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Can you deduct your rent as a business expense?

I'm running my small business from my rented apartment. Can I deduct my rent as a business expense? If so, can I deduct all of my rent or just part of it? Is there some methodology …
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Do you have to charge sales tax on online advertising?

Our company is planning on selling online advertising on our website. We're based in California and the advertisers will be all over the US (many of them in CA). Do we have to cha …
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Registered in Delaware, do I need to pay corporate taxes in my home state (CA)?

My business is a c-corp registered in Delaware. There is no real reason that the business is registered in Delaware, other than that "it's the thing to do" for startups. Our office …
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What is the penalty for filing your income taxes late?

What is the penalty for filing your income taxes late? Does this penalty only apply if you owe the government money, or are there also penalties for filing your taxes late if the g …
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Self employed and unemployment in North Carolina

My husband and I started a home business 2yrs. ago. He got hurt on the job and has been fighting for workmans comp for 18 mo. Therefore I took part-time jobs and could not work t …
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How should I pay myself and cofounders a salary? As contractors or employees?

What are the tradeoffs between compensating my co-founders as consultants or as employees? Is the extra accounting and administration required to set up W-2's worth it? Are there …
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Section 83b election

I've heard that after founders issue equity, we need to make sure we file a section 83(b) election. Does anyone have a good working knowledge of what this is, when we need to do it …