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June 2017: Could Potential Tax Changes and a Private Equity Black Hole Undermine the Value of Your Business?

May 2017: IRS Turns Over Tax Debt Collections - How Will It Turn Out?

April 2017: Tax Extension Filing Tips

March 2017: Wait a Minute - My 1099 Doesn't Look Quite Right

February 2017: Top Tips to Prepare for Tax Season

January 2017: Reconsidering C Corporations

December 2016: Tax Planning Guide for 2017

December 2016: Can You “Trump” the IRS Under the President-Elect’s Proposed Tax Plan?

November 2016: End of 2016 Means the End of Tax Breaks - Maybe

October 2016: Dog Days of Summer Rentals: Taxes and Your Airbnb, HomeAway or VRBO Rental

September 2016: Ins and Outs of the New 529-ABLE Savings Accounts

August 2016: New IRS Business Audit Campaigns

July 2016: 401(k) Plans As Your Personal Piggy Bank

June 2016: Love Losing Money on the Side?

May 2016: Tax Scam Season is Back

April 2016: Tax Tactics to Help With College Costs

March 2016: Pay Up or Stay Home

February 2016: Tax Basics - What All 20 and 30 Somethings Need to Know

January 2016: Tax Considerations When Delaying Social Security

December 2015: Make Your Moves Now for 2015 Year-End Tax Planning

November 2015: New Trade Pact Could Impact Your Business

October 2015: Smarter Charitable Giving

September 2015: Tax, Estate Planning and Benefits Opportunities for Same-Sex Couples

August 2015: Legal Settlements - Taxing Thoughts

July 2015: Tax Strategies For Selling Your Business - A Family Affair?

June 2015: Things to Consider Before Using Your Roth IRA to Pay for College

May 2015: Eight Things to Consider When Filing an Amended Tax Return

April 2015: The Obamacare Tax: What Happens When You Don't Pay?

March 2015: Lesser Known Trusts Can Create Big Tax Savings

February 2015: Mortgage Interest Deduction - Not as Simple as it Seems

January 2015: 2015 Tax Deduction, Exemption and Credit Update

December 2014: Year End Tax Planning: What Can You Still Do?

November 2014: Mutual Fund Distributions Tax Guide

October 2014: Be Careful Where You Die In 2015

September 2014: 8 Things that Could Trigger a Business Audit

August 2014: Consider Tax Implications When Choosing a Retirement Plan

July 2014: Taxpayer Bill Of Rights

June 2014: In the Market for a Vacation Home? First Consider the Tax Implications

May 2014: Key Provisions of the President's Fiscal Year 2015 Budget

April 2014: The Real Deal on Tax Deadlines

March 2014: New Simplified Home Office Deduction

February 2014: Careful Treatment of Property Sales Can Yield Tax Savings

January 2014: IRS Introduces New Regulations Related to Partnership Terminations

December 2013: 2013 Individual Year-End Tax Planning Guide

November 2013: Outrunning Rising College Costs

October 2013: Avoiding Unreasonable Compensation Penalties

September 2013: Same-Sex Marriage Can Be Taxing

August 2013: Tax Breaks Provide Savings for Investors

July 2013: Tax Breaks Provide Savings for Investors

June 2013: Tax Breaks Benefit Investors When They Know Where to Look

May 2013: Health Care Mandate for Large Employers

April 2013: ATRA Simplifies Estate Taxes

March 2013: Canceled Debt Does Not Excuse Taxpayers from IRS Liabilities

February 2013: Fiscal Cliff Deal Tax Changes

January 2013: Commonly Overlooked Tax Deductions and Credits

December 2012: Frivolous Tax Arguments

November 2012: Innocent Spouse Relief and Filing a Joint Tax Return

October 2012: Penalties for Noncompliance with the Affordable Care Act’s Individual Mandate

September 2012: Business or Hobby? It Matters to the IRS

August 2012: What Happens If I Don't Pay My Taxes?

July 2012: Time Running Out on Rare Estate Planning Opportunity

June 2012: Let Your Uncle Help with Your Vacation

May 2012: Going, Going, Gone?
Tax Provisions Set to Expire In 2012

April 2012: The Truth About Taxes - Who Pays Taxes and Where Do they Go?

March 2012: Sticking to Tax Deadlines Means the World to Uncle Sam

February 2012: Should You File a Tax Return?

