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This year’s presidential election has drawn significant attention, but the elections you make on your 2015 personal tax return can be just as important to your financial welfare. Here’s a list of 10 potential elections for individuals (including self-employed...

It’s a critical time of year for the not-for-profit sector. Historically, a significant amount of charitable donations occur in the last weeks, days and even hours of the year. In fact, many charities are using “Giving Tuesday” on December 1, 2015, as a catchy...

Medical expenses that aren’t reimbursable by insurance or paid through a tax-advantaged account (such as a Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account) may be deductible — but generally only to the extent that they exceed 10% of your adjusted gross income. Taxpayers age...

When you incur expenses for work-related education, several different tax breaks may be available. Take a look: If you’re self-employed, you can generally deduct unreimbursed expenses on Schedule C (sole proprietor or single-member LLC) or Schedule E (partner or member of...

Few things say “thank you” like food. As the holidays and year-end crunch approach, many employers will bring pizza or donuts into the office, organize a holiday luncheon or provide their staff with free Thanksgiving turkeys. Employer provided meals offer an...

If your business has made repairs to tangible property, such as buildings, machinery, equipment and vehicles, you may be eligible for a deduction on your 2014 income tax return. But you must make sure they were truly “repairs,” and not actually “improvements.” Why? Costs incurred...

Rather than keeping track of the actual cost of operating a vehicle, employees and self-employed taxpayers can use standard mileage rates to compute their deduction related to using a vehicle for business. Likewise, standard mileage rates are available for computing the deduction...

Normally, a taxpayer may qualify for home office deductions when he or she uses a separate room or clearly divisible space strictly for business purposes. But what if your place is so small that you can’t avoid at least some minimal personal use? That was the situation in a...