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Minnesota Bans Non-Compete Provisions

As of July 1, 2023, Minnesota will prohibit employers from requiring employees to sign non-compete agreements restricting their employment options upon termination.
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Meal and Vehicle Expenses

Business meal and vehicle expenses are a magnet for IRS review. If you claim deductions for them, it’s important to comply with the strict tax law substantiation requirements. Keep these DOs and DON’Ts in mind.
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Employee Benefit Plan Audit

An employee benefit plan audit is a periodic and independent examination of a company’s benefit plans that are subject to ERISA. If your company currently offers or plans to offer an employee benefit plan, read this article to learn about audit requirements.
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Rural Broadband Grant Program Update

Many federal and state grants are available and currently accepting applications or awarding funds for service providers to expand broadband access in rural areas.
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Deducting Website Costs

These days, most businesses have websites. But surprisingly, the IRS hasn’t issued formal guidance on deducting website costs. Fortunately, established rules that generally apply to the deductibility of business costs provide business taxpayers launching a website with some guidance as to the proper treatment of the costs.
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Going Out of Business Tax Obligations

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.
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Dividends-Received Deduction

There’s a valuable tax deduction available to a C corporation when it receives dividends. The “dividends-received deduction” is designed to reduce or eliminate an extra level of tax on dividends received by a corporation. As a result, a corporation will typically be taxed at a lower rate on dividends than
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Research Tax Credit

If your small business or start-up is planning to claim the research tax credit, there’s an option to get immediate use of the research tax credit. Subject to limits, you can elect to apply all or some of any research tax credits against payroll taxes instead of your income tax.
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Estimated Tax Payment

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.
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R&D Expense Changes

New Federal tax law changes are set to take place that could significantly increase the tax liabilities for companies that take part in research and development (R&D) activities.
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HSA Amounts for 2023

The IRS recently announced the HSA amounts for 2023, which have been adjusted for inflation. High inflation rates will result in next year’s amounts being increased more than they have been in recent years.
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Business Meal Deduction

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.
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Maybe Accelerate and Defer?

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?
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Tax-Favored Retirement Plan

VIDEO: If your business doesn’t already have a retirement plan, now might be a good time to explore the benefits of a tax-favored retirement plan. Current retirement plan rules allow for significant tax-deductible contributions.
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Spouse’s Travel Costs

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. 
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