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Tax guides, deductions, and compliance for freelancers and small businesses across US, UK, Canada, and Australia.

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Section 179 Vehicle Deduction: Cars, SUVs & Trucks 2026

Section 179 Vehicle Deduction: Cars, SUVs & Trucks 2026

Whether you can write off a business vehicle in one year comes down to its weight. Here is how Section 179 treats cars, heavy SUVs, and pickups in 2026, the two gates every vehicle has to clear, and the records that back the deduction.

Oct 2, 2026·11 min read

Self-Employment Tax: How the 15.3% Rate Really Works

Self-Employment Tax: How the 15.3% Rate Really Works

Self-employment tax is the 15.3% Social Security and Medicare tax self-employed people pay on their own earnings. Here is how the IRS calculates it on 92.35% of your net profit, where the 2026 Social Security cap sits, and why every tracked expense lowers the bill.

Sep 29, 2026·9 min read

Capital Expenditure vs Operating Expense (CapEx vs OpEx)

Capital Expenditure vs Operating Expense (CapEx vs OpEx)

A capital expenditure buys an asset that lasts beyond the year, so you capitalize and depreciate it; an operating expense is a running cost you deduct this year. How the self-employed sort each purchase on Schedule C, and why Section 179 and bonus depreciation now expense most CapEx in year one.

Sep 26, 2026·10 min read

Business Travel Expenses: What the Self-Employed Can Deduct

Business Travel Expenses: What the Self-Employed Can Deduct

A business trip is only deductible when it clears two IRS tests, and only when your records prove it. Here is what the self-employed can write off, and the receipts each cost needs.

Sep 24, 2026·10 min read

Amended Tax Return: How to File Form 1040-X (2026 Guide)

Amended Tax Return: How to File Form 1040-X (2026 Guide)

An amended tax return corrects a Form 1040 you already filed. This guide covers Form 1040-X, when to amend and when not to, the 3-year/2-year refund deadline, how to amend a Schedule C for a missed business deduction, and what happens after you file.

Sep 23, 2026·11 min read

IRS Audit Guide: What Triggers One and How to Be Ready

IRS Audit Guide: What Triggers One and How to Be Ready

Most IRS audits are letters asking you to document a deduction, not agents at your door. This guide covers how the IRS selects returns, the three audit types, how far back the IRS can go, what triggers a small-business audit, and how contemporaneous records turn an audit into a non-event.

Sep 22, 2026·11 min read

Business Meals Deduction: The 50% Rule and 2026 Changes

Business Meals Deduction: The 50% Rule and 2026 Changes

Most business meals are 50% deductible under IRC section 274(n): the meal cannot be lavish, you or an employee must be present, and it must involve a business contact. This guide covers what qualifies, why entertainment is out, the meals that stay 100%, and the 2026 employer-meal change.

Sep 20, 2026·12 min read

1099 Late Filing Penalty: 2026 Amounts and How to Avoid It

1099 Late Filing Penalty: 2026 Amounts and How to Avoid It

File a 1099 late and the IRS charges by how late you are: $60, $130, or $340 per form for returns due in 2026. Miss the recipient copy too and a second penalty applies. Here is the full schedule and how to stay out of it.

Sep 17, 2026·11 min read

HSA for the Self-Employed: 2026 Limits and the Deduction

HSA for the Self-Employed: 2026 Limits and the Deduction

If you are self-employed with a high deductible health plan, an HSA is tax-free going in, growing, and coming out. This guide covers the 2026 contribution limits, who qualifies, where the deduction goes, and why it lowers your income tax but never your self-employment tax.

Sep 15, 2026·10 min read

How to Fill Out Form 8829: A Line-by-Line Guide (2026)

How to Fill Out Form 8829: A Line-by-Line Guide (2026)

You work from a spare room and the regular method beats the $1,500 simplified cap. Here is Form 8829 part by part: the business percentage, direct vs. indirect expenses, depreciation, and the income limit that carries unused deductions to next year.

Sep 14, 2026·11 min read

Business Gift Tax Deduction: The $25 Limit Explained

Business Gift Tax Deduction: The $25 Limit Explained

The federal business gift deduction is capped at $25 per recipient per year under IRC section 274(b), a figure Congress has not raised since 1962. This guide corrects six costly gift myths against the IRS, from engraving that rides on top of the $25 to the gift card that is really taxable wages.

Sep 11, 2026·10 min read

Depreciation Explained: How the Business Tax Deduction Works

Depreciation Explained: How the Business Tax Deduction Works

A $10,000 desk or work van does not come off your taxes the year you buy it the way printer paper does. Depreciation spreads the deduction across the years you use the asset. Here is how MACRS recovery periods, methods, and conventions decide the yearly number, worked with real figures.

Sep 5, 2026·10 min read

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