#tax
Данъчни стратегии, планиране и съответствие за физически лица и бизнес
Form 1099-DA reports gross crypto proceeds but often leaves cost basis blank, and filing it as-is defaults basis to zero — taxing the full sale price. Here is how per-wallet tracking and reconciliation against the form let you pay tax on your actual gain.
Form 1310 is the IRS form survivors use to claim a deceased taxpayer's refund. This guide explains who must file, the three Part I claimant boxes, the documents to attach (and the one to keep), and how to avoid the 6–12 month delays that trap most paper filers.
Nonresident aliens who own U.S. real estate, U.S. corporate stock, or other situs property get only a $60,000 estate tax exemption — not the $13.99 million citizens enjoy in 2026 — and pay up to 40% on the excess. A working guide to Form 706-NA, FIRPTA withholding, treaty relief via Form 8833, transfer certificates, and the blocker-corporation structures that actually work.
Public Law 86-272 once shielded out-of-state sellers from state income tax, but the MTC's 2021 revised statement now treats chat widgets, post-sale support, and analytics cookies as immunity-breaking activities — and California, New York, New Jersey, Oregon, and Minnesota have signed on.
Economic nexus requires out-of-state sellers to collect sales tax once they cross a state's threshold — commonly $100,000 in sales. As of January 1, 2026, 16 states have dropped the 200-transaction trigger, and this guide explains the thresholds, marketplace facilitator traps, and a quarterly compliance routine.
Section 163(j) caps the business interest deduction at 30% of adjusted taxable income, and OBBBA restored the EBITDA-style add-back for tax years beginning after December 31, 2024. This guide walks through the calculation, the small business exemption under Section 448(c), the irrevocable real property trade or business election, the partnership EBIE basis trap, and the Form 8990 reporting choreography.
OBBBA's new Section 174A restores immediate expensing for domestic R&D in tax years after December 31, 2024, and qualifying small businesses can amend 2022–2024 returns by July 6, 2026 to recover overpaid tax. A guide to the three coexisting Section 174 regimes, the Section 41 credit add-back, foreign 15-year amortization, and the statement in lieu of Form 3115.
A working guide to Section 274's four meal deduction rates—100%, 80%, 50%, and zero—and the 2026 Section 274(o) cliff that ended the employer deduction for breakroom snacks, catered office lunches, and convenience-of-employer meals.
A practical guide to the federal tax election that lets buyers and sellers of S corporations and consolidated-group subsidiaries treat a stock purchase as an asset purchase for tax purposes — covering Form 8023, the seller gross-up, purchase price allocation under Section 1060, and the mistakes that commonly kill the election.
Section 367 overrides corporate non-recognition rules the moment U.S. property crosses into a foreign corporation, forcing immediate gain on outbound asset and IP transfers. This guide explains Sections 367(a), (b), (d), and (e), the GRA and Form 8838 deferral path, the 10% Form 926 penalty, the TCJA expansion to goodwill and workforce in place, and the 2024 final regulations on IP repatriation.
Section 409A taxes noncompliant deferred compensation in the year of vesting and adds a flat 20% federal penalty plus interest. This guide explains the short-term deferral and separation pay exceptions, the six recognized payout triggers, the six-month delay for specified employees, and how to structure bonuses, severance, RSUs, phantom stock, and discounted stock options so founders avoid the penalty.
A practical guide to Section 469 for real estate investors and side-business owners — the seven material participation tests, the $25,000 active-rental allowance, the real estate professional carve-out, the short-term rental angle, and the disposition rules that release suspended losses.
