Deducting Miles For Business, Medical, Moving & Charity

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help you find all your
legitimate deductions

Exactly how much can you deduct? 

For 2014, the standard mileage rates for the use of an automobile (which includes cars, vans, pickups or panel trucks) in cents per mile are:

         56 c/mi for business miles driven

         23.5 c/mi driven for medical or moving purposes

         14 c/mi driven in service of charitable organizations

The rates for business, medical and moving expenses will be different for the 2015 tax year since those rates are adjusted each year – expect to see those updated numbers reported here in December 2014. However, as the rate for charitable expenses is fixed by statute, it can only be changed by Congress so that number will likely sit tight at 14 cents just like it has since the Clinton era.

READ MORE >> FORBES.COM: "Back to School 2014: Deducting Miles For Business, Medical, Moving & Charity"

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New IRS Tax Brackets, Standard Deduction Amounts, And More

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simplify the process
this year at tax time.

The Internal Revenue Service has announced the annual inflation adjustments for a number of provisions for the year 2014, including tax rate schedules, tax tables and cost-of-living adjustments for certain tax items.

These are the applicable numbers for the tax year 2014. That means the year that we are in now. 

They are NOT the numbers and rates that you’ll use to prepare your 2013 tax returns in 2014 (the season is starting late this year).  These numbers and rates are those you’ll use to prepare your 2014 tax returns in 2015. Got it? Good.

All together, the IRS posted more than 40 updates.

READ THEM HERE >> FORBES.COM: IRS Announces 2014 Tax Brackets, Standard Deduction Amounts And More

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Paying Tax Later Usually Better Than Paying Now

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can help you with your tax planning.

Deciding whether you are better off with 2013 v. 2014 income can itself be imprecise.

How can you figure what to buy, receive, pay, settle or deduct before the end of the year?

Conventional wisdom says you should accelerate tax deductions and defer income. Thus, paying tax later is usually better than paying now. That means you should delay income into January when you can, but get ready to crunch some numbers. Even if the tax system were static, the changes between 2013 and 2014 rates and rules—let alone the economy—make it tough. Add to that the many expiring tax provisions and you’ll find that calculators or software are all but essential.

READ MORE >> FORBES.COM: Compare 2014 v. 2013 IRS Tax Rates Before It's Too Late

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