Barbara Weltman

J.K. Lasser's Small Business Taxes 2026 (eBook, ePUB)

Your Complete Guide to a Better Bottom Line

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Straightforward small business tax guidance from America's favorite expert

In the newly revised J.K. Lasser's Small Business Taxes 2026: Your Complete Guide to a Better Bottom Line, small business attorney and tax expert Barbara Weltman delivers small business tax planning info based on the new tax law. You'll discover the exact steps you need to take to minimize your 2025 tax bill and position your business for tax savings in the year ahead. The book contains comprehensive and straightforward guidance that walks you through which deductions and credits to look out for and how to use them.

Weltman shows you the tax relief and newly created write-off opportunities legally available to your small business-as well as how to claim them on your IRS forms-and what records and receipts you'll need to keep. You'll also find:

• Tax facts, strategies, checklists, and the latest info you need to make sure you pay Uncle Sam what he's owed - and not a penny more
• Sample IRS forms that show you how to properly claim applicable deductions and credits
• New tax laws, court decisions, and IRS rulings that impact your bottom line
• A complimentary new e-supplement that contains the latest developments from the IRS and Congress

An essential resource for small business owners, J.K. Lasser's Small Business Taxes 2026 is your personal roadmap to shrinking your tax bill while making sure you pay your fair (and legal) share.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 1302
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. November 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781394359806
• Artikelnr.: 75990631

Autorenporträt

BARBARA WELTMAN is an attorney and a nationally recognized expert in taxation for small businesses, as well as the author of many top-selling books on taxes and finance, including J.K. Lasser's 1001 Deductions & Tax Breaks. She is also the publisher of Idea of the Day® and Big Ideas for Small Business®, an award-winning blogger and quoted regularly in major publications (including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Consumer Reports). Visit her at www.BigIdeasForSmallBusiness.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface v
Introduction vii
Part 1 Organization 1
1. Business Organization 3
2. Tax Year and Accounting Methods 36
3. Recordkeeping for Business Income and Deductions 51
Part 2 Business Income and Losses 61
4. Income or Loss from Business Operations 63
5. Capital Gains and Losses 96
6. Gains and Losses from Sales of Business Property 117
Part 3 Business Deductions and Credits 129
7. Employee Compensation: Salary, Wages, and Employee Benefits 131
8. Travel, Meals, and Gift Expenses 166
9. Vehicle Expenses 187
10. Repairs, Maintenance, and Energy Improvements 215
11. Bad Debts 234
12. Rents 245
13. Taxes and Interest 255
14. Expensing, Depreciation, Amortization, and Depletion 274
15. Advertising Expenses 308
16. Retirement Plans 314
17. Casualty and Theft Losses 359
18. Home Office Deductions 372
19. Medical Coverage 389
20. Deductions and Tax Credits for Farmers 410
21. Qualified Business Income Deduction 421
22. Miscellaneous Business Deductions 436
23. Roundup of Tax Credits 470
Part 4 Tax Planning for Your Small Business 483
24. Income and Deduction Strategies 485
25. Distributions from Your Business 497
26. Tax Strategies for Opening or Closing a Business 501
27. Tax Strategies for a Sideline Business 514
28. Tax Strategies for Multiple Businesses 518
29. Alternative Minimum Tax 523
30. Other Taxes 527
31. Filing Tax Returns, Paying Taxes, and Making Refund Claims 545
32. Retirement and Succession Planning 558
33. Working with CPAs and Other Tax Professionals 566
34. Handling Audits with the IRS 570
35. Using IRS Services 575
Appendix A. Information Returns 582
Appendix B. Tax Penalties 591
Appendix C. Checklist of Tax-Related Corporate Resolutions 598
Appendix D. List of Dollar Limits and Amounts Adjusted for Inflation 600
Index 603