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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.

There’s a harsh tax penalty that you could be at risk for paying personally if you own or manage a business with employees. It’s called the “Trust Fund Recovery Penalty,” which applies to the Social Security and income taxes required to be withheld by a business from its employees’ wages.

If you’re claiming deductions for business meals or auto expenses, expect the IRS to review them closely. In some cases, taxpayers have incomplete documentation or try to create records months (or years) later. In doing so, they fail to meet the strict substantiation requirements set forth under tax law

If your business is organized as a sole proprietorship or as a wholly-owned limited liability company (LLC), you’re subject to both income tax and self-employment tax.

The IRS recently released guidance providing the 2022 inflation-adjusted amounts for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).

If you are interested in alternative energy technologies to help manage your business energy costs, there’s a valuable federal income tax benefit (the business energy credit) that applies to the acquisition of many types of alternative energy property.