Three Secrets of Tax Planning

Personal tax preparation

Come in close. You can’t tell anyone. This is just going to be between us. The first secret most people don’t realize. Secret #1: You don’t have to be a multimillionaire to benefit from tax planning. In fact, I’ve seen people who have less than $10,000 in REVENUE for their business benefit from tax planning. […]

PPP Loan Deductibility

There’s both good news (for some) and bad news (for many) as we round the corner into December. And I’m not talking about our culture, or politics, or sports, or anything like that. I’m talking about TAXES. I’ll start with the good news. One of the difficult aspects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act […]

Audit-Proofing your Tax Returns

The IRS has apparently caught up on processing their backlogged mail that stacked up during COVID closures. Or, well enough, they say. That means that they are now resuming the mailings of tax-due notices to taxpayers with outstanding tax bills. If you receive one of these notices, get in touch with us immediately: 410-224-2600 Secondly, […]

Some PPP Forgiveness News…

You might have seen some rumors on this already, but I wanted to help make everything clear for you… A few weeks back I told you that there were some tax professional rumors circulating about “automatic forgiveness” for PPP loans under $150K. Remember that? Well, they did it! Except it is for even smaller loans […]

New CDC Eviction Rule

Floating under the radar during so much NOISE the past couple weeks … the CDC announced a halt to evictions for residential renters, and that starts THIS WEEK. First of all, the authority the CDC cites to establish this rule is the Public Health Service Act of 1944, which is also being cited in a […]

Do you accept credit cards? Then read this.

Accept Credit Cards Legal Settlement

You may have already heard about the multi-billion-dollar legal settlement if you accepted credit cards from 2004-2019. Here’s the warning: you do NOT need a lawyer to claim your part of this settlement. But there are lawyers now advertising to do it all for you, for 20% of any recovery. All of the information you […]

Do You Own Rental Property?  15 Tax Deductions You Should Know About.

rental property

If you own rental property and receive rental income, there are certain expenses that you may qualify to deduct on your tax returns.  Navigating the new tax laws and changes is particularly important for real estate investors.  Emerald Tax & Accounting specializes in working with real estate investors, so if you own rental property, here […]

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