January 2012: Finding Deductions In the Oddest of Places

December 2011: Businesses must avoid going overboard on holiday gifting

November 2011: Some Unexpected ‘Gifts’ Come With a High Price

October 2011: Back Taxes – What Do You Do?

September 2011: Minimizing Taxes on Your Investment Income – Part II

August 2011: Minimizing Taxes on Your Investment Income - Part 1

July, 2011: Preparer Registration Protects the Taxpayer

June, 2011: States Eye Online Sales Taxes to Help Close Budget Gaps

May, 2011: Repeal Of Tax Reporting Mandate Is Good News For Small Businesses

April, 2011: Last Minute Tax Considerations

March, 2011: Medical Expenses – What Can You Deduct?

February, 2011: The Return of Estate Taxes – Should You Elect Out?

January, 2011: 2010 Tax Update

December, 2010: Renewable Energy Systems Fuel Tax Incentives

November, 2010: Prepare Now for 2010 Tax Incentives

October, 2010: Tax Benefits Change for College Funding Programs

September, 2010: New 1099 Requirement Presents Potential Challenges for Small Businesses

August, 2010: Is Help on the Way for Private Company Accounting Standards?

July, 2010: The Value of an Audit

June, 2010: Charitable Giving Through Life Insurance

May, 2010: Is a checkbook enough? - Documenting losses on a part-time business

April, 2010: Health Care Reform: How will it affect your pocketbook?

March, 2010: Uncover Tax Advantages of Running a Home-Based Business

February, 2010: The Tax Top 10 List - Mistakes that Cost You Money

January, 2010: Refund Anticipation Loans - Do They Make Sense?

December, 2009: End of the Year Deals

November, 2009: Year-End Reminders: April 2010 Can Hurt Less

October, 2009: Foreign Bank Accounts - Do You FBAR?

September, 2009: Beware of expiring tax provisions

August, 2009: Charitable Contributions: Intention Does Not Equal Deduction

July, 2009: VAT - Those Three Letters Mean A Lot!

June, 2009: 7216 – A Number That Will Live in Infamy

May 2009: The High Cost of Taxes – How Does Your State Compare?

April 2009: Ponzi Scheme Losses – The IRS Comes Through

March 2009: Economic Stimulus – The Final Tally

February 2009: What’s Congress Up To Now?

January 2009: To Catch a Thief – Uncle Sam Requires Your Help

December, 2008: New Year, New Rates
Standard Mileage and Other Rates for 2009

November 2008: Utilizing AMT and Research Credit Carry-Forwards

October 2008: The Financial Statement Audit -
Is It Worth the Expense and Hassle?

September 2008: 2008 Year End Planning

August 2008: New Housing Bill Has Something for Everyone

July 2008: Farmers and Heroes - New Tax Benefits

June 2008: The Minimum Wage – Are You in Compliance?

May 2008: Getting Value from Your CPA

April 2008: The Tax Audit - Minimizing your Risks

March 2008: Stimulating the Economy – One Taxpayer at a Time

February 2008: The Tax Audit
What’s the IRS Up To?

January 2008: Congress Takes Aim at Preparers

December 2007: The U.S. Federal Income Tax – An Historical Perspective

November 2007: Your Tax Return – Whose Responsibility Is It?

October 2007: It’s That Time of Year - Year End Tax Planning

September 2007: Do It Yourself Tax Research

August 2007: In Taxation, Certainty is an Illusion

July 2007: FIN 48 – A New Tool For the IRS

June 2007: Purchasing A Business – The Right Way

May 2007: Research and Development-
Not Just a White Coat Affair

April 2007: Five Things To Do In the Next 17 Days

March 2007: Selling Your Home?
Here Are a Few Tips

February 2007: Finally, You Get the Credit You Deserve

January 2007: Let's Get Organized
Tax Preparation Made Less Difficult

December 2006: Business Gifts
Showing Your Appreciation

November 2006: Reduce Your 2007 Tax Time Stress

October 2006: An Audit is not Always a Bad Thing

September 2006: Travel and Entertainment - What's an Employer to Do?

August 2006: Congress Giveth and Taketh
What the new tax law means to you

July 2006: This Thing Called Basis?

June 2006: The Dirty Dozen
(A Sequel)

May 2006: Home Sweet Home - Own or Rent?

April 2006: Just a Gentle Reminder -
Your Uncle Sam Wants to Hear from You!

