Small Business Taxes Made Easy: How to Increase Your Deductions, Reduce What You Owe, and Boost Your Profits [Paperback]

Eva Rosenberg (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071441689 | ISBN-13: 978-0071441681 | Publication Date: December 30, 2004 | Edition: 1

The ultimate tax expert shows small business owners how to keep more of what you earn

For millions of self-employed Americans, Eva Rosenberg is the go-to person for tax advice. Now, from the woman behind the wildly popular TaxMama.com--named one of the top seven tax advice websites by Inc. magazine--comes the ultimate guide to navigating the tax maze. Small Business Taxes Made Easy walks you through every stage of the process, showing you how to reduce your tax losses at every step. You'll learn:

• How to set up a business plan that helps minimize taxes
• The tax benefits of various forms of financing
• How to spot errors in 1099s and what to do about them
• Record-keeping techniques that legally increase deductible expenses

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

"Eva Rosenberg knows her real estate. Her analysis of the home-office deduction ought to inspire owners of home-based businesses to take full advantage of the tax break and put their minds at ease about IRS scrutiny."
--Steve Kerch, personal finance and real estate editor, CBS MarketWatch

"Eva Rosenberg counsels new entrepreneurs that they'll need a business plan if they want to succeed. Reading Small Business Taxes Made Easy should be the first step in that plan."
--Kay Bell, tax editor, Bankrate.com

"This is a must-have book for every small business person and anyone wanting to start their own small business. If I'd had this book when I started my business I'd have been able to spend more time growing it because I'd have spent less time working it."
--Dennis Gaskill, BoogieJack.com

You opened your business to get more control of your life. Start by getting more control of your taxes. Small Business Taxes Made Easy gives you the tools and techniques you need to trim thousands of dollars from your tax bill--today, tomorrow, and over the life of your business.

Let Small Business Taxes Made Easy show you how to:

• Establish and follow no-nonsense tax-saving practices from day one
• Know exactly what you can deduct--and what you cannot
• Learn retirement tips for self-employed people that even the IRS found surprising--but legal

About the Author

Eva Rosenberg operates the popular TaxMama.com website, cited by Inc. magazine as a top tax advice site for small businesses. Widely recognized as one of America’s most popular and knowledgeable small business tax experts, Rosenberg has taught at UCLA and several other universities and is regularly featured in publications from the Wall Street Journal and U.S. News & World Report to Rolling Stone.

Product Details

• Paperback: 282 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (December 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071441689
• ISBN-13: 978-0071441681
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #433,284 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who knew that you could laugh while learning taxes?!!!, January 13, 2005

By 

Jan Zobel "tax preparer" (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Small Business Taxes Made Easy: How to Increase Your Deductions, Reduce What You Owe, and Boost Your Profits (Paperback)

Eva has a great sense of humor and it comes out in this easy to read guide to small business taxes. Don't worry about it being dry or dull information -- it isn't! And Eva's not just writing from some ivory tower; she's out in the trenches everyday as the operator of the popular TaxMama.com website, one of the top 10 tax advice sites for small business. So, in addition to having her own tax practice, she's getting and answering tons of e-mails from people like you who have tax questions. All that information is reflected in how complete this book is. It covers everything from "Is claiming an office-in-home a red flag?" to "Should I buy or lease a car?" to "How long should I keep records?" There's even a section on "special considerations for online businesses." It's good, clear information, well presented and extremely useful to small business owners.

Jan Zobel EA
author, Minding Her Own Business: the Self-Employed Woman's
Guide to Taxes and Recordkeeping

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Small Business & Tax Book I Ever Read, March 23, 2005

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Eva Way Konigsberg "EvaWay" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Small Business Taxes Made Easy: How to Increase Your Deductions, Reduce What You Owe, and Boost Your Profits (Paperback)

I LOVE THIS BOOK. I am recommending it to ALL my clients. It is, truly, the most readable and enjoyable business/tax book I have ever read. May it help small business owners everywhere. It's full of bite size practical advice that you can put into practice to keep improving your business. All the bites together make up a feast for the entrepreneur who needs to get it done right with no time to do it. I am an accountant and tax professional who manages my own business and advises entrepreneurs and nonprofits. This book is my guide to running my own business and gives me help in my work of helping my clients. Thank you, Tax Mama! Your warmth, humor and in the trenches wisdom comes through on every page.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Painful on the Surface, but Needed and Well Done, September 3, 2006

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J. Hauser "Yellow Page Expert" (Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Small Business Taxes Made Easy: How to Increase Your Deductions, Reduce What You Owe, and Boost Your Profits (Paperback)

Taxes? Ouch! It's rather like going to the dentist. A necessary evil. Most of us small business owners love the profits, but cringe at the taxes. Uncle Sam can be intimidating and a book like this can help overcome the fears, while explaining the options. It answers most of the FAQ's we face and does so in a thorough and easy to understand manner. I will probably refer to it many times as various tax issues arise.