This article is the first in a new column, Personal Financial Planning, covering the role of CPAs in advising individuals and ...

The Internal Revenue Service has announced several changes for the 2002 tax year that adjust tax laws to reflect inflation. One change affects the way donors calculate their charitable deductions.

Learn how tax deductibles work to lower your taxes. Discover common deductions like student loan interest, charitable ...

Some taxpayers love to test the IRS boundaries on allowable deductions. Consider the business owner who had his store burned down and tried to deduct the arsonist's payment as a "consulting fee," or ...

President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) raised the state and local tax (SALT) cap deduction to $40,000 from the previous $10,000, as previously reported by GOBankingRates. For ...

In general, the home office must be used exclusively and regularly as the principal place of business or to meet and deal with customers in the normal course of the business. If the taxpayer is an ...