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10 Feb

Posted at 00:00h in Appeals & Audit Resolution, Asset Classification, Business Expense, Cash Transaction, COGS, IRS Mediation, Marijuana, Net Operating Loss, NOL, Tax Abuse, Tax Court, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Problems & Requests

The Internal Revenue Code is a complex beast.  In the lunacy of it all I've been asked to define 'trafficking' as it relates to 26 USC § 280E - Expenditures in connection with the illegal sale of drugs which states as follows: "No deduction or credit shall be allowed...

30 Nov

Posted at 00:00h in Basis, Business Expense, Business Income, Capital Gain, Capital Loss, Cost Basis, Deductible Expense, Mark to Market, Net Operating Loss, NOL, Tax Court, Tax Deductible Expenses, Tax Records

Trader or an Investor in Securities? Van Der Lee v. Commissioner TC Memo 2011-234 helps clarify matters. While many individual taxpayers claim to be traders in securities as compared to investors, in Henricus C. van der Lee, et ux. v. Commissioner TC Memo 2011-234 we learn in my...

08 Feb

Posted at 00:00h in Accounting Method, Business Expense, Business Income, Car expense, Depreciation, Disallowed Expenses, Employee Business Expense, Entity Classification, FICA, Health Insurance, Hobby, Home Office, Husband/Wife, IRS Form 1040 Schedule C, Medicare, Net Operating Loss, NOL, Passive Activity, Self Employ, Small Business, Social Security, Social Security Tax, Sole Proprietor, Start up costs, Sub-chapter S, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Problems & Requests

IRS Form 1040 Schedule C: Profit or Loss from Business can be a tough form to work through.  Tread lightly and seek guidance. The sole proprietorship or single member Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) is in my opinion the easiest type of business entity to set up...

20 Sep

Posted at 00:00h in Basis, Net Operating Loss, NOL

Under §165, in general, the basis of a partnership interest equals the sum of the amount of money contributed, the partner’s share of partnership liabilities and the partner’s distributive share of partnership income and losses. How to compute the adjusted basis of the partnership interest when there is an initial contribution to...

22 Aug

Posted at 00:00h in Cost Basis, Disallowed Expenses, Entity Classification, NOL, Self Employ, Small Business, Sub-chapter S

Taxpayers who own shares in an S corporation are allowed pass-through losses to the extent of their basis (also commonly referred to as investment) under §1366(d) in their entity. Shareholders can obtain basis in a variety of ways such as direct investment, loaning the corporation money, contributing...

12 Jul

Posted at 00:00h in Business Expense, Deductible Expense, Disallowed Expenses, IRS Penalties, NOL, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Problems & Requests, Taxable Income

If you think you have a viable ongoing business with a profit motive be sure to maintain adequate financial records on a computer that you back up off site on a regular and consistent basis.  Also be aware that in the tax court case of Chandler...

24 Jun

Posted at 00:00h in Accounting Method, Net Operating Loss, NOL, Self Employ, Small Business, Sub-chapter S, Tax Abuse, Tax Fraud, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Problems & Requests, Tax Relief

Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending a tax conference sponsored by the Public Accountant Society of Colorado.  This particular topic presented by Dr. Pat Seaton of the University of Northern Colorado caught my attention.  The following is a compilation of my notes from this...

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