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PJs and Coffee: Getting Creative with Home Office Deductions
If you regularly work from home, you may be able to take advantage of a deduction for the business use of your personal residence. The home office deduction, however, has some specific requirements you should be aware of before claiming it on your tax return.
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11 Quick Tips to Improve Cash Flow
Steady cash flow is the lifeblood of any small business. 
With it, you have flexibility to make important purchases, hire additional employees and acquire new assets. Without it, you may be in jeopardy of losing your best people and perhaps customers.
So here are 11 quick tips to help you improve your cash flow: read more…
5 Things You Need to Know About Naming a Beneficiary
As busy professionals, caregivers, and the like, we tend to put off until tomorrow that which isn’t deemed critical today. One such item that we cannot afford to delay is the filing of a beneficiary designation form.
Can You Deduct Your PJs and Coffee? Getting Creative with Home Office Deductions
Are you a business owner or contractor? If your regularly work from home, you may be able to take advantage of a deduction for the business use of your personal residence. The home office deduction, however, has some specific requirements you should be aware of before claiming it on your tax return. read more…
IRS Changing Process for Applying for an EIN
As the responsible party on employer identification number (EIN) applications, effective May 13, 2019, the IRS will only accept EIN applications from individual taxpayers who have either a Social Security number or individual taxpayer identification number.
IRS Offers Relief for Underpayment and Under-Withholding Penalties for More Taxpayers
On Friday, March 22, 2019, the Treasury and IRS announced they have lowered the withholding underpayment penalty threshold to 80%. This means that taxpayers who were 80% or less under-withheld on their income tax withholding or quarterly tax payments may qualify for relief.
Zinner & Co. Goes Purple!
In honor of Purple Day, the partners and staff of Zinner & Co. donned their purple gear to help raise awareness of epilepsy.
An Unfair Tax – What Can You Do to Help?
On April 15th, tens of thousands of not-for-profit organizations will have tax bills come due. “How can that be?” you ask, “I thought most non-profits have tax exempt status.” Well, effective with the 2018 tax season, you’re wrong.
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Ask the Expert: Tax Myths BUSTED!
Since 1938, Zinner has counseled individuals and businesses from start-up to succession. At Zinner, we strive to ensure we understand your business and recognize threats that could impact your financial situation.
On a Personal Level – What Has COVID Taught Us?
Since last March, our world dramatically changed in many ways! Based upon all of the changes that have been thrust upon us, what have we learned about the following areas of concern that we may not have thought about pre-COVID, regardless of age? If I am unable to...
This Is Our Shot
Zinner & Co. is proud to be a part of the Coalition to Stop The Spread, an initiative that recognizes the risk COVID-19 poses to Ohio’s economy. The business community, including members of our Coalition, continue to be part of the solution by disseminating facts...
DeWine Signs Tax Conformity Bill into Law
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 18 into law, which ensures that expenses paid with forgiven Paycheck Protection Plan loans become deductible for state income tax purposes. The legislation, which was supported by the Ohio Society of CPAs (OSCPA) will conform...
Ohio Income and School Tax Deadlines Moved to May 17
S.B. 18 will Conform Ohio with Federal Tax Law Changes Ohio Tax Commissioner Jeff McClain recently announced Ohio is following the federal government and Internal Revenue Service in extending the deadline to file and pay Ohio individual income and school district...
Senate Votes to Extend PPP Through May 31
On Thursday, the Senate voted to extend the Paycheck Protection Program for two months.A week before the Small Business Administration’s PPP was slated to expire, senators voted 92 to 7 to pass the PPP Extension Act of 2021. Not only does the legislation extend the...
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