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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