September 14, 2017
Bloomberg BNA opened a window onto next year’s tax planning landscape with the release of its 2018 Projected Tax Rates, a detailed and comprehensive projection of inflation-adjusted tax items based on changes in the consumer price index (CPI), which ...
August 30, 2017
First of all, to qualify as IRC §1202 Stock, the stock must be in a domestic C-Corporation. The stock cannot be held by an S-Corporation or a limited liability company (LLC). Another caveat is that the corporation may not have more than $50 million in ...
August 28, 2017
As Hurricane Harvey brings massive floods and destructive winds to Texas, victims are in need of relief and aid.
August 18, 2017
Each year during tax time the “most overlooked” tax deductions get a lot of press. And every year the lists include the same deductions, such as state sales tax, student loan interest, job hunting costs, and moving expenses.
August 8, 2017
On paper, it sounds good. As a concerned citizen, you see something that isn’t right and you do your American duty and blow the whistle. All government agencies have a Whistleblower Program, but none quite as dysfunctional as the IRS’.
April 14, 2017
A new survey by education financial management company IonTuition.com shows that more than 37 percent of respondents had fallen behind on their student loan payments and 17 percent had defaulted on their student loans.
March 22, 2017
Freelancers and contract workers have been around pretty much forever, but the collaborative workspace is suddenly finding itself front and center. Whether you call it the sharing economy, the peer economy, the gig economy, or just “This is how I ...
March 15, 2017
On Tuesday night, the 2005 personal 1040 income tax return for president Donald Trump was revealed on MSNBC. The network says the return was provided to an independent author and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, David Johnston, by an anonymous source.
March 14, 2017
On-demand work is a rapidly growing alternative to the 9 to 5 job, and companies such as Lyft, HomeAway and TaskRabbit are effectively reshaping the economy. Workers can set their own schedule, work a variety of jobs at the same time and find specific ...
March 9, 2017
Are you going away on an extended vacation or business trip this summer? While you’re gone, your house, apartment or vacation home will likely remain dormant. But there’s a way for property owners to make some money while they are away from home.
February 25, 2017
It’s tax time and many Americans are waiting on their income tax refunds. But some taxpayers are still waiting to file because of lost or missing W-2 forms. If you are asking either of these questions, the IRS has answers: What if I lost my W-2 form? What if my work never sent me a...…
February 24, 2017
Wednesday, March 1 is the 2017 deadline for taxpayers with income from farming and fishing to file their 2016 Form 1040 and pay the tax due to avoid making estimated tax payments.