Income Tax Expense is usually a subcategory under Taxes. This is one of the items that will be a book-to-tax difference on Schedule M-1. I am presuming you are talking about a C corporation, as an S corporation is ...
Get a loan with low interest rate on small business	[ "252473" ]	[ "\"I am going to assume your location is the US. From what I am seeing it is unlikely you will get a loan other than some government backed thing. You are a poor risk. At 7k/month, you have above average household income. The fact that all of your income \"\"is being washed off somewhere\"\" is a behavior problem...
Does revenue equal gross profit for info product business?	[ "451207" ]	[ "What about web-hosting fees? Cost of Internet service? Cost of computer equipment to do the work? Amortized cost of development? Time for support calls/email? Phone service used for sales? Advertising/marketing expenses? Look hard--I bet there are some costs." ]
Will unpaid taxes prevent me from getting a business license?	[ "500708" ]	[ "Generally these things are unrelated. Your tax debt is to agency X, your license is (mostly) from agency Y. If your business involves agency X, then it may be a problem. For example, you cannot get a EA license (IRS Enrolled Agent) if you have unsettled tax debt or other tax compliance issues. You should check Mic...
Using cash back rewards from business credit card	[ "534277" ]	[ "\"A C-Corp is not a pass-through entity, any applicable taxes would be paid by the Corporation, which is a separate legal entity from yourself. If you use the points to purchase something for yourself, that would constitute \"\"income\"\" to you, and would be taxable on your personal income tax.\"" ]
Moving my online only business to the USA?	[ "431230" ]	[ "You don't need a Visa to create or own US property. Your registered agent will be able to take care of most of this, and your new entity will use the registered agent's address where applicable, but you may need your own separate address which can be your office in the UK. If you want privacy then you'll want a se...
Moving a personal business to a LLC accounting in California	[ "71569" ]	[ "You can move money in and out of the business at will, just keep track of every transaction. Ideally you'd use an accounting software like QuickBooks or similar. Create a Capital Contributions account and every time you put money into the business checking account record it as a Capital Contribution. Likewise, if ...
What should one look for when opening a business bank account?	[ "357938", "537593" ]	[ "From my experience, I opened a business account to handle my LLC which owns a rental property. The account process and features were similar to shopping for a personal checking account. There would be fees for falling below a minimum balance, and for wanting a paper statement. In my case, keeping $2000 avoids the...
Which r in perpetuity formula to pricing a business?	[ "415946" ]	[ "In the equity markets, the P/E is usually somewhere around 15. The P/E can be viewed as the inverse of the rate of a perpetuity. Since the average is 15, and the E/P of that would be 6.7%, r should be 6.7% on average. If your business is growing, the growth rate can be incorporated like so: As you can see, a high...
US Double Taxation - Business Trips and the Foreign Tax Credit	[ "523431" ]	[ "\"If you're a US citizen, money earned while in the US is sourced to the US. So you can't apply FTC/FEIE to the amounts attributable to the periods of your work while in the US even if it is a short business trip. Tax treaties may affect this. Most tax treaties have explicit provisions to exclude short trips from ...
Can I use my Roth IRA to start a business?	[ "465787" ]	[ "Read the Forbes article titled IRA Adventures. While it's not the detailed regulations you certainly need, the article gives some great detail and caution. You may be able to do what you wish, but it must be structured to adhere to specific rules to avoid self dealing. Those rules would be known by the custodians ...
Really have to use business credit card for personal expenses	[ "292748" ]	[ "\"I really have to use the business card for personal expenses, please assume that in your answer. This is very hard to believe. You must do that? Why not just have the company pay you $1600 each month? Then you can use that money for whatever you want. Why can't you do this? (I cannot think of a legitimate reason...
Do Affordable Care Act business requirements apply to “control groups?”	[ "586355" ]	[ "\"Yes, it applies to control groups. If I remember correctly common ownership rules are used to determine \"\"Applicable Large Employer\"\" status but if the time comes to owe a penalty, only the actual entity missing the mark will owe a penalty, not the entire control group. This is an excerpt from Section 4980H...
