NR Business Solutions

09/02/2026

The seminars today are full of new info.
If you want to know what's changing for next tax season, follow me
NR Business Solutions

09/01/2026

08/22/2026

Sexta Feira.
A semana foi dificil para todos.
Mas vamos fazer o melhor do nosso final de semana.
A voces da cargo van, hotshot, box trucks and tractors, uma feliz sexta feira e um excellent final de semana.

08/21/2026

Does your trucking company file a corporate return—but pay you without payroll?

That deserves a closer look.

The correct treatment depends on whether the business is a C corporation or S corporation, what services the owner performs, how payments were recorded, and how the income appeared on the personal return.

Warning signs may include:

• Officer payments with no W-2
• Corporate income also reported on Schedule C
• Owner withdrawals treated inconsistently
• An S corporation with no reasonable-compensation analysis
• Corporate and personal returns that don’t reconcile

Having a corporation does not automatically create tax savings. The bookkeeping, payroll, corporate return, and personal return must work together.

The $399 Pre-Audit Tax & Record Review compares both sides of the reporting and explains what may require correction.

Money-Back Guarantee: If the completed review identifies no documented reporting issue, recordkeeping gap, compliance concern, or actionable planning opportunity, your $399 is refunded.

DM “REVIEW” or call 405-229-1934.

08/14/2026

Your odometer matters

Your annual mileage log should reconcile with your odometer.

A useful year-end vehicle record includes:

Beginning odometer
Ending odometer
Total annual miles
Business miles
Personal miles
Dates and business purposes

If the beginning odometer was 120,000 and the ending odometer was 180,000, the records must explain all 60,000 miles—not only the miles you want to deduct.

Did you record your odometer at the beginning of 2026?

08/12/2026

Standard mileage isn’t automatically the best choice.

For some eligible cargo vans or pickups, the standard-mileage method may produce a good result. For an expensive vehicle with high fuel, repair, insurance, and depreciation costs, actual expenses may be better.

The comparison should consider:

Business mileage
Fuel and maintenance
Insurance
Purchase price
Depreciation
Business-use percentage
The method used when the vehicle first entered service

Choose based on the records and the math—not on a social-media tax tip.

Do you know which method your previous return used?

08/10/2026

If you use the standard mileage method, don’t apply one rate to all of 2026.

The IRS business mileage rate changed during the year:

January 1–June 30: 72.5¢ per mile
July 1–December 31: 76¢ per mile

Imagine driving 60,000 business miles but giving your tax preparer only one annual total. Without separating the mileage by date, the deduction may be calculated incorrectly.

Your mileage report should include:

Date
Starting point
Destination
Business purpose
Business miles

Your ELD or dispatch records can help, but they still need to connect the miles to your business activity.

Can your current mileage report separate the first and second halves of 2026?



Fresh image concept: Split-calendar design: January–June on one side and July–December on the other, with a highway crossing between them.