A tax deduction guide just for professionals.
Keep your taxes under control!
Architects, lawyers, dentists, chiropractors, doctors, and other licensed professionals are subject to special tax rules. With this book, learn how to pay less to the IRS at tax time by taking advantage of valuable tax deductions you are entitled to take.
Find out how to deduct:
start-up expenses
medical expenses under Obamacare
retirement plan contributions
continuing education costs
vehicles, meals, and travel, and
home office expenses.
Tax Deductions for Professionals will also help you choose the best legal structure, with detailed information on limited liability companies, partnerships, and professional corporations.
This edition includes comprehensive coverage of the new tax law (the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) and how it affects professionals who have a business or are thinking of starting one.
Table of Content
Introduction
1. Tax Deduction Basics
2. Choice of Business Entity
3. Operating Expenses
4. Meal and Entertainment Expenses
5. Car and Local Travel Expenses
6. Long Distance Travel Expenses
7. The Home Office Deduction
8. Deductions for Outside Offices
9. Deducting Long-Term Assets
10. Start-Up Expenses
11. Medical Expenses
12. Retirement Deductions
13. Inventory
14. More Deductions
15. Hiring Employees and Independent Contractors
16. Professionals Who Incorporate
17. How You Pay Business Expenses
18. Staying Out of Trouble With the IRS
19. Record Keeping and Accounting
20. Help Beyond This Book
Index
About the author
Stephen Fishman has dedicated his career as an attorney and author to writing useful, authoritative, and recognized guides on business, taxation, and intellectual property matters for small businesses, entrepreneurs, independent contractors, and freelancers. He is the author of 20 books and hundreds of articles, and has been quoted in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and many other publications. Among his books are Every Landlord’s Tax Deduction Guide, Deduct It! Lower Your Small Business Taxes, and Working for Yourself: Law & Taxes for Independent Contractors, Freelancers & Gig Workers of All Types, published by Nolo. You can visit Stephen’s website at www.fishmanlawandtaxfiles.com.
More ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor
259,319 Ebooks in this category
