Business Tax Preparation
Business Tax Prep
Have Necessary Information
- Your accounting documents and records
- Business tax return from the previous year
- Partnership agreement
- Bank statements
- Incorporation articles
- Vehicle information
- Payroll details
- Depreciation schedules
- Credit card statements
- Asset details
Returns from the Previous Year
- The federal tax identification number
- In case there are no changes, we will access shareholder or partner information easily
- The method utilized to trace your business finances
- Business code number and activity descriptions
- The date of election that resulted in an S corporation
Incorporation articles
- The state under which you incorporated your business
- The list of officials
- The possible ownership percentages in case it is an S corporation and the list of shareholders
Accounting Documents and Records
At RE Donica & Associates, we make it clear to all our clients that expense and income records are core in the tax return process. However, you might need a balance sheet, but this depends on the assets and gross receipts level.
Assuming that you work with accounting software like Quicken and QuickBooks to store critical financial details, you must come with a printout of the profit and loss statement, not to forget the balance sheet to act as reference material when the tax return process starts. Similarly, you can choose to include the full information in an Excel spreadsheet. Despite the type of software you use, you need to organize your financial records to help make the tax preparation process easy for us.
Partnership Agreement
- The date when the partnership began
- The number of partners
- The method used by the company to track business finances, i.e., accrual or cash
- The money invested by each partner into the partnership initially and their current ownership percentages
- Data concerning expense items or specific income are not associated with ownership percentages, loss, or profit
Bank Statements
At RE Donica & Associates, we believe that careful storage of crucial documents pays off in the following situations: We believe that your checking account records and bank statements are an excellent way to monitor your expenses and income activities in your financial year. This plays a significant role in situations where you don’t have access to organized accounting records. It is essential to know where to find these records and statements for easy access when we need them during the tax preparation period.
Moreover, when you analyze your deposits and expenditure, you will categorize deductions and income for easy tax preparation. We also advise you to match your end-year balance to the checking account balance from the previous bank statement to ensure every coin is accounted for by recording all cash transactions available in the accounting documents.
Vehicle Information
- Commuting miles
- Personal miles driven
- Miles driven for business purposes
Payroll Details
Description Schedules
In situations where you want us to help you prepare your tax returns for the first time, you are required to give details associated with your business’ assets that are depreciating at the start of the current tax year. We utilize different software to calculate the expected rate of depreciation of the stated assets in years to come. What you need is:
- The initial cost of the asset
- The date you put it into service
- The asset description
- The recovery period of the assets
- Accumulated depreciation cost up to the current year
Credit Card Statements
Asset Details
- How often the asset is used for the business
- The date you put it to service
- The initial cost of the asset
- Asset description
We Want To Hear From You!
Our favorite part of the job is meeting our clients. Our passion is delivering stellar tax preparation and planning for individuals and businesses. If you’ve got tax questions, we’d love to hear from you!