As a contractor, TurboTax Business-and-Home or Basic?	[ "328863" ]	[ "\"Assuming you file state tax returns, you shouldn't buy Basic. Ever. Your choice is probably between the \"\"Premier\"\" version and the \"\"Business and Home\"\" version. Price difference is insignificant (I have a comparison on my blog, including short descriptions as to who might find each version useful the m...
Peer to peer lending business model (i.e. Lending Club)	[ "578529", "77352" ]	[ "This is all answered in the prospectus. The money not yet invested (available/committed to a note but not yet funded) is held in pooled trust account insured by FDIC. Money funded is delivered to the borrower. Lending Club service their notes themselves. Read also my reviews on Lending Club.", "The best descript...
In what cases can a business refuse to take cash?	[ "474248", "193081", "341413", "136662", "153679" ]	[ "The Federal Reserve website notes that creditors must accept cash for debts on services already rendered, but that businesses may refuse cash for services not yet rendered unless prohibited by local law. The Treasury website includes examples of businesses limiting what cash they will accept: For example, a bus l...
Maintaining “Woman Owned Business” while taking on investor	[ "494264", "187073" ]	[ "To qualify as a woman owned business, a woman or group of women must own shares worth 51% of the business. If your investor was a woman, the entire 5% could come from her share of the company without affecting the 51% ownership requirement. Could you find a woman to add as an investor? If you each had your shares ...
How to safely earn interest on business profits (UK)	[ "41356", "107564" ]	[ "Deposit it in a business savings account. The following below show you some options you can choose from. Next you can invest it in the market i.e. shares, bonds etc. If you have a more risky side, can go for peer to peer lending. If you are feeling really lucky and want to invest in the long term, then buy a prope...
Income tax on my online drop-shipping business (India)	[ "276408", "269646" ]	[ "Please consult a tax advisor. You may be voilating the FEMA [Foreign Exchange Management Act] and can land into trouble. Further what you are doing can land up into various other acts as illegal including AML. Further if there is income generated by Indian citizen in India, he is still liable to pay tax, irre...
How to find a business consultant that would ensure that all your business activities are legal and compliant with all regulations?	[ "396982" ]	[ "\"Getting a specific service recommendation is off-topic, but the question of what type of professional you need seems on-topic to me. You may be looking for more than one professional in this case, but you could try these to start your search: Different people do things differently, but I think it would be prett...
How to determine how much to charge your business for rent (in your house)?	[ "520386", "220063", "410128", "459119", "482165", "397152" ]	[ "Your best approach is to assess rent levels in your local area for offices of a similar size. You need to take into account all the usuals - amenities, parking, etc, just as if your home-office was provided by a third-party. Get your $/sq ft and work out the monthly amount. With this figure, you need to then work ...
Dual Citizen British/US and online business taxes	[ "46092" ]	[ "I see no reason why a US ID would be mandatory anywhere in the UK. I'm sure they have their own tax IDs in the UK. However, if the gallery requires US persons to submit US W-9 - then yes, you're covered under that requirement." ]
Will my wife's business losses offset my income on a joint tax return?	[ "153541" ]	[ "\"First, filing status. If you and your wife are legally married, you should be filing your tax returns as married, either jointly or separately. In the US, \"\"head of household\"\" has a specific meaning and is for unmarried people who are supporting one or more relatives, per the IRS. If you are working full-ti...
Do I need a Like-Kind Exchange when selling a personal vehicle for a company car	[ "202630" ]	[ "You cannot do a like-kind (Sec. 1031) exchange for personal property, only for business/investment property. Since you said that you traded in your personal car - no like-kind exchange is possible. Also, since the new car doesn't belong to you - you didn't actually perform any exchange. You sold your old car, but ...
Why are earning credit card rewards often tied to groceries and gas?	[ "92144", "355592" ]	[ "Every reward program has to have a funding source. If the card gives you x percent back on all purchases. That means that their business is structured to entice you to pump more transactions through the system. Either their other costs are lower, or the increased business allows them to make more money off of late...
