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12 Financial Metrics Small Business Owners Should Track

No matter if you’re assembling your financial reports or you’ve hired an accountant, it’s vital to know the health of your business overall. Track these 12 metrics.

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Are You Keeping Track of Your Investment Basis?

In taxes, there is a saying: “Those who keep records win.” If you are an investor, you may own real property or have a variety of securities, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc. When you sell the real property or those securities, undoubtedly, you’ll want to minimize your gains or maximize your losses for tax purposes. Gain or loss is measured from your tax basis in the investment (asset), which makes it important to keep track of the basis in all your investments.

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There is More to Deducting Health Insurance than Meets the Eye

Health insurance premiums, especially in the wake of the Affordable Care Act, have risen dramatically and are one of the greatest expenses that most individuals pay. Although the cost of health insurance is allowed as part of an individual’s medical deductions when itemizing deductions, only the amount of total medical expenses that exceeds 7.5% of the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income (AGI) is deductible. The 7.5% limitation is increased to 10% for years after 2020.

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The SBA Issues a Simplified PPP Loan-Forgiveness Application

If you are the owner of a small business that obtained a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan, you are most likely aware that the loan can be partially or totally forgiven if you used the loan proceeds for the required purposes. Loan forgiveness is not automatic and must be applied for. The borrower must submit a request to the lender or, if different, the lender that is servicing the loan, which then must make a decision upon the amount of forgiveness within 60 days.

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Video: Tax Consequences of Losing Your Job

Quick Tips: Tax Consequences of Losing Your Job

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