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  • How Your Bookkeeping Can Boost Your Tax Deductions - One of the keys to bringing your tax strategy full circle is your bookkeeping. It's one thing to know what's deductible and how to maximize your business deductions, but unless that gets reflected in your bookkeeping, it's as if the tax planning never happened at all. Use this checklist! Use this checklist to make sure your bookkeeping is maximizing your travel, meals and entertainment deductions.
  • Meals & Entertainment: What Is Deductible and What Is Not? - Probably the most common business deductions are meals and entertainment. However, people are often confused about whether the expenses are fully deductible, partially deductible or not deductible at all. 50% Deductible The general rule for deducting meals and entertainment expense is that 50% of the cost is deductible provided the following requirements are met. Requirement #1 The expense has to be ordinary and necessary in the trade, business, or profession. In other words, it must be commonly accepted to have this expense and it must be appropriate in the trade or business.
  • A Checklist to Properly Document Your Meals and Entertainment Expenses - One thing you can always count on during an audit is a request for documentation supporting meals and entertainment expenses. The IRS has found that these expenses are heavily abused and are an easy way to generate additional tax revenue, not to mention additional revenue from penalties and interest. You don't have to spend a lot of time reading tax cases to find one where meals and entertainment expenses were disallowed specifically because of improper documentation.
  • Are Your Meals 50% Deductible or 100% Deductible? - There are several specific rules to determine if a meal is a legitimate business expense. These specific rules include meeting the business purpose requirement and the ordinary and necessary requirement. In this article, it's assumed that the meal has met these requirements and is indeed a business expense. *General Rule Meals are generally 50% deductible. This means when a business pays for a meal, only 50% of that amount is deducted on the tax return. It's extremely important to know the exceptions to this rule because some meals are 100% deductible! Meals that are 50% deductible include: - Meals with clients, customers and vendors.
  • Vacations specializing in all inclusive packages - Of all the places in the world, it is the Caribbean that is the centre for vacations specializing in all inclusive packages.
  • How to Travel the World for Only $1,000 a Month - "The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." - St. Augustine Do you believe that it's expensive to travel? Have you ever excitedly looked over a glossy brochure of your dream vacation, only to discover that it will cost you thousands and thousands of dollars for a single 10 day vacation? If this has happened to you, I can understand. I too would dream about traveling the world, but get disenhearted when I saw those expensive price tags placed on travel. But I have learned that travel is NOT expensive. You see, travel agencies want you to believe that it costs a LOT of money to travel. That way they can jack-up the prices of tours to earn a bigger commission for themselves.
  • 3 Rules to Simplify Your Recordkeeping for Business Travel - Summer is here and for many of us that means summer business trips. I love traveling for business. It usually means I'm on my way to speak at a seminar in a great location. But, my least favorite part about business trips is keeping track of all of my receipts.
  • To Cruise Or Not To Cruise? - There is a saying: you haven't lived until you've cruised. Cruises today have become the hottest way to spend holidays. Researchers have found that one in four Americans dreams of cruising around the world. In recent years, discount cruises make cruising available to people of all ages and all levels of income. What makes a great cruise vacation? First-rate accommodations, exotic locations, sumptuous meals, world-class entertainment, and top-notch facilities – all that for less money. All these features are included in a cruise package even a discount one.
  • Cheap Holiday Vacations During The Spring And Summer - What better way to enjoy the holidays than with a cheap holiday vacation package. You can plan you trips around Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day and see the savings. The vacation you plan is supposed to be fun, therefore, something exotic might be interesting. Some people even plan their holiday vacations around the holidays and plan a warm and secluded destination. The holidays do not have to be expensive when planning a vacation.

  • Budgeting Your Cruise Tour - Years ago when someone talked about going on a cruise they were in one of two categories - the very rich or the poor.
