24 ideas on how to increase your deductions and lower taxable income

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Business owners can minimize tax payments by implementing tax avoidance measures before the preparations for tax returns are made. In general, taxes can be minimized by shifting income to low tax rate-years, making tax-deductible donations, taking losses on investments and spreading taxable income among the members of the family. Other savings can be incurred by examining mortgage interests, federal income taxes, bad debts and medical expenditures.

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Contributions: know the rules to claim all tax deductions

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Entrepreneurs can write off contributions or donations to charities as tax deductions. However, there are several rules that must be followed before tax deductions can be claimed. These include issues on written substantiation, closely held stocks, appraisals, non-cash gifts valued at $500 or higher and value of goods and services. Donations of properties and securities may also be used to avoid the payment of capital gains tax.

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24 ideas on how to increase your deductions and lower taxable income

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There are several strategies that can be adopted by entrepreneurs to lower their taxable income through tax deductions. Some of these tax deductible factors include second home writeoffs, financial support provided to dependents and other miscellaneous expenditures. Losses in investments and contributions to individual retirement accounts or Keogh plans can also be factored in as tax deductions.

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