Maryland Income Tax Alert - Guidance for Sales and Use Tax Collection Requirements
The Comptroller of Maryland has provided a Tax Alert regarding the sales and use tax collection requirements applicable to marketplace facilitators and sellers. Under the new law effective October 1, 2019, marketplace facilitators must collect Maryland sales and use tax on a retail sale or sale for use by a marketplace seller to a buyer in Maryland. A marketplace seller is not required to collect sales and use tax if the marketplace facilitator collects the sales and use tax.
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“Tracing Rules” that Apply for Deductibility of Interest
Often times, we get asked whether certain interest that clients paid during the year is deductible on their income tax return. Unfortunately, not all interest that an individual pays is deductible. The rules for deducting interest vary, depending on whether the loan proceeds are used for personal, investment, or business activities.
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BGH Blog Series: QuickBooks Most Common QuickBooks Mistakes & How to Fix Them - Lists
Lists are an essential foundation of QuickBooks functionality. Two of the lists that may become cumbersome are the Chart of Accounts and the Items List. The Chart of Accounts is the complete list of all the company’s accounts and balances. In QuickBooks, it represents and organizes the company's assets, liabilities, income, and expense. You can tell how much money your company has, how much money it owes, and how much money is coming in and out by simply looking at your Chart of Accounts. Items are important for effective tracking and reporting.
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