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Depreciation Methods for Small Business: Section 179, Bonus, and MACRS Explained

Section 179 lets you deduct the full cost of equipment in Year 1 (up to $2,500,000 in 2024).

Sep 5, 2026
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Depreciation Methods Compared: MACRS, Straight-Line, ADS, Section 179, and Bonus Depreciation

The tax code provides multiple depreciation methods for business assets.

Sep 5, 2026
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Depreciation Recapture When Selling Business Assets: Section 1245, 1250, and the Tax Bill at Sale

When a business sells an asset that was depreciated, the IRS recaptures the depreciation deductions taken.

Sep 5, 2026
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Depreciation Recapture: What Happens When You Sell Business Assets

When you sell a business asset for more than its depreciated value, the IRS recaptures the depreciation deductions you took.

Sep 5, 2026
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Depreciation Recapture: What Happens When You Sell Business Assets (Sections 1245 and 1250)

Selling depreciated business assets triggers depreciation recapture under IRC Sections 1245 (equipment) and 1250 (real property).

Sep 5, 2026
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Disabled Access Credit: How Small Businesses Claim Up to $5,000 for ADA Compliance (IRC 44)

The Disabled Access Credit under IRC 44 provides small businesses (30 or fewer full-time employees OR $1 million or less in gross receipts) a tax credit.

Sep 5, 2026
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Disaster Loss Deduction: Tax Relief for Businesses Affected by Hurricanes, Floods, and Fires

Businesses in federally declared disaster areas can deduct casualty losses, claim the loss on the prior year's return for a faster refund.

Sep 5, 2026
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Tax Implications of Debt Forgiveness: IRC 108 Discharge of Indebtedness, Bankruptcy, and Insolvency Exclusions

When a business has debt forgiven, cancelled, or discharged, the cancelled amount is generally taxable income under IRC 61(a)(11).

Sep 5, 2026
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Closing a Business: Tax Implications of Dissolving a Sole Proprietorship, S-Corp, or Partnership

Closing a business triggers specific tax obligations: filing a final return (checking the 'final return' box). Closing checklist by entity type: | Step |.

Sep 5, 2026
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Tax Implications of Divorce for Business Owners: Valuation, Division, and Ongoing Operations

Divorce creates tax consequences for business owners including property division, valuation disputes, alimony treatment.

Sep 5, 2026
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Tax Implications of Divorce on a Business: Property Division, Alimony, and Valuation

Divorce involving a business creates unique tax issues at every stage. Divorce tax rules summary: | Item | Tax Treatment | |------|-------------| | Property.

Sep 5, 2026
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Domestic Asset Protection Trusts (DAPTs): State Laws, Creditor Protection, and Tax Implications for Business Owners

A domestic asset protection trust (DAPT) is an irrevocable trust established under the laws of a state that permits the grantor to be a discretionary.

Sep 5, 2026
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Tax Benefits of US Manufacturing: Bonus Depreciation, R&D Credits, and State Incentives

US manufacturers benefit from several overlapping tax incentives: 100% bonus depreciation on equipment and machinery (permanently restored under OBBBA).

Sep 5, 2026
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Domestic Production Activities Under OBBBA: What Small Manufacturers Need to Know

The TCJA repealed the Section 199 domestic production activities deduction (DPAD) for tax years after 2017.

Sep 5, 2026
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E-Commerce Tax Obligations: What Online Sellers Must Know

E-commerce sellers face unique tax challenges: multi-state sales tax nexus, inventory accounting, 1099-K reporting from payment processors.

Sep 5, 2026
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EIDL Loan Tax Treatment: Proceeds, Interest, Forgiveness, and Repayment Planning

EIDL loan proceeds are not taxable income. Interest is deductible as a business expense. If forgiven (rare for EIDL), the cancellation may be taxable.

Sep 5, 2026
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Economic Nexus and Sales Tax: When Your Business Owes Tax in States Where You Have No Office

Since the Supreme Court's 2018 decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair.

Sep 5, 2026
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Economic Substance Doctrine: When the IRS Can Disregard Your Tax Strategy as a Sham

The economic substance doctrine, codified in IRC 7701(o) by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. The two-prong test (IRC 7701(o)): |.

Sep 5, 2026
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Economic Substance Doctrine: When the IRS Disallows Legitimate-Looking Tax Strategies

The economic substance doctrine (codified in IRC 7701(o)) requires that a transaction have meaningful economic effects apart from tax benefits.

Sep 5, 2026
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Economic Substance Doctrine: When the IRS Can Disallow a Legal Tax Strategy

The economic substance doctrine, codified under IRC 7701(o), allows the IRS to disallow tax benefits from a transaction that lacks economic substance.

Sep 5, 2026
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Education and Training Tax Deductions for Business Owners: When Learning Is Deductible

Business-related education is deductible if it maintains or improves skills in the current business. Deductible (maintains or improves current skills): - A.

Sep 5, 2026
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Deducting Education and Training Expenses: When Business Education Is Tax-Deductible

Education and training expenses are deductible as business expenses under IRC 162 when the education maintains or improves skills required in the.

Sep 5, 2026
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Business Education and Training Deductions: Continuing Education, Licenses, and Employee Tuition

Education expenses are deductible when they maintain or improve skills required in your current trade (Reg. 1.162-5). Education expense deductibility rules.

Sep 5, 2026
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EIN Application Guide: When Your Business Needs an Employer Identification Number

Most businesses need an EIN from the IRS. Sole proprietors without employees can use their SSN but should get an EIN for bank accounts.

Sep 5, 2026