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May 4, 2014 

Is An MBA Degree Tax Deductible? It Depends

Suppose one of your clients has his or her sights set on obtaining an MBA or another advanced degree. Usually, it takes significant time and effort to achieve this goal, especially if the degree candidate is currently working on a full-time or part-time basis. But earning the degree could be well worth the “blood, sweat…

Ken Berry, JD

 Summertime Tax Tip #1: Mix In A Little Pleasure on Business Trips

May 4, 2014 

Summertime Tax Tip #1: Mix In A Little Pleasure on Business Trips

Due to recent advances in technology, you can now talk face to face with someone halfway across the country without even budging from your desk. Yet it’s still important at times for business people to “press the flesh” or meet in person with an associate to conduct meetings or consummate a deal. At least, a…

Ken Berry, JD

 AICPA Opposes Legislation That Would Limit Cash Accounting Methods

May 1, 2014 

AICPA Opposes Legislation That Would Limit Cash Accounting Methods

In a letter to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has voiced strong opposition to draft legislation that would limit the use of the cash method of accounting for pass-through entities and personal service corporations.

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April 29, 2014 

Avalara Acquires Zytax Energy Tax Solutions

The online sales and use tax automation provider Avalara, Inc., has acquired the entire line of Zytax energy-related tax automation solutions for U.S. and international jurisdictions. Incorporating Zytax’s products now provides retail fuel and energy companies with a single source for all their transactional tax processing needs. Avalara acquired the Zytax offering from FuelQuest, a…

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April 28, 2014 

Proposed Illinois Soda Tax Losing Its Fizz

Two bills introduced in February call to impose a 1-cent-per-ounce excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. For a 12-ounce can of soda, the tax would add 12 more cents. The price of a twelve-pack would increase by $1.44 and another $2.88 would be added to the cost of a 24-pack.

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April 27, 2014 

10 Mid-Year Tax Tips for Individual Taxpayers

Now that this year’s tax filing season for individuals is over, it’s time to concentrate on saving taxes in 2014. All too often, professional tax advisors don’t reach out to their clients until the very end of the year when it might be too late for them to implement meaningful tax planning strategies. Break up…

 Strategic Mid-Year Business Tax Tips

April 27, 2014 

Strategic Mid-Year Business Tax Tips

Traditionally, tax planning is targeted to individual taxpayers, but small business owners can also benefit from such tax-saving techniques. Instead of waiting until the very end of the year to pitch ideas to clients, present them with the following ten strategies at midyear.

 Doctors in Maine Stung by Income Tax ID Theft

April 25, 2014 

Doctors in Maine Stung by Income Tax ID Theft

A fraud scheme that appears to target the federal tax returns of doctors and other health care professionals has affected several hundred people in several states, including at least 35 doctors in Maine.