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Startup Taxes

Comprehensive tax guidance for startups including tax planning, compliance, filing requirements, and strategies to minimize tax burden while ensuring regulatory compliance.

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Do Bootstrapped Startups Pay Taxes?

Do Bootstrapped Startups Pay Taxes?

Updated on Tue, Sep 12, 2023

Vannessa Kruze, CPA, answers the question 'Do bootstrapped startups actually pay taxes?' and discusses different types of taxes you may need to consider.

byVanessa Kruze
Immediate R&D Expensing Is Back: Tax Relief for Venture-Funded Startups

Immediate R&D Expensing Is Back: Tax Relief for Venture-Funded Startups

Updated on Tue, Oct 14, 2025

OBBBA restores immediate Section 174A R&D deductions and tax relief for startups, streamlining compliance and boosting cash flow.

byDave Lowe, CPA
Understanding Section 382 Triggers for Startups

Understanding Section 382 Triggers for Startups

Updated on Tue, Feb 6, 2018

Section 382 is a part of the IRS code that was developed about 20 or 30 years ago to limit corporations' use of their net operating losses to offset profits.

byVanessa Kruze
Tax Services for Startups: A Guide to Choosing the Best Provider

Tax Services for Startups: A Guide to Choosing the Best Provider

Updated on Thu, Jul 3, 2025

Pick the best startup tax provider by evaluating specialization, breadth, and proven experience handling VC complexity across multiple states.

byBryan Long, MBA
10 Tax Season Prep Tips for VC-Backed Startups

10 Tax Season Prep Tips for VC-Backed Startups

Updated on Thu, Jan 20, 2022

Learn the 10 essential steps venture-backed startups should take before tax season, from cleaning up books and state filings to maximizing the R&D tax credit and avoiding costly penalties.

byVanessa Kruze
California Tax Compliance for Delaware C Corps

California Tax Compliance for Delaware C Corps

Updated on Fri, Aug 30, 2024

Master California startup taxes with VC-backed deadlines, obligations, and optimization tactics so you stay compliant and protect runway.

byKruze Consulting
Startup R&D Tax Credit Calculator for Brex Clients | Kruze

Startup R&D Tax Credit Calculator for Brex Clients | Kruze

Updated on Sun, May 8, 2022

Estimate your startup's R&D tax credit using Kruze Consulting's R&D Tax Credit calculator, and learn how unprofitable startups can reduce their burn rate.

byKruze Consulting
Employer Paid Lodging and Startup Taxes

Employer Paid Lodging and Startup Taxes

Updated on Mon, May 25, 2026

Learn how employer-paid lodging, cars, and perks impact startup taxes, why they're taxable fringe benefits, and how a startup accountant handles them.

byDave Lowe, CPA
Can You Use Your Payroll Provider for 1099 Filings?

Can You Use Your Payroll Provider for 1099 Filings?

Updated on Sun, Oct 6, 2019

Vannessa Kruze, CPA, discusses the ten reasons why you should not use your payroll provider for 1099 reporting at your startup company.

byVanessa Kruze
Sales Tax Nexus Tracking for Startups

Sales Tax Nexus Tracking for Startups

Updated on Fri, Aug 15, 2025

Learn how startups should track sales tax nexus across states, monitor revenue and employee locations, and use tools to stay compliant as they scale.

byVanessa Kruze
Common Startup Tax Mistakes

Common Startup Tax Mistakes

Updated on Mon, Dec 5, 2022

Avoid costly startup tax mistakes and learn the filing, payroll, 1099, and R&D credit pitfalls that trigger penalties and concern investors.

byKruze Consulting
Top 10 Bookkeeping Mistakes Startups Make (and Fixes)

Top 10 Bookkeeping Mistakes Startups Make (and Fixes)

Updated on Mon, Oct 6, 2025

Read about the 10 most common bookkeeping mistakes startups make – and get actionable advice from Kruze Consulting on how to fix every error.

byKruze Consulting