Small Business Action Plan - 2016 ELECTION

Hillary Clinton and her campaign to assist small
businesses by reducing their business taxes with

"Checkbook Accounting."

Clinton Brings a New Action Plan to the table for small businesses to save on taxes.

With the upcoming presidential election quickly approaching, there have been many unanswered questions from the Clinton campaign. Recently Hillary Clinton and her campaign has given us the specifics on her small business proposals if she was elected president for the next presidential election term.

Taxes as easy as 1,2,3....

When it comes to filing taxes for small business owners, one proposal this election is to offer a standard deductible, very similar to a personal standard deductible when filing. At this time, an amount for the standard deduction has not been mentioned, but being able to file standard will separate a small business company from a much larger business owner financially.

Currently, for any business that has a revenue of over $10 million who makes, buys, or sells their product must be accountable for the accrual method when filing. The accrual method accounting requires any business owner to include not only what is sold, but must also include the unsold inventory that is left by the end of the year. This is much more complicated especially in the following years when the product finally is sold. For businesses who accrue over $25 million in sales, they file by a much simpler process known as cash accounting process. By being able to claim the cash accounting process, the income and sales are then recognized when cash is being exchanged. Another plan going into this election year is that the campaign proposes a less aggressive financial tax reduction for businesses who make less than $1 million in revenue. The plan recognizes this proposal as " Checkbook Accounting".

Checkbook accounting is a much simpler way for small businesses to file their taxes. For smaller businesses under the Clinton proposal, instead of claiming the accrual method or the cash accounting process, a small business owner will be able to claim inventory bought earlier in the year, in which it has not been sold yet. Unsold inventory will be considered as a write off for a future year when it is sold. Per the campaign the  "Checkbook Accounting" process is so easy, that a small business owner would not need to keep records, receipts, or inventory list. It is still unclear how this will change any required business tax purpose forms, but according to John Rainey, regional director of the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center at Clark University, small businesses need to keep financial statements. By not keeping any sort of financial statements and fully relying on your tax deductions, a small business owner would not have the slightest clue as to how their business or growing. Rainey suggest that as a small business owner, they should be able to use their financial statements by ends year as a small business owners inventory should be slim to none.

Bigger Deductions for Small Businesses

Currently small businesses have a $5,000 deduction for start up expenses. Another proposal that was made was that there will be an increase in the deduction to $20,000. The business start up expense would start to top out at or around $50,000-$55,000. A plan to eliminate taxes on small business investments and its capital gains would also be included with the revised tax reform for small businesses. There would also be a  cap on Section 179 of the tax code to a $1 million limit. Due to the recession 8 years ago, per Forbes.com, the maximum deduction was set at $100,000 which is not a huge deduction. 

Military Moves Made Easy

One of the main factors that she sees is our military men and woman and their families. When relocating comes about, it is quite hard for spouses and dependent individuals to re-gain a new state license after transferring. A new plan is being made to  focus on easing up the licensing requirements from state to state so we have a continuous work flow for the American families.

Clinton's Affordable Care Act

While she notices that very few are enrolled in the Affordable Care Act due to the number of employees and average wages, she would make a few adjustments to benefit all small businesses. The plan is to  increase the eligibility to 50 employees and would allow more small businesses to offer retirement plans.

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Beware of Scams by Phony IRS Agents

Crooks use the 1040 season
to access your personal and financial
information.

The official method of correspondence by the IRS and local or state tax offices is U.S. Postal Service-delivered letter. If you initiate contact by phone call or email, you may get a response that way. But the IRS rarely makes unexpected phone calls or sends unsolicited emails, faxes or text messages.

If the message arrives by email or text, you may be asked to click on a link for more details. Don't. That can install "malware" programs in your computer to give the crooks remote access to your files and passwords or even let them take control of the device. This year, new ploys include:

• Bogus claims that you can get $80 for completing a customer survey for the IRS. The message asks for personal and financial information that can be used to steal your identity.
  
• Fictitious promises of refunds or rebates based on excess or withheld Social Security benefits or for the expired Economic Recovery Credit Program or recovery rebate credit. Each of these scams requests your SSN and other personal info.
• False claims that you can use Treasury Form 1080 to transfer funds from the Social Security Administration to the IRS, enabling a payout to you from the IRS.
• Offers of "free money" from the IRS or other government agencies. These lies circulate in flyers posted at churches and other gathering spots, and also in online advertisements. They often imply that tax credits or refunds are available without proof of eligibility.

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The Importance of Hiring An Accounting Firm for Small Businesses

A high-quality accounting
firm will address the payroll
concerns of your company.

For any Georgia business to survive in the ever turbulent corporate arena, it has to build on a firm and sensible foundation. One fundamental building block is locating the right accounting solutions in Atlanta, Georgia.

Many small companies make the mistake of assuming that taking on payroll and accounting roles themselves will save money. What most small business owners do not know is that high quality Atlanta accounting services are surprisingly affordable for small to medium size companies.

Once your company makes the decision to hire an accounting firm in Atlanta, Georgia, you could soon discover that the investments.....


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What Small Business Needs Should Accounting Services Meet?

A high-quality accounting firm
will address the concerns of
your company.

There are many consulting firms that promise comprehensive Atlanta accounting services, but not all are the same. Indeed, if you are in the market for someone to take care of the tax and payroll aspects of your business, it pays to investigate the company you decide to work with.

Think about it. Anyone handling your company's finances is handling the life-blood of your business. Would you hand that responsibility over to just anyone?

Selecting the right accounting solutions in Atlanta, Georgia, may seem a bit challenging at first...

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The Joys of Parental Tax Benefits

OK. Tax credits for parents don't scratch the surface of how much it costs to raise a child, but every penny helps. Besides, the joy of watching a child grow into a fulfilled and wholesome person is priceless. So parents, while you have a moment to yourself, consider the following tax benefits as a government supplement to various costs at various stages of your child's life:

1. Dependents

In most cases, a child can be claimed as a dependent in the year they were born.

2. Child Tax Credit

You may be able to take this credit on your tax return for each of your children under age 17. If you do not benefit from the full amount of the Child Tax Credit, you may be eligible for the Additional Child Tax Credit.

3. Child and Dependent Care Credit

You may be able to claim the credit if you pay someone to care for your child under age 13 so that you can work or look for work.

4. Earned Income Tax Credit

The EITC is a benefit for certain people who work and have earned income from wages, self-employment or farming. EITC reduces the amount of tax you owe and may also give you a refund.

5. Adoption Credit

You may be able to take a tax credit for qualifying expenses paid to adopt an eligible child. Taxpayers claiming the adoption credit must file a paper tax return because adoption-related documentation must be included.

6. Children with Earned Income

If your child has income earned from working they may be required to file a tax return.

7. Children with Investment Income

Under certain circumstances a child’s investment income may be taxed at the parent’s tax rate.

8. Higher Education Credits

Education tax credits can help offset the costs of education. The American Opportunity and the Lifetime Learning Credit are education credits that reduce your federal income tax dollar-for-dollar, unlike a deduction, which reduces your taxable income.

9. Student Loan Interest

You may be able to deduct interest you pay on a qualified student loan. The deduction is claimed as an adjustment to income so you do not need to itemize your deductions.

10. Self-employed Health Insurance Deduction

If you were self-employed and paid for health insurance, you may be able to deduct any premiums you paid for coverage after March 29, 2010, for any child of yours who was under age 27 at the end of 2010, even if the child was not your dependent.

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