Construction and Real Estate

The holiday season will soon be here and after a year of avoiding social gatherings, your business may want to show its gratitude to employees and customers by giving them gifts or hosting holiday parties.

The Social Security Administration recently announced that the wage base for computing Social Security tax will increase to $147,000 for 2022 (up from $142,800 for 2021).

Are employees at your business traveling again after months of virtual meetings? In Notice 2021-52, the IRS announced the fiscal 2022 “per diem” rates that became effective October 1, 2021.

On September 24, 2021, the Minnesota Department of Revenue announced that their worksheet for calculating the Minnesota standard deduction limitation had been incorrect in their Instruction Booklet for both tax years 2019 and 2020.

If you use an automobile in your trade or business, you may wonder how depreciation tax deductions are determined. The rules are complicated, and special limitations that apply to vehicles classified as passenger automobiles can result in it taking longer than expected to depreciate a vehicle fully.

A business may be able to claim a federal income tax deduction for a theft loss. But does embezzlement count as theft? In most cases, it does, but you’ll have to substantiate the loss.

If your business receives large amounts of cash or cash equivalents, you may be required to report these transactions to the IRS.

Deductions for business meals and/or vehicle expenses receive extra scrutiny from the IRS, so expect that they will be reviewed closely. Unfortunately, in some cases, taxpayers have incomplete documentation or try to create records months (or years) later.

The Wisconsin governor signed the 2021-2023 biennial budget bill that makes some changes to personal income tax, corporate income tax, partnership changes, sales tax, and property tax.