by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Deductions, IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) allow individuals and businesses to buy less expensive health insurance policies with high deductibles, and contributions to the accounts are made on a pre-tax basis. The money can accumulate year after year tax free, and be withdrawn...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
How It Works You can immediately write off up to $25,000 of the cost of a new or used heavy SUV, pickup or van thanks to the Section 179 deduction privilege. The vehicle must be placed in service by the end of your business tax year beginning in 2015 and used over 50%...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Business Plans, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
A well-executed inventory count can provide valuable insight into improving operational efficiency for your Maine-based company, even if they seem time consuming and disruptive. Unfortunately, inventory counts are among the most dreaded chores for business owners and...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Accounting Standards, Business Plans, IRS Regulation, Tax Planning
If you are considering, or planning, to buy or sell business assets or an ownership interest (corporate stock or a partnership or LLC interest), beware of the tricky “related party” tax rules. The Internal Revenue Code contains a number of rules aimed at penalizing...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Deductions, Financial Planning, IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
This past holiday season, taxpayers received a “gift” from Washington, D.C. It’s the PATH Act, which stands for Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015. This act does more than just extend expired tax provisions for another year, the...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Accounting Standards, Financial Planning, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
Overpayments of sales and use taxes may be caused by various situations. For example, retailers and suppliers have been aggressive about charging sales tax to avoid audit deficiencies because field auditors in many states, like Maine, have become more aggressive about...