1099 versus corporation to corporation for payments?	[ "194955" ]	[ "Do not mix personal accounts and corporate accounts. If you're paid as your self person - this money belongs to you, not the corporation. You can contribute it to the corporation, but it is another tax event and you should understand fully the consequences. Talk to a tax adviser (EA/CPA licensed in your State). If...
Why do most banks in Canada charge monthly fee?	[ "573518", "175824", "483282", "479203" ]	[ "\"Arguably, \"\"because they can\"\". Canada's banking industry is dominated by five chartered banks who by virtue of their size, pretty much determine how banking is done in Canada. Yes, they have to abide by government regulation, but they carry enough weight to influence government and to some extent shape the...
Do I need to register as self employed in Ontario, Canada?	[ "178942" ]	[ "If your business name is your name, you are automatically considered a sole-proprietorship and any income you generate and expenses you incur can be calculated on your personal tax return. You can use QuickTax Home & Business tax software to lead you through the steps; you don't even need an accountant. One drawba...
Why do credit card transactions take up to 3 days to appear, yet debit transactions are instant?	[ "450371", "89506" ]	[ "When you swipe your credit card, the terminal at the store makes a request of your bank, and your bank has only a few seconds to accept or reject the transaction. Once the transaction is accepted by your bank, it appears in the Pending transactions. At the end of the business day, the store submits all of the fina...
Why do VAT-registered businesses in the EU charge VAT to each other?	[ "297588", "357079" ]	[ "Not doing this would defeat the entire purpose of a VAT. The reason for a VAT rather than a simple sales tax is that it's harder to evade. Having a simple sales tax with the type of rates that VAT taxes typically are is unworkable because evasion is too easy. Imagine I'm a retailer. I buy products from a wholesale...
How To Report Cryptocurrency Earnings?	[ "378437", "269987" ]	[ "\"While this does fall under the \"\"All-inclusive income\"\" segment of GI (gross income), there are two questions that come up. I invested in a decentralized bitcoin business and earned about $230 this year in interest from it Your wording is confusing here only due to how bitcoin works.\"", "\"As cryptocurre...
Allocation between 401K/retirement accounts and taxable investments, as a young adult?	[ "130118", "366146", "526383" ]	[ "I'm afraid you're mistaking 401k as an investment vehicle. It's not. It is a vehicle for retirement. Roth 401k/IRA has the benefit of tax free distributions at retirement, and as long as you're in the low tax bracket - it is for your benefit to take advantage of that. However, that is not the money you would be us...
Income Tax form in India for freelancing	[ "159709", "347590" ]	[ "\"ITR1 or ITR2 needs to be filed. Declare the income through freelancing in the section \"\"income from other sources\"\"\"", "Since you are living in India and earning income not from salary, you must file your tax return under ITR4(Profits or Gains of Business or Profession). You can do it online on IncomeTax ...
Should I be filling out form W-9 for somebody I sold used equipment to?	[ "467704" ]	[ "They are a business. You're not a corporation. They paid you more than $600 during the year, so they're supposed to send 1099 to you and the IRS about it. They need your taxpayer certification (W9) for that. They were supposed to ask for it before they paid you, but yes - they're supposed to ask for it." ]
Where I am I liable for taxes?	[ "592926" ]	[ "You will have to pay your taxes in the UK not USA. For tax purposes it is the company's tax residency not where the server is located. You are just hiring a server in USA. Take for example a CDN being used for your same service then would you pay taxes in 300 different countries if you use Akamai? Does not work th...
Can I Accept Gold?	[ "144927", "295980", "110387", "201183" ]	[ "\"You can accept almost anything mutually agreeable to you and the other party as payment. That's the definition of \"\"barter\"\". If you agree to trade manufactured goods for livestock, as long as both parties agree on the terms, I'm not aware of any law that would prohibit it. I hedged with \"\"almost\"\" becau...
