Cannabis Business Income Taxes

Cannabis Business Income Taxes

Generally income tax returns are constructed to report business income, and then subtract cost of sales (the cost of producing or purchasing the product being sold) and the expenses of carrying on the business (things like employee wages, rent, and office supplies)....
A Word to the Wise Issuer of 1099s

A Word to the Wise Issuer of 1099s

Every year some of our clients go through a mad rush getting the information needed to file 1099s timely and correctly. How does one stop this madness? A Form W-9 should be obtained from the vendor BEFORE any payments are issued. W-9s can be more easily obtained while...
The Bottom (Tax) Line for 2018

The Bottom (Tax) Line for 2018

There are reports all over the news that some taxpayers are disappointed with the size of their federal tax refunds. Since we have a pay as you go tax system, each year we estimate the taxes we are going to owe on our income and either pay estimated taxes or have...
The New Jersey “Exit Tax”: a tax, or an inconvenience?

The New Jersey “Exit Tax”: a tax, or an inconvenience?

I was giving a talk a few years ago to a group preparing to retire and they told me about a tax I had never heard of; the New Jersey “Exit Tax”.  The concept of a tax imposed just because of a change of domicile was new to me.  It turns out this is not a tax at all,...