Taxes

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August 4, 2015 

Sales Taxes Across U.S. Rose Slightly in 2Q 2015

The U.S. average combined sales tax rate shrunk marginally in the second quarter despite a 30 percent increase in new local indirect taxes, according to the latest ONESOURCE Indirect Tax report from Thomson Reuters.

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August 4, 2015 

Hillary Clinton Releases Past Tax Returns with Eye on 2016 Election

If Hillary Clinton is elected president of the United States next year, she’s going to have to take a pay-cut. In an effort to provide greater transparency in her presidential bid, the Democratic frontrunner released eight years worth of tax returns on July 31, all of them joint returns filed with her husband, former President...…

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August 4, 2015 

Florida Accounting Firms Merge

Cocuy, Burns & Co., P.A., a CPA and consulting firm in Wellington, Fla. and Templeton & Company, LLP, a leading South Florida-based firm, combined practices effective August 1, 2015. Juan Cocuy and Tom Burns became partners in the newly combined firm...

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August 2, 2015 

Want Reform? The Tax Plans of the 2016 Presidential Candidates

The field for next year’s presidential derby is crowded and prospective candidates have started jockeying for position. One of the main issues that can set these politicians apart is tax reform. Some candidates have already unveiled detailed proposals ...

 Republicans Call for IRS Commissioner’s Head

July 30, 2015 

Republicans Call for IRS Commissioner’s Head

Koskinen stepped into the limelight in 2013 when President Obama appointed him to succeed Daniel Werfel, who in turn had replaced Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller while the Tea Party scandal unfolded. The current head honcho at the IRS had ...

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July 29, 2015 

Introduction to Tax Planning for Profit

“Tax planning” is one of those things we all say we do. But how many of us really do it right, and do it for profit? TaxCoach gives you a comprehensive system for giving clients tangible tax planning that delivers tangible results.

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July 27, 2015 

Is Summer Camp Tax Deductible?

I know, I know…the subjects of fun summer camp and “funless” income tax preparation don’t exactly go together as well as toasted ‘mallow and graham. But for as painful as taxes might be, there is some value here for anyone that sent a child to camp last summer, or is planning to in the coming months....…

Ryan Barone