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Are Sales Tax Registration and Filing Fees Deductible on Schedule C?
Sales tax registration and filing fees are deductible business expenses. Here is what Texas and Illinois sellers can write off, and how mileage fits.
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Tax deadlines requirements: an account-by-account audit
Build your tax deadlines requirements from the accounts you hold: the form each one keeps alive, how often it falls due and which agency publishes the date.
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Log, category, method: the three passes of a mileage rates review
Mileage claim review in three passes: read the log first, then the category of each trip, then the method the vehicle is on, and know when to stop.
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IRS standard mileage rate or actual expenses in New York, NY
Tax deduction mileage in New York, NY: compare the IRS standard mileage rate with actual expenses using city gas, insurance, parking and toll figures.
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Tax deduction mileage in Texas, Florida and Washington
Tax deduction mileage in Texas, Florida and Washington: how franchise, corporate income and B&O taxes decide whether a mileage claim cuts your state bill.
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How mileage rates translate into a real deduction
Mileage rates cost: what a standard per-mile rate bundles together, what actual-expense tracking costs to prove, and how to compare the two without a figure.
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Federal business tax examples: what decided each one
Federal business tax examples that turn on one decision: pass-through allocations, an unfiled S election, contractor status, nexus, and a missing mileage log.
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5 pointers on state business tax requirements
Five pointers on state business tax requirements: what a state can tax, who writes the rule, how to read the rules, when to recheck and where to check.
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Business deductions rest on a test, not a category list
Business deductions rest on a few tests, not on a category list. What has to be true, what has to be recorded, and where a claim usually falls apart.