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New Rules in 2023 Take a Bite out of Business Meal Deductions

As an attempt to stimulate the restaurant industry, business meals prepared by a restaurant became 100% deductible to the employer for 2021 and 2022. Prior to this change, meals were mostly 50% deductible. Now, in 2023, we are back to where we were before the pandemic, so most meals are once again 50% deductible while entertainment expenses remain non-deductible.

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When Naming a Trustee for Your Estate, Ask Yourself These Four Questions

Trusts often are used for estates that have significant assets, a complicated financial situation, or when there are minor children, or children or grandchildren with special needs involved. Trusts allow individuals to exercise greater control over how and when their money is disbursed to heirs, even long after they are deceased—rather than leaving money outright to a beneficiary in a will.

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How to Be Prepared for an ERC Audit

The IRS has announced that it’s “open season” on false claims for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC). It is stepping up efforts to audit employers as aggressive promoters continue to make a pitch for fraudulent refunds (IR-203-40, 3/7/23). This type of scheme was recently included on the IRS’ list of the Dirty Dozen tax scams to watch out for in 2023.

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