Business Taxes


Recent Business Taxes Articles

Taxes: New Year's Resolution

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jan 1, 1995

An accountant offers tips for entrepreneurs planning to make the most of corporate and personal tax breaks.  Read more

Audit Your Utility Bill

Jan 1, 1995

Companies often overlook the excessive expenses that corporate utility bills can create. Surveys suggest that in as many as four out of five cases those b...  Read more

Take Inventory?for Three Years

Jan 1, 1995

If you're buying a company or contemplating a merger, demand at least three years ofaudited financials. Why? Because an audit of a single year won't catch...  Read more

Is It a Loan or a Dividend?

Jan 1, 1995

It's not unusual for the owners of privately held companies to borrow money from company coffers,believing the cash is theirs to use without triggering un...  Read more

Benchmark: Real Costs of Euro-Workers

By Michael P. Cronin |  Oct 1, 1994

A graph comparing employer's manatory and voluntary costs in various taxes verus employee's costs in 7 European states.  Read more

How to Challenge an IRS Audit

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jun 1, 1994

Chart showing sequence of legal appeals to an IRS audit.  Read more

When Contractors Aren't

By Michael P. Cronin |  May 1, 1994

'The Employer's Guide to Using Independent Contractors' details IRS guidelines to determining status of workers.  Read more

Audit Tip Sheet

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Apr 1, 1994

An IRS compliance initiative focuses on at least 60 industries, which can expect tax audits.  Read more

Audit-Proofing Your Business

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Apr 1, 1994

Three executives offer their own well-tested audit protection strategies.  Read more

The Inc. Network: Reader Responses

By Inc. staff |  Mar 1, 1994

Reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

Stopwatch on Tax Prep

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jan 1, 1994

An IRS chart showing the average time it took a person to prepare and complete various 1992 tax forms.  Read more

Rushing Your Cash Back Home

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Nov 1, 1993

Advice for companies doing business abroad on collection and transfer of funds to the U.S.  Read more

Inside the IRS's Mind

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Nov 1, 1993

Using private-letter rulings to determine the tax consequences of a proposed business transaction.  Read more

Avoiding Other States' Snares

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Oct 1, 1993

Ways in which your company could be responsible for out-of-state taxes and how to avoid them.  Read more

Tuition-Tax Trap

By Michael P. Cronin |  Jul 1, 1993

Guidelines for applying payroll and income tax to tuition reimbursement.  Read more

What Foreign Buyers Like

By Bruce G. Posner |  Jun 1, 1993

Chart showing the number of acquisition deals by foreign companies in various industries from 1988-1992.  Read more

Global Start-Ups

By Alessandra Bianchi |  Jun 1, 1993

Seven characteristics of successful global start-ups.  Read more

Total Private-Equity Funds Raised for Investment, 1986-1991

By Alessandra Bianchi |  Mar 1, 1993

North America ranks ahead of the Asia/Pacific region and Europe in terms of private-equity growth opportunity.  Read more

Inc. International: The Global Perspctive

By Inc. staff |  Mar 1, 1993

Quotes about European trade barriers, adjusting to international trade and finding foreign suppliers.  Read more

On the Road

By Inc. staff |  Mar 1, 1993

CEOs' tales of negotiation terrors, collection nightmares and jet-lag cures.  Read more

Strategic Tax Planning

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Sep 1, 1992

Tax strategies to improve cash flow.  Read more

Building an Audit-proof Paper Trail

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Aug 1, 1992

The best defense against an IRS audit.  Read more

Qualifying for Quicker Write-offs

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jul 1, 1992

Information on qualifying for a $10,000 tax deduction on purchases.  Read more

How to Manage International Taxes

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Apr 1, 1992

Finding the best international tax strategies.  Read more

Tax Baedekers

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Apr 1, 1992

Resources for planning international tax strategies.  Read more

How Foreign Income Is Taxed

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Apr 1, 1992

Price Waterhouse chart of tax rates on foreign income.  Read more

Quarterly Estimated-Tax Risks

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Mar 1, 1992

Tax strategies for companies making quarterly estimated-tax payments.  Read more

Just How Independent Are Those Workers?

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Mar 1, 1992

Resources for evaluating the legal status of your independent contractors.  Read more

Protecting Independent-Contractor Status

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Mar 1, 1992

Correctly classifying independent-contractors to avoid penalties.  Read more

Protecting Subchapter S Status

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jan 1, 1992

Protecting subchapter S status by staying abreast of various regulations.  Read more

Boost Capital-Equipment Write-offs

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Dec 1, 1991

Taking advantage of capital-equipment expenditures tax write-offs.  Read more

Limited-Liability Companies

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Nov 1, 1991

A Limited-Liability Company (LLC) as an alternative corporate structure.  Read more

Using Board Minutes as Audit Protection

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jul 1, 1991

Documenting all significant tax-related decisions to protect your company from audit penalties.  Read more

Taking Control of TE

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jun 1, 1991

Tax strategies to cure potential T E tax troubles.  Read more

The Taxman Cometh

By Inc. staff |  May 1, 1991

Chart illustrating the percentage of corporations audited by size of assets.  Read more