  • What Is Or Isn’t Included In All Inclusive Vacations? - When you go online or to a travel agency and they talk about “all inclusive vacations”, they don’t mean you experience everything a human being can possibly experience during your trip. It also does not mean that every single expense in your vacation is covered. But all of the major expenses in a vacation are covered. What Is Included Usually in all inclusive vacation packages, your plane ride, lodging, entertainment and most of your meals are included. The nitty-gritty details vary from travel agency, travel booking website or luxury hotel. The most common all inclusive vacation package are for cruises. There, even tips and beverages are included in your price tag.
  • Experience Miami Travel - Miami is truly a very exciting travel destination to go on; lap up sun, culture, art and fun. What more could you want? The first thoughts that most likely pop into everyone’s mind when thinking about Miami are the tropical weather, the beautiful beaches, bikinis, huge tans, Cuban cigars as well as Miami Vice. Well, all these thoughts are appropriate;
  • Super-Inclusive Jamaican Vacation Packages: Helping You Save Money - Are you looking to book a Jamaican vacation? If you are interested in doing so, you will soon see that you have a number of different options. If you are like many vacationers, there is a good chance that you may end up booking all of your Jamaican vacation reservations independently. For instance, you may first make your airline reservations, your resort reservations next, as well as a car rental reservation. While this Jamaican vacation booking method is more than doable, do you know that you do have another option?
  • How To Find A Bargain - One of the things I've noticed through my many travels is that people often give up on the possibility of a good deal before even trying to get one. The art of bartering seems to be a lost art as is the art of comparison-shopping.
  • The Alvear Palace Hotel: A Historical Landmark in the Heart of Buenos Aires - Situated in the renowned Recoleta, one of the most exclusive areas of Buenos Aires, the Alvear Palace Hotel is a true emblem of luxury hotels worldwide. The hotel's unique and historical architecture as well as the elegant interior combined with its excellent hospitality and first-rate service renders it one of the most exclusive locations in the world.
  • Popular Cruise Amenities – What To Expect - Are you going on or thinking about a cruise? If you’re curious about cruise ship vacations, but you’re not sure what to expect – keep reading to learn about common cruise ship amenities and what you can expect from a typical cruise ship vacation. Firstly, the activities, food and services are going to vary from ship to ship and cruise to cruise, so it’s always important to talk this over with your travel or cruise agent. However, this article will provide you a good idea of what’s commonly offered on your average cruise vacation.
  • The Benefits Of Booking Your Jamaica Vacation In The Form Of An All-inclusive Vacation Package - Are you looking to vacation in Jamaica? Whether you are looking to take a family vacation, a romantic getaway, or a honeymoon, you will find that you have a number of decisions to make. Those decisions include when you would like to travel to Jamaica, how long you would like to stay, how you will get there, as well as how you will book all of your Jamaican vacation reservations. When it comes to booking your Jamaica vacation reservations, you will soon see that you have a number of different options. For starters, you can use the assistance of a local travel agent or you can make your own vacation reservations.
  • Why Eat Six Meals A Day? - To many people that are overweight and eat only 3 meals a day a fair question is why eat six meals a day - what are the real benefits of such a nutritional regime? The answer might surprise you. On the six meals a day diet you don't eat twice as much food as someone eating a normal three meals a day, but rather spread out the normal daily consumption of food over more meals. There are a number of benefits to eating more regular, smaller meals.
  • What constitutes as "Travel Away From Home"? - When it comes to business travel, expenses, and deductions, I am frequently asked "What constitutes travel away from home and why is it important?" In order for certain business travel expenses to be deductible, you must be traveling "away from home." There are actually two parts to this question. The first is, "Where is my tax home?" The second is, "What constitutes being 'away' from home?
  • The Benefits Of Booking Your Caribbean Vacation In The Form Of An All-inclusive Vacation Package - Are you interested in vacationing in the Caribbean? Whether you would like to visit Jamaica, the Bahamas, or another Caribbean island, you have a number of different decisions to make. One of those decisions is how you would like to make your vacation reservations or travel arrangements. When it comes to booking your Caribbean vacation reservations, you will find that you have a number of different options. In the past, most vacationers made all of their vacation reservations, like their airline reservations or their overnight accommodation reservations separately. In recent years, the popularity of Caribbean vacation packages has increased. For that reason, you may want to take the time to examine them and see what they have to offer. When examining Caribbean vacation packages, you will find that they come in a number of different formats.
