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Remember Your File Extension

Deadlines & filing

Relying on a preparer to file an extension isn't enough to escape a penalty. So in many cases, in our case, especially I guess as a preparer, we…

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Planning An In-Home Business?

Small business & self-employed

Making major renovations to your home to support an in-home business, you may be able to take depreciation deductions. In 2008, a couple expanded their existing residence by…

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1040-SR For Seniors

Deductions & credits

Seniors age 65 and older are getting a new tax return to fill out. It's called 1040-SR. IRS has released the draft of for 2019. It has the…

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1040 Changes For 2019

Family & education

Some changes are coming in on the 1040 for the 2019 year based on the draft that we've seen. This includes a line for capital gain and losses…

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Consider Bookkeeping

Bookkeeping & payroll

We started a new year. And now's the time to think about bookkeeping or keeping track of your tax records. If you need assistance, helping you with tracking…

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Is Gambling A Business?

Deductions & credits

Spending time gambling doesn't always make it a trade or business. Remember the word hobby. IRS loves to use that on anyone that basically has some sort of…

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Self-Employment Tax

Small business & self-employed

Keep in mind if you're in a partnership that owns a single member, LLC, that you must pay self-employment tax. Remember single-member LLC or basically sole proprietorship, this…

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Borrowing from an IRA?

Retirement & Social Security

Watch out if you plan to borrow from your IRA for short term cash need. The money must be returned within 60 days. And if it's not, if…

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Are You A Sole Heir?

Estate, gifts & inheritance

If you're the sole heir, you have an IRA and inherited it, you need to take the requirement of distributions. For anyone that inherits an IRA requirement on…

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Virtual Currency and the IRS

Investments & capital gains

Virtual currency. A lot of talk and a lot of tax issues. Did you know if you bought one bitcoin a 10 years ago today that Bitcoin can…

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Why E-File Your Taxes?

Deadlines & filing

Make sure you understand that when your tax person prepares their taxes sometimes, not many nowadays, but apparently 70% of paper file tax returns have been done with…

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Dealing With IRS

IRS letters & problems

I am Dr. Friday, an enrolled agent licensed with the Internal Revenue Service to do Taxes and representation. And that's what I'm really good at. So if you…

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