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SEVEN states have no income tax… one more soon
Tennessee may soon have NO income tax. Now it taxes only interest from notes and bonds and dividends. Recently the new law lowers the tax rate to 5% (from 6%) for 2016 and drops further until the tax is gone at the end of 2021. There are SEVEN states with no income tax: Alaska Florida Nevada…
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2015 & 2016 Employer Penalty – Small Employers!
In 2014 the Affordable Care Act created some penalties that you might not be aware of for the SMALL EMPLOYER. They were terrible, so terrible that in fact Congress decided to not enforce the penalties for 2014 and in early 2015 said continue what you are doing until June 30, 2015. Earlier this year Rep. Charles…
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2015 Depreciation FINALLY DECIDED!
Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 Bonus first-year Depreciation — Qualified property placed in service between 1/01/15 and 12/31/19 is allowed first-year bonus depreciation. The bonus depreciation percentage is 50% for property placed in service between 2015 and 2017, 40% for property placed in service during 2018 and 30% for property placed in service…
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2016 Mileage Deduction
Optional standard mileage rates for business use of a vehicle will go down in 2016, the IRS announced on Thursday (Notice 2016-1). For business use of a car, van, pickup truck, or panel truck, the rate for 2016 will be 54 cents per mile, compared with 57.5 cents in 2015. Taxpayers can use the optional standard mileage rates to…
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2015 SEP
SEP IRA PROVISIONS A. SEPs are written plans that are 100% funded by the employer. Contributions vest immediately. Contributions can vary from year to year and are discretionary. B. Employees must be covered if they have: 1. Reached age 21 or over; 2. New – Earned at least $600 during 2015; and …