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January 22, 2019
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Need help categorizing payments that are not deductible

  • January 22, 2019
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john-pero
Level 12
January 22, 2019

Add an expense account and call it Non Deductible Expenses and when you transfer numbers from qb to your tax return exclude these. They are still part of your P&L as you would submit to other than tax entities.

 

I will give youna real world example from our business. Some lenders have required we maintain life insurance to cover the loan. Life insurance proceeds are not taxable and so premiums, whikema valid business expense, are not deductible for taxable net profit.

June 20, 2019

thanks but how does this affect the Retained Earnings account on the books? if at all

JaneD
Level 6
June 21, 2019

Allow me to step in, lawsonmoea.

 

Yes. In addition to john-pero's advice, retained earnings are affected by increases or decreases in net income and dividends paid to your shareholders. 

 

This guide to Retained Earnings has outlined the most importing things you need to know:

Keep me posted if you have further questions. I'll be here to answer them. Take care.