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What You Need to Know about the Section 179 Tax Deduction

Construction Business Owner

Trying to navigate the Byzantine labyrinth of IRS rules and regulations can be an overwhelming process, even for tax professionals.

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Scam Artists Are Calling Contractors Claiming To Be From The IRS

Contractor Bookkeeping

Scammers are calling all kinds of people and business owners claiming to be from the IRS. This has been a popular and from all indications a very profitable swindle because it appears to be getting worse. Contractors Are Prime Targets For IRS Scams. If it’s an email, forward it to the IRS at phishing@irs.gov.

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Unique Ways Highly Profitable Contractors Reduce Taxes

Contractor Bookkeeping

Next review your Estimated personal Taxes paid to the IRS. Now is the time if you have not already been taking payroll. Don't wait until it is time to prepare your Construction Company tax return. How much did you pay in taxes for the current year?

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How to keep retirement plan dollars away from IRS

Contractor Magazine

For most Americans, retirement planning revolves around qualified plans (for example, IRA, 401(k), a profit-sharing plan and the like). read more.

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What Every Contractor Needs To Know About Payroll Processing

Contractor Bookkeeping

When it comes to paying employees, laws and the IRS, have made the payroll function a time-consuming nightmare for the small business owner. Employee advances and loans that you forget to deduct can drain away your entire profit. Small business owners spend an average of eight hours a month performing payroll functions.

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Energy Efficient Commercial Building Tax Deduction 179D: What Owners Need to Know

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The e nergy efficient commercial building tax deduction (IRS 179D ) is a simple way for building owners to make the most of their investment in high-performance real estate. baseline code must be determined based on IRS guidance, as shown in the table below. #2: WHAT IS THE 179D TAX DEDUCTION? baseline building. 2: Inspection.

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Top 6 Reasons to Become a Certified Construction Marketing Professional (CCMP)

Construction Marketing

Please read through the IRS Rules on Education and Certification or contact a trusted tax advisor. Managers of CCMPs thank us each day for their impact on the profit firm thanks to the skills developed. Your Competitors Are CCMPs.