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If you plan to sell a business or an intangible asset, you need to understand a critical tax rule that can significantly increase your tax bill. Tax law treats many self-created intangible assets as non-capital assets. This treatment means you must report the gain as ordinary income instead of...

Recent tax law changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act created powerful opportunities to write off business assets faster than ever. You now face an important decision: should you use Section 179 expensing or 100 percent bonus depreciation? The law restored 100 percent bonus depreciation for qualifying assets...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) permanently increased the federal estate and gift tax exemption to a whopping $15 million per person for 2026 and later. You can give away while alive and/or bequeath at death this much money or property free of federal estate and gift tax....

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are a great way to save money. Unlike any other tax-advantaged account, they provide a triple tax benefit: Withdrawals after age 65, if not used for medical expenses, are subject to regular income taxes. Some wealth advisors counsel HSA owners to treat their accounts like...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is all the rage today. AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Perplexity are being used for everything, including legal research. But beware! AI is not perfect. It’s not even intelligent. AI doesn’t think like a human, and it has no internal fact-checker. It produces new...

If you employ your spouse in your business and use a Section 105-HRA to deduct family medical expenses, you may be wondering whether issuing a W-2 is necessary. The good news from a tax law standpoint, a W-2 is not required. IRS guidance and court decisions confirm that medical...

Many business owners overlook a powerful strategy that allows them to pay family members, reduce taxes, and avoid payroll taxes altogether. You likely know the traditional approach: hire your child and put them on payroll. That strategy works well for younger children in a sole proprietorship. But once your...

If you purchase health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace and receive premium tax credits, a major rule change begins in 2026—and it could create a painful surprise. Under prior rules, if your income came in higher than expected, the amount of excess subsidy you had to...

When a five-figure commercial building expense hits your desk, the first question is simple: Can you deduct it, or must you depreciate it over 39 years? Consider a recent example. An office building owner replaced a failed sliding glass door and frame at a total cost of $12,000, including...

With today’s $15 million federal estate and gift tax exemption ($30 million for married couples), it’s easy to believe estate tax planning is no longer a concern. But a recent Tax Court case proves otherwise—an estate lost $1.5 million simply because a portability election was not properly and timely...

Beginning in 2026, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act increases the employer childcare credit for small businesses to 50 percent of qualified expenses, up to $600,000 per year. Even one-owner businesses can benefit—and the savings are substantial. If you operate as a sole proprietor, you cannot claim the credit...

Fighting the IRS can be extremely time-consuming and expensive. But if you prevail against the IRS, it is possible to get the court to make an award of attorney fees so you don’t have to pay them all out of your own pocket. It’s not easy to get a...