  • 5 Tips For Air Travel With Pets - Pets have always been a source of entertainment for people and gradually the emotional attachment make them a part of the family.
  • Passing The Time In The Air - If you haven’t flown before or you’re an expert at flying, you may find that long airline trips can be quite boring if your airline has not sort of entertainment such as televisions, radios, etc. While some people can sleep on a plane and make time fly, others have trouble passing the time. This is why we’ve created some great ideas on how you can pass time while flying. Call or research your airline Before you hop on your plane, hop online and do your research on what kind of airplane you’re flying. The newer the airplane, the more entertainment you’ll have.
  • How To Fly And Be Comfortable - If you’ve never flown before or you have flown a million times, you have to know that it’s important to be comfortable when you’re flying in the air. Just like being at home or at the office, it’s never fun to be sitting around feeling uncomfortable all the time. We’ve put together a little list on how you can feel great when you thousands of feet up in the air.
  • Ten Reasons Why You Should Buy A Super-Inclusive Vacation Package - Have you recently decided that you would like to take a vacation or a romantic getaway? If you have, you will need to get started with making your vacation reservations or your travel arrangements. This is particularly important if you are interested in vacationing in a popular vacation destination, like the Caribbean. Making your reservations in advance will help to ensure that your vacation is just how you imagined it. When it comes to booking your vacation reservations or making your travel arrangements, you will find that you have a number of different options. One of those options includes super-inclusive vacation packages. Super-inclusive vacation packages are similar to all-inclusive vacation packages, yet they include so much more.
  • The Benefits Of Travel Offers - Thinking of going to a vacation with your entire family but don't have much time for the tits and bits of planning, then the Travel packages are of great help in such a situation where your are thinking of going on the eleventh hour. Everyone wants there journey to be pre-planned with enough time for sight seeing, adventure, recreational activities and most important of them, enough time for relaxation. But if you are going to travel for vacation with your family and you are assigned the duty of planning and execution, then you become the sole and whole responsible for the smooth and hassle free journey of your family.
  • How To Cruise Ship Travel With Teenagers - When you're planning a family vacation, it's hard to find something that appeals to everyone - especially if you have teenagers. Parents want to relax, take it easy or enjoy quality family time, while teenagers are maybe looking for something more adventurous or high energy.
  • How To Find Tahiti Vacation Deals - Are you ready for the vacation of a lifetime? If the idea of being in a tropical paradise, with warm waters and beautiful scenery all around appeals to you, Tahiti is certainly the place for you to be. Although it is going to be a little bit expensive to take this particular trip, that does not necessarily mean that you need to pay top dollar. If you're wondering how to find Tahiti vacation deals, you would probably be surprised that they are extremely easy to find. The way that most people find discounts for Tahiti travel is the same way that they look for any kind of travel discounts, by going to one of the popular travel websites such as Expedia or Travelocity.
  • A Cruise Ship As Rental Property - When it comes to booking a vacation, some people are reluctant to travel by ship out of fear they will be bored while sailing at sea. These people obviously have not checked out today’s cruise ships. In many heads are the images of old where a person would sit on the deck of a cruise ship and read a book by the pool all day as they waited for the ship to get to the next destination.
  • What You Need To Know About - Travel In Luxury - Luxury travel is diametrically opposed to traveling on budget. ‘Luxury’ as the term Suggests, is to have the best of everything by paying the maximum for it. If you have money and want to make your vacations a dream come true then go for the luxuries available in the travel world. The Hunt for a Perfect Place- The first task to take up is to decide a lavish destination. You can go according to the season like if it is hot, it’s better to throng the beaches. There are three world’s top most destinations in this category and these are Caribbean, Europe and South Pacific or Oceania. The Caribbean is the land of water. If you are a water lover then there is nothing like this place.
