Medicare premiums are business deductions
Wednesday, July 18th, 2012
A self-employed person may get a business deduction for health insurance premiums. The IRS has clarified that Medicare premiums paid by self-employed persons qualify as deductible health insurance premiums. If you did not include Medicare premiums in your self-employed health insurance deduction, you may want to consider amending your tax returns to include them. Before […]
Read More »What's a 1099-K?
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Have you received a 1099-K this year? This new form reports electronic financial transactions. If your business takes debit or credit card payments, then you will receive a 1099-K if you process more than $20,000 AND more than 200 transactions. Business tax returns contain a new line to report 1099-K amounts. For this tax season […]
Read More »6 Year-end tax reduction tips
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
Use these six tax reduction tips to reduce your 2011 tax bill, but act before December 31, 2011. Make charitable contributions by December 31. Keep a canceled check, a bank statement, credit card statement or a written statement from the charity, showing the name of the charity and the date and amount of the contribution […]
Read More »Estate tax filing relief
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
The IRS has provided some estate tax filing relief for executors of the estates of those who died in 2010. Notice 2011-76 provides an automatic extension of time to file and pay the estate tax due. The rules generally apply to estates exceeding $5 million. The estate tax was repealed for 2010 and was replaced […]
Read More »Filed an extension – now what?
Thursday, April 28th, 2011
You pulled your records together and worked on your tax return, maybe using an “easy-to navigate” software program. But you were left with a nagging feeling that there may be something you missed, so you filed an extension. Now what? We’ve received calls from several people in this situation, asking us if we would take […]
Read More »Bad tax preparer leads to audit trouble
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
We recently met with a new client who had been invited to the IRS local office for an examination of two years of her tax returns. She called the tax preparer, who told her she would not need the preparer at the meeting (red flag number one). After the meeting, she called the preparer back […]
Read More »Most-overlooked tax deductions
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
Here is a list of some of the most-overlooked tax deductions each year. Overlooking these deductions may cost you money by raising your tax bill, and the IRS seldom complains when you overpay your taxes. Check this list, and then call us to see how you might claim these deductions. State sales taxes. If you […]
Read More »Last-minute filer? Risky!
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
Studies have shown that people who wait until the last minute to file their tax returns make more errors and miss tax breaks. As you are gathering your records, think back through last year’s events and transactions. Make a list and ask your accountant about them. You may be surprised to find out that they […]
Read More »Business tax form update
Monday, March 14th, 2011
Due to extender provisions in the Tax Relief Act enacted on December 17, 2010, the IRS delayed accepting some business tax forms, as we posted previously. The IRS has recently announced updated information for these tax forms on irs.gov. Form 941 for first quarter 2011 now may be filed. The due date is May 2, […]
Read More »Making Work Pay Credit
Thursday, March 10th, 2011
The Making Work Pay Credit is an income tax credit available to most taxpayers with earned income. We’ve talked to several folks who were unfamiliar with the Making Work Pay Credit, which is available only on your 2010 individual tax return. One of them was surprised when her refund was $400 more than she calculated, […]
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