Sales Tax Exemptions

Kansas imposes a 6.5% retailers sales tax on: Sale of tangible personal property Labor services to install or repair tangible personal property Admission to entertainment establishments Some entities are exempt from paying sales tax when making a direct purchase of goods. Not all entities that are exempt from paying sales tax on goods have an exemption on taxable services. State …

Business Mileage

When using your vehicle for self employed purposes, you may be able to deduct the expenses associated with your vehicle. You can use either the actual and standard methods to deduct vehicle expenses. The standard method requires you to total all your business miles and multiply them by the standard rate of 58 cents per mile (2019’s rate). The standard …

Selling Your Business (Stock Sale)

The goal of most business owners is to sell their business upon retiring. There are two ways to sell a business, selling the assets or selling the stock of the business. The way in which you sell your business can make a large impact on your tax liability. A stock sale is the full sale of the business. The purchaser …

W2 vs 1099

Only payments to employees are subject to payroll taxes, therefore there is an incentive for a business to pay someone as an independent contractor (reported on form 1099) versus an employee (reported on form W2). The IRS has regulations to prevent businesses from misclassifying employees. They consider the worker’s control and relationship to the business remitting payment. In short, to …