  • Finding Cheap Flights Through Travel Agents - When you are trying to plan a vacation it can often be extremely stressful and there is usually always something which you have forgotten.
  • Luxury Cruising: 3 Myths About Cruises And Why You Shouldn’t Believe Them - Cruising has become a top recreational choice for many people, however, if you are hesitating to take a cruise because of some common myths, then you are possibly missing out on a great vacation experience. Let’s go over each myth and see what the real deal is. Only old people go on cruises Several years ago, cruises were heavily populated with elderly people, since they always had plenty of time on their hands to take a leisurely cruise for weeks on end. Visions of old ladies with blue hair and countless shuffle board games are not appealing to the younger set. These days, you’ll be happy to know, that most cruise passengers are younger people. The elderly only make up a small percentage of passengers. More people in their teens and 20s are also going on cruises.
  • Senior Travel Packages - Senior Travel Packages - What to Look For With a baby boomer turning 50 approximately every 8.4 seconds, senior travel packages are molding themselves to the needs of seniors as well as recognizing their influence and increased buying power. With 70% of all US wealth said to be controlled by Americans over 50, seniors account for 50% of all discretionary spending and spend more per capita on groceries, health products, and yes, travel and leisure.
  • Air Travel Tips - Making The Flight Fun - If you've flown a million times or it's your first time flying, you may find it hard to keep yourself entertained when you're in the air. Like a road trip, there are a million things to do but when it comes to thinking about these things, it's hard to make a list. Below are a few things you can bring on your next flight to make the trip a lot easier for yourself.
  • 5 Questions for Your Mid-Year Tax Planning - When I coach clients on their tax strategy to legally reduce their taxes, many of the strategies require monitoring throughout the year. The monitoring serves two primary purposes: #1 To Monitor the Numbers Many tax strategies are based on income and expenses being at certain levels. It is not uncommon for these numbers to change during the year. Certain changes can impact the effectiveness of the tax strategy so it is critical to know if the numbers change so changes can be made to the tax strategy. #2 To Monitor the Documentation Part of the tax coaching I do with clients includes coaching them on how to document the transactions, the activity, the income and expenses that impact their tax strategy. Proper documentation increases the accuracy of the information my clients provide to me to do tax planning and prepare their tax returns.
  • What are Travel Compression Socks and Why You Need Them - Travel compression socks are socks that look like any other sock, but they don't feel like any other socks that you own. Travel compression socks are socks that are designed to make your legs, ankles and feet feel as if they are alive and energized even during times when you can't move around to get the blood flowing. Travel compression socks get the blood flowing for you. Travel compression socks aren't just made for traveling, but they are called travel compression socks because they were designed with the traveler in mind.
  • UK Holiday Entertainment is Like No Other - Well we all know that the entertainment in the UK is by far one of the best in the world, from live concerts to kids acts, to television entertainment such as Britain's got Talent.
  • Exploration Before Your Travel Destination - Taking a cruise is not all about the destinations you reach, but you can enjoy much more of the trip if you also take a little time to appreciate getting to those destinations. There are so many things to do on ships these days that some cruises don't even have an exotic destination.
  • Last Minute Travel- 7 Reasons Why Becoming a Travel Agent May be the Best Move for Travel Enthusiast - As a travel agent, there are a number of benefits that come with the profession. Typically, travel agents are those who are enthused with traveling. And because of this, it is the very nature of the profession that attracts these kinds of people. Here are seven reasons by you as a travel enthusiast will enjoy this wonderful job opportunity. 1.
  • Guana Island, British Virgin Islands: Absolute Paradise - Guana Island Resort, British Virgin Islands is paradise in seclusion. One of the very few remaining privately owned island resorts in the world, Guana Island is much like some place out of a Sidney Sheldon novel.
  • Top 10 Airline Travel Tips for Enjoyable Flying - I have put together important tips to ensure that your every air travel trip becomes a far more enjoyable one instead of a nightmare!
