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Many businesses shut down due to the pandemic and the economy. However, going out of business tax obligations need to be met. First, a business must file a final income tax return and other related forms for the year it closes its doors.

To help businesses and taxpayers impacted by the pandemic, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minnesota Department of Revenue provided telecommuting nexus relief from business income tax and sales and use tax specifically related to telecommuting.

The next quarterly estimated tax payment deadline is June 15 for individuals and businesses so it’s a good time to review the rules for computing corporate federal estimated tax payments. You want your business to pay the minimum estimated tax payment without triggering the penalty for underpayment of estimated tax.

Believe it or not, the federal government is helping to pick up the tab for certain business meals. To help struggling restaurants during the pandemic, the Consolidated Appropriations Act temporarily doubled the business meal deduction for 2021 and 2022.

Typically, businesses want to defer recognition of taxable income into future years and accelerate deductions into the current year. However, sometimes would it be prudent to do the opposite and maybe accelerate and defer?  And why would you want to?

Company owners frequently ask what costs are deductible if their spouse accompanies them on a business trip. One must remember that the rules for deducting a spouse’s travel costs are very restrictive unless your spouse is a bona fide employee.  This requirement prevents tax deductibility in most cases. 

Sole proprietor tax issues are important considerations for new and existing businesses. In this article are eight important issues to consider.

Two things that business owners need to remember are that deductible expenses & good records can make life easier when filing taxes and help defend the expenses if the IRS conducts an audit.