Business Meals Deductions 2018

Hello, Evelyn here again talking about meal deduction while traveling. Now, there is a difference between meal deduction when you're eating locally and when you're eating travel... While traveling. Some business owners think that when they stop for breakfast on their way to work, that meal is deductible. I've had to catch it a couple of times in my clients' books. But that notion is wrong. Just because meal and
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Deducting Local Meals For Business Tax Write-Off

Today, I'm talking about... Hi, Evelyn here. Today I'm talking about meals and entertainment expenses, specifically local meals. So let's talk about deducting meals. The amount to deduct meals you must maintain records to show the amount of the expense, the time, and place. This purpose of the expense and the business relationship between the taxpayer and the person eating with the taxpayer. So in other words, to deduct the
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IRS Audit Red Flags To Avoid As a 1099

Today I'm talking about... Hi, Evelyn here again. It's tax time. And nobody wants to be audited by the IRS. So today, I'll just talk about some red flags you need to look at as you file your tax returns. So to avoid a IRS audit what you have to do, is you have to make sure that the amount on your tax return matches your 1099. So you don't want
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Setting Business Financial Goals to Meet Growth Needs

Come with me on a journey for just one second. Imagine you were in a community where there was no grocery store. Every time somebody wanted to buy something, they had to travel 35 miles to the nearest grocery store, and this problem had just become so annoying to you, that you said, "You know what? I am going to start my own grocery store." So, you saw a problem and
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How To Set Business Financial Goals To Meet Your Retirement Needs

Do you have goals like, "I want to build a business I can pass on to my children." "I want a business to provide stability in my retirement years." "I want a business I can sell something and have a big payoff." Those are all retirement plan goals. So, if these are your goals for starting your business, or your reasons for starting your business, go ahead and watch this
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