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Mike Thrift

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Quarterly Estimated Taxes for the Self-Employed in 2026: Safe Harbors, Form 1040-ES, and the Annualized Income Method

A working guide to the 2026 quarterly estimated tax rules for freelancers and self-employed earners — the two IRS safe harbors (90% current year, 100%/110% prior year), the four uneven due dates, Form 1040-ES, the annualized income method for lumpy earners, EFTPS vs Direct Pay, and the mistakes that trigger penalties at the 6–7% federal rate.

Give It Now or Leave It Later? The Basis Trap That Quietly Costs Families Hundreds of Thousands in Capital Gains Tax

Lifetime gifts under IRC Section 1015 carry over the donor's basis, while inheritance under Section 1014 steps it up to fair market value at death — a difference that can shift a family's after-tax outcome by six figures on a single appreciated position under the 2026 $15 million federal exemption.

Section 119 Meals and Lodging for the Convenience of the Employer: How Hospitality, Hospital, and Caretaker Employers Keep On-Premises Housing and Cafeteria Meals Out of Wages

Section 119 lets employers exclude on-premises meals and required-residence lodging from employee wages, with no FICA and no income tax withholding. This guide walks through the convenience-of-the-employer test, the "more than half" safe harbor, qualified campus lodging, the Kowalski cash rule, and what the 2026 Section 274(o) deduction sunset does and does not change.

Раздел 119: Как работодателите предоставят на служителите освободени от данъци храна и жилище на територията на предприятието

Раздел 119 от данъчния кодекс на САЩ позволява освободени от данъци храна и жилище, предоставяни от работодатели на територията на предприятието, за удобство на работодателя и жилище като условие за заетост

Section 1248 Deemed Dividend on CFC Stock Sales: A U.S. Shareholder's Guide to E&P, GILTI, and PTEP

Section 1248 recharacterizes part of a U.S. shareholder's gain on the sale of CFC stock as a dividend, capped by the corporation's earnings and profits and reduced by PTEP from GILTI and Subpart F inclusions. This guide explains who is affected, how the lookback works, why corporate sellers can prefer the recharacterization for Section 245A, and how to build a defensible work paper.

Section 199A Rental Real Estate Safe Harbor: How Landlords Log 250 Hours, Avoid the Triple Net Lease Trap, and Lock In the 20% QBI Deduction

Revenue Procedure 2019-38 lets landlords treat rental real estate as a trade or business for the 20% QBI deduction if they log 250 hours of qualifying services, keep contemporaneous records, avoid triple net leases, and file a signed election — now permanent under the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act.