January 6, 2015
Tax Outlook for 2015 is Not So Clear
What’s the projected tax forecast for 2015? Currently, it appears to be cloudy with a chance of tax reform. But keep in mind that the climate for significant tax change is usually unpredictable.
January 5, 2015
IRS Circular E, Publication 15 – Printable 2015 Employers Tax Guide (PDF)
Printable IRS Employers Tax Guide.
January 5, 2015
6 Common Income Tax Myths
While millions of American taxpayers wait for their W-2, 1099 and other important tax documents to arrive in the mail, their thoughts turn to the often-dreaded prospect of filing their 2014 tax returns.
January 5, 2015
New Report Looks at 2014 Income Tax Changes and New Savings Accounts for Disabled Americans
Thomson Reuters Checkpoint has released a new special report, Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 Extends Many Tax Breaks Through 2014 and Provides for New Tax-Favored “ABLE” Accounts for Disabled Individuals. The report looks at the year-end tax package
January 1, 2015
Taxpayers with an IRA Account Can Still Cut 2014 Income Taxes
The year 2014 may be officially in the past, but there's still time for many Americans to gain notable tax savings.
December 29, 2014
IRS Says Income Tax Season to Start January 20
Following the passage of the extenders legislation, the Internal Revenue Service announced today it anticipates opening the 2015 filing season as scheduled in January.
December 26, 2014
Tuition Tax Deductions: There’s Still Time for One More 2014 Tax Break
For parents who have children in college, or for the students themselves, there may be at least one more check you should send out before the end of the year: the tuition payment for the upcoming semester. By paying this bill before 2015, you may ...
December 26, 2014
Last Chance for Tax Exempt IRA-to-Charity Transfers
The time for clients to take required minimum distributions from their IRAs is rapidly dwindling. They have until December 31, 2014 to arrange for an RMD for the 2014 tax year. Otherwise, they could be slapped with a stiff tax penalty.
December 18, 2014
3 Ways to Improve Expense Management and Improve Cost Savings
If a business has been around more than a few years, chances are it has already been put through the cost-cutting wringer. Although many businesses have seemingly exhausted all their options to cut costs, companies continue to look for additional ...
December 18, 2014
Report Offers Complete Analysis of the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014
Thomson Reuters Checkpoint has released RIA’s Complete Analysis of the Tax and ERISA Provisions of the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014, the 2015 Continuing Appropriations Act, and Other Acts of the 1
December 18, 2014
Ring In Tax Tidings for Stock Sales on New Year’s Eve
Suppose you need to sell stock to realize a capital gain or loss at the end of the year. As the time for the stock exchange to close business on December 31 nears, you pull the trigger on the transaction, just getting it in under the wire. Will the result
December 17, 2014
Congress Creates New Tax-Favored Savings Accounts for Disabled
As part of its last moves before the holidays, the lame duck Congress and Senate passed the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, which primarily focused on many tax deductions and credits that had technically expired at the end of last year.