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How to File Taxes as a Sole Proprietor: Everything You Need to Know

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Business meals are only 50% deductible , and—starting for the 2018 tax year—entertainment expenses are not deductible at all. cents per mile (in 2018), the business mileage deduction can make a sizable impact on your tax liability.

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Worldpay Review (Formerly Vantiv): Is It Right for Your Small Business?

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In 1971, Ohio-based Fifth Third Bank formed Midwest Payment Systems to provide electronic funds transfer (EFT) services to financial institutions. in early 2018, following the acquisition of Worldpay Group PLC. Midwest Payment Systems would later become Fifth Third Processing Solutions, then Vantiv Inc.,

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Sole Proprietorship Taxes: Everything You Need to Know

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For example, business meals are only 50% deductible —and starting with the 2018 tax year, entertainment expenses are not deductible at all. 1099 requirements: If you paid one or more independent contractors at least $600 by check, cash, electronic funds transfer, or wire transfer during the course of the year, you must file 1099s for them.