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Repairing Vs. Improving Your Business Property

Repairs to tangible property, such as buildings, machinery, equipment or vehicles, can provide businesses a valuable tax deduction. Repairs can be expensed and deducted, but improvements to a business must be recovered through depreciation. So how do you tell the difference between a repair and an improvement?

Taxable vs. Tax-advantaged: Know the Difference

When investing for retirement or other long-term goals, people usually prefer tax-advantaged accounts, such as IRAs, 401(k)s or 403(b)s. While some assets sit well in these accounts, others would do better in taxable ones. How can you tell the difference?