March 2006: Looming Deadlines

February 2006: Tax Simplification?
Not in 2005

January 2006: 2005 - A Year of Change

December 2005: Energy Conservation Incentives
Reducing the Electric Company's Bite Out of Your Paycheck

November 2005: Relief for Katrina Disaster Victims and Benefactors
(a tax perspective)

October 2005: Business Taxes - State Style

September 2005: An Expense is an Expense,
But it Takes Planning to Make a Deduction

August 2005: It's Never Too Early to Plan,
But Sometimes It Is Too Late

July 2005: A Little Advice About Taxes

June 2005: High Federal Taxes - Everyone's Concern

May 2005: Energy Expenditures - Taking the Credit You Deserve

April 2005: Survival Kit for April 15

March 2005: Making the Right Choices

February 2005: Abusive Tax Shelters
This Dog's Bite is Worse than its Bark

January 2005: Help Me Please
Getting Value from Your Tax Preparer

December 2004: December 2004 - A Time to Catch Your Breath - Or Brace for More Change?

November 2004: The Third Time is a Charm
(Washington�s October Surprise Part 1)

October 2004: You Say You Have No Employees?
Don't be so sure

September 2004: Everyone Deserves Independence

August 2004: Who Pays What?

July 2004: Passive Aggression - The Tax Code's Secret Weapon

June 2004: Taxing Issues

May 2004: Not All Deductions Are Created Equal

April 2004: The Final Fifteen

March 2004: Interest & Dividend Income?
(I think I am going to have a headache!)

February 2004: Deduction
(The Most Beautiful Word in the English Language)

January 2004: Guided Tour of TaxLand
(The Journey Begins)

December 2003: Your Year-End Checklist

November 2003: So Many Taxes�So Little Time

October 2003: What You Don�t Know May Hurt You

September 2003: Cash�Is Not Always King!

August 2003: Travel Expenses - Keeping The IRS and
Your Employees Happy

July 2003: The Road Ahead

June 2003: The Texas Giant

May 2003: A Thank You Note

April 2003: Basis, Basis, Where�s the Basis?

March 2003: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, But Sometimes Very Profitable

February 2003: Taking Stock of Gains and Losses

January 2003: New Provisions for Tax Year 2002

December 2002: Home Office Deductions

November 2002: Big Deductions for Year-End Purchases.. Don�t Let Them Slip Away

October 2002: Tax Tips for Transferring the Family Business

September 2002: Steps to Avoid Year End Tax Penalties

August 2002: Avoid these tax strategy pitfalls

June 2002: Form of Organization

May 2002: Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002

April 2002: Alternative Minimum Tax: The Silent Threat

March 2002: What�s New In the Way Of Taxes

February 2002: Some Credits are Worth the Wait

January 2002: Run for Your Life

December 2001: Not Another Christmas List? Yep.

November 2001: Happy Almost New Year

October 2001: Congress Offers Relief for Terrorism Victims

September 2001: Minimize Your Train Pain

August 2001: The New IRA Distribution Rules � This is Simple?

July 2001: Audits Don't Really Have to Be Bad or Do They?

June 2001: Devilish Details

May 2001: You Have Nothing to Fear - Or Do You!

April, 2001: Just In The Nick of Time

March 2001: What Are They Up To Now?

February 2001: Could MSA Mean My Savings Account?

January 2001: Help Yourself

December 2000: Have We Come to the End of the Road?

November 2000: State Tax Traps

October, 2000: Fall Fun

September 2000: Is the IRS Getting Too Much?

August 2000: You Deserve a Break Today!!!

July 2000: In This Deal, Everybody's a Winner (Except the IRS)

June 2000: Forget About 2000! Think About 2001!

May 2000: The Marriage Penalty

April 2000: The Alternative Minimum Tax

March 2000: Documenting Your Charitable Contribution

February 2000: Pay Those Taxes!

January 2000: Investing with Pre-tax Dollars in a 401(k)

December 1999: Home Office Deductions

November 1999: Getting Tax Help From the IRS Online

October 1999: Untrustworthy Trusts

September 1999: Adequate Records For the IRS

August 1999: Family Tax Opportunities and Traps to Look For

July 1999: Entertainment Expense Deductions

May 1999: Common Deductions for the Small - or any - Business

April 1999: Some Tax Implications of Y2K

March 1999: Failure To File and Substantial Understatement

February 1999: IRS and Electronic Services

January 1999: Restructuring vs. Reform

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