Can a company have a credit rating better than that of the country where it is located?	[ "146995", "168382" ]	[ "\"BlackJack's answer is technically correct: government credit ratings are independent of corporate credit ratings. The rating should reflect the borrower's ability to repay its obligations. One reason the book you read may have stated that corporate credit ratings cannot be better than the government's credit ra...
Do I owe taxes in the US for my LLC formed in the US but owned by an Indian citizen?	[ "59686", "276411" ]	[ "You're doing business in the US and derive income from the US, so I'd say that yes, you should file a non-resident tax return in the US. And in Connecticut, as well, since that's where you're conducting business (via your domestic LLC registered there). Since you paid more than $600 to your contractor, you're prob...
How would IRS treat reimbursement in a later year of moving expenses?	[ "263485", "218858" ]	[ "IRS pub 521 has all the information you need. Expenses reimbursed. If you are reimbursed for your expenses and you use the cash method of accounting, you can deduct your expenses either in the year you paid them or in the year you received the reimbursement. If you use the cash method of accounting, you can ...
Transfer $70k from Wells Fargo (US) to my other account at a Credit Union bank	[ "591357", "556021", "555097" ]	[ "The LLC is paying you. It would only be fraudulent if you were trying to move the money out of the LLC to avoid a liability. I'm pretty sure the transaction will be taxable income for you personally. Consider consulting with a CPA to ensure that you're doing the proper record keeping and to get advice on the be...
I have $100,000 in play money… what to do?	[ "159156", "101329", "239459", "502203" ]	[ "\"For any sort of investment you need to understand your risks first. If you're going to put money into the stock or bond market I would get a hold of Graham's \"\"The Intelligent Investor\"\" first, or any other solid value investing book, and educate yourself on what the risks are. I can't speak about real estat...
Is it possible, anywhere in the US for a funding firm to not have a license number showing somewhere?	[ "447167", "393152" ]	[ "In the United states the US government has the Small Business Administration. They also have Small Business Development Centers SMDC to help. These are also supported by state governments and colleges and universities. SBDCs provide services through professional business advisors such as: development of busines...
How to deduct operational loss from my personal income tax?	[ "167494" ]	[ "\"I'm not an accountant, and you should probably get the advice of one to be sure about what to do. However, if the business is a sole-proprietorship, you'd complete a Schedule C for the business, and you'd end up with a loss at the end. If the investment you made in the business is considered to be entirely or ...
Can my company buy my personal debt?	[ "446553" ]	[ "When your debt is forgiven, you have to consider the amount written off as an ordinary income item (with the exclusion of the debt originated from the purchase of primary home). If you're trying to write the debt off from your taxes - then it won't work. Even if you can expense the debt forgiveness, you will incur...
Need small buisness ideas with 100k $ budjet in a 3rd world country	[ "217218" ]	[ "Firstly, I highly doubt anyone on this site will be able to provide you with accurate input on this matter regarding what TO DO. It's the what not to do that may be possible. That said, if you want to offer equipment for rent, which in a developing country is probably a decent idea, I'd start by asking around and...
Tax Write-offs and knowing how much I need to spend before the end of the year	[ "344340" ]	[ "\"(I'm assuming USA tax code as this is untagged) As the comments above suggest there is no \"\"right\"\" answer or easy formula. The main issue is that you likely got into business to make money and if you make money consistently you will pay taxes. Reinvesting generally should be a business decision where the ...
Loan holder wants a check from the insurance company that I already cashed and used to repair my car	[ "498927", "536760" ]	[ "What would happen if you was to cash a check, didn’t realize it was to you and your finance company, take it to a local business that has a money center, they cash the check without even having you sign let alone having the finance companies endorsement on it . The money cleared my account like a couple mo...
Is a 10 year old uncashed paycheck still good?	[ "45078" ]	[ "You probably can't deposit the check directly, but there are mechanisms in place to get your money through other means. In the US, all states and territories have an unclaimed property registry. Before you contact the company that wrote the check, you should check that registry in your state. You will have to prov...

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