Tax Preparation Tips To Reduce Your Stress.

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Volume 6, Issue 1.

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Tax Time, Ready Or Not

It's always a huge relief to many people who get their taxes done early.  That gray cloud of stress that nags at you to get it over with can be gone in a matter of weeks instead of months.  April is right around the corner, and here are a few tax preparation tips to cross that task off your to-do list way before spring.

Catch Up On Your Books

If your books are behind, the first step is to get everything recorded so that your tax return will be accurate.  With automated bank feeds and data entry automation, this is easier than it's ever been before.  If you have cash transactions or receipts lying around that your accountant doesn't know about, be sure and get those pulled together so nothing is left out.

Make Year-End Changes

Some companies may need additional year-end adjustments, and now is the time to make them.  These include items such as loan balances if the interest adjustment has not been booked every month, depreciation and amortization, accounts receivable write-offs, accrual vs. cash basis adjustments, and possibly clean-up work.  Have you accountant help you with these items.

Note Deadlines

Get clear on the deadlines for your corporate, franchise tax, individual and any other tax returns that are required.  Even though you might hire someone to complete and file your return, you'll want to make sure the deadline has been met.

Stay Organized

As you receive your 2016 tax documents, keep them all together in a special place.  Download them or scan them in and keep them all in one folder.  If your tax accountant has a client portal, upload them as soon as you get them.  Your tax accountant appreciates getting your information as early as possible.  The sooner you get the documents to them, the sooner the whole process can be complete.  Even if you owe money and want to file at the last minute, you can still complete the process except for the filing which can be deferred to the due date.