Deduct Gifts to Clients? 2026 Update
Client gifts can strengthen business relationships, but the tax deduction comes with limits. Learn the $25 IRS rule, which extra costs may qualify, promotional-item exceptions, and common client-gift tax traps.

Client gifts can strengthen business relationships, but the tax deduction comes with limits. Learn the $25 IRS rule, which extra costs may qualify, promotional-item exceptions, and common client-gift tax traps.

Track your business miles the smart way! Mileage tracker apps can simplify recordkeeping, separate business and personal trips, and help protect valuable vehicle deductions at tax time.

The internet is full of people telling business owners what they can “write off.” Buy it through the business, put your logo on it, or call it marketing—and suddenly, it is supposedly deductible. Unfortunately, the Tax Code does not work that way.

Real estate deductions do not always create an immediate tax benefit. Sometimes the deductions are valid, but the net passive activity rules put them in a holding pattern.