  • Grab Cheap Bargin Package Getaway Holidays - When you are planning to go on holiday, you may want to look into all inclusive package holidays, as they have many advantages. All inclusive package holidays are where you pay one price, and they include several aspects of your travel. Generally, all inclusive package holidays consist of a flight to your destination, accommodations once there, and transfers to and from the airport or train station. But, there are many types of package holidays available, where more can be included, such as food and drinks, ground transportation, equipment rental, and guides. There are many options available to you when booking a package holiday.
  • Airline Entertainment For Rookies - If you’ve never flown before or you’re a seasoned veteran, the best way to fly is by the way of keeping yourself entertained. If you’re anything like me, I can’t usually sleep on an airline because my head always tends to tip forward making it very uncomfortable.
  • NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TRAVEL IN LUXURY - Luxury travel is diametrically opposed to traveling on budget. ‘Luxury’ as the term Suggests, is to have the best of everything by paying the maximum for it. If you have money and want to make your vacations a dream come true then go for the luxuries available in the travel world. The Hunt for a Perfect Place- The first task to take up is to decide a lavish destination. You can go according to the season like if it is hot, its better to throng the beaches. There are three world’s top most destinations in this category and these are Caribbean, Europe and South Pacific or Oceania. The Caribbean is the land of water.
  • Are Hawaii All-Inclusive Vacation Packages Really A Good Deal? - Are you looking to get started with making your Hawaii travel arrangements for your next Hawaii trip? If you are, you should know that you have a number of different options. One of those options is booking your travel arrangements in the form of a Hawaii all-inclusive vacation package. Although all-inclusive vacation packages do come highly rated and recommended, it is important to note that they may not be right for you.
  • Disney Word Tips: Saving Money On Food - Disney World has become the pinnacle of all family vacation destinations. While there is no doubt that your family will have fun at Disney World, getting there and back on a tight budget is sometimes easier said than done. But like all vacation spots, there are some tips for Disney World that can save you hundreds of dollars. One of the largest expenditures you will face on any vacation is the cost of food and beverage. Tourism areas know that you have to eat on your trip and some use this advantage to hike up prices beyond reasonable means. Disney World is no stranger to the tourism industry and you certainly aren’t going to find any $3.00 lunch specials within park boundaries. But there are ways to control your food costs at Disney. Here are some simple tips to get you started.
  • Cruises - Great Value For The Budget Conscious - The cruise line business began in the 19th century. Once reserved for the very wealthy, it has become the vacation package of choice for the budget conscious traveler. Great food, great entertainment, great accommodations, great ports of call are all a part of cruising.
  • Guided Tours Vs. Luxury Travel Vacation Packages - So, you have decided to book a luxury vacation. It is time to call your travel agent. The first question most travel agents will ask you is “Are you interested in a cruise, a tour, or a travel package?” You know that cruises are not for you, but what about a tour? And what exactly is the difference between a tour and a travel package anyways? With different definitions and inclusions, it is important for any traveler to be informed enough to make the best decision for their unique needs.
  • Cheapest Airline Tickets of My Travel Plans - I am looking for the cheapest airline tickets first when I start this part of my travel plans. That does not always mean that I buy the cheapest airline tickets that I find. Not at all! As I have pointing out in other topics the other factors associated with airline flights may end up being more important to my for this particular flight than just the cost of the flight. If the cheapest airline tickets I find turn out to meet all my other requirements then they are the ones that I buy and I have fulfilled my goal of finding the best deals available. An international airline ticket has some special concerns especially since 9/11.
  • Cheapest Travel Deals - While last minute travel deals are usually the cheapest travel deals, many will not fit into the travel schedules of families. Families will have many people traveling to one location and the cheapest travel deals might require some negotiations. A parent might find a travel deal that allows a child to fly free, but when using search engines to find travel deals, the blackout dates for such offers make traveling in this manner unmanageable for families with children in school.
  • Enjoying A Floating Holiday - So, you’ve been thinking about booking a cruise for the holidays, but you have a lot of thoughts about what a cruise entails that make you wonder if it’s a good...

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