Time for post-filing season checkup
Your 2011 tax return has been filed, or you have properly filed for
an extension. In either case, now it’s time to start thinking
about important post-filing season activities to save you tax in...
Countdown to Supreme Court’s health care decision
After three days of oral arguments in March, the Supreme Court is
deciding the fate of the Pension Protection and Affordable Care Act
(PPACA) and its companion law, the Health Care and Education
Recon...
Congress eyes retirement savings plans in push toward tax reform
Proposals to reform retirement savings plans were highlighted
during an April 2012 hearing by the House Ways and Means Committee.
Lawmakers were advised by many experts to move slowly on
making ...
How do I: Compute Code Sec. 1231 gains and losses?
Code Sec. 1231 applies to gains and losses from property used in
the trade or business and from involuntary conversions. Normally,
you have to determine whether property is a capital asset or is
ordin...
FAQ: What is a family partnership?
The family partnership is a common device for reducing the overall
tax burden of family members. Family members who contribute
property or services to a partnership in exchange for partnership
interes...
May 2012 tax compliance calendar
As an individual or business, it is your responsibility to be aware
of and to meet your tax filing/reporting deadlines. This calendar
summarizes important tax reporting and filing data for
individuals...
Check status of a charity before making a contribution
Americans donate hundreds of millions of dollars every year to
charity. It is important that every donation be used as the donors
intended and that the charity is legitimate. The IRS oversees the
acti...
How Do I? Use the mid-year depreciation convention
Depreciation on a business asset is calculated using an applicable
method, period, and convention. To compute the deduction for the
year the property is placed in service and the year the property is
...
FAQ: Are summer camp costs deductible?
With school almost out for the summer, parents who work are
starting to look for activities for their children to keep them
occupied and supervised. The possibilities include sending a child
to day ca...
Actual vehicle expense method may help offset higher gas prices
As gasoline prices have climbed in 2011, many taxpayers who use a
vehicle for business purposes are looking for the IRS to make a
mid-year adjustment to the standard mileage rate. In the meantime,
tax...
IRS streamlined offer-in-compromise program aims to cut red tape
The IRS's streamlined offer-in-compromise (OIC) program is intended
to speed up the processing of OICs for qualified taxpayers. Having
started in 2010, the streamlined OIC program is relatively new.
T...
New broker-reporting rules: burden to brokers a boon to taxpayers?
As a result of recent changes in the law, many brokerage customers
will begin seeing something new when they gaze upon their 1099-B
forms early next year. In the past, of course, brokers were
re...
How Do I? Compute the tax due each year on an annuity
Many more retirees and others wanting guarantee income are looking
into annuities, especially given the recent experience of the
economic downturn. While the basic concept of an annuity is fairly
simp...
FAQ: What is backup withholding?
Most people are familiar with tax withholding, which most commonly
takes place when an employer deducts and withholds income and other
taxes from an employee's wages. However, many taxpayers are
unawa...
Scope of information reporting continues to expand
Information reporting continues to expand as Congress seeks to
close the tax gap: the estimated $350 billion difference between
what taxpayers owe and what they pay. Despite the recent rollback
of exp...
IRS offers fixes to new 100 percent bonus depreciation
Taxpayers that place new business assets other than real property
in service through 2012 may claim a "bonus" depreciation deduction.
Although the bonus depreciation deduction is generally equal to
50...
Next year's tax return starts with good recordkeeping
As the 2011 tax filing season comes to an end, now is a good time
to begin thinking about next year's returns. While it may seem
early to be preparing for 2012, taking some time now to review your
rec...
FAQ: What is a limited liability company?
A limited liability company (LLC) is a business entity created
under state law. Every state and the District of Columbia have LLC
statutes that govern the formation and operation of LLCs....
How Do I? Write Off Bad Business Debts
A business with a significant amount of receivables should evaluate
whether some of them may be written off as business bad debts. A
business taxpayer may deduct business bad debts if the receivable
b...
Estimated tax: Getting it right
Estimated tax is used to pay tax on income that is not subject to
withholding or if not enough tax is being withheld from a person's
salary, pension or other income. Income not subject to withho...
IRS issues 2011 vehicle depreciation dollar limits
The IRS has issued the limitations on depreciation deductions for
owners of passenger automobiles, trucks and vans first "placed in
service" (i.e. used) during the 2011 calendar year. The IRS al...
How Do I? Make an in-plan Roth IRA rollover?
In-plan Roth IRA rollovers are a relatively new creation, and as a
result many individuals are not aware of the rules. The Small
Business Jobs Act of 2010 made it possible for participants in
40...
FAQ: What are my chances of being audited?
Often, timing is everything or so the adage goes. From medicine to
sports and cooking, timing can make all the difference in the
outcome. What about with taxes? What are your chances of being
au...
IRS launches second offshore voluntary disclosure initiative
In exchange for voluntary disclosure of unreported foreign assets,
the IRS is offering taxpayers a second opportunity for reduced
penalties. A special offshore voluntary disclosure initiative was
a...
The small employer health insurance premium credit
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
enacted in March 2010, small employers may be eligible to claim a
tax credit of 35 percent of qualified health insurance premium
costs p...
FAQ: What are the rules for claiming dependents?
The tax rules surrounding the dependency exemption deduction on a
federal income tax return can be complicated, with many
requirements involving who qualifies for the deduction and who
qualifies to...
How Do I? Correct a mistake on a tax return I've already filed?
Have you already mailed (on paper or electronically) your Form 1040
for the 2010 tax year but only now noticed you made an error when
preparing the return? If you need to correct a mistake on your ...
Tax law changes for 2011 impact individuals and businesses
Legislation enacted during the past few years, including the Small
Business Jobs Act of 2010 and the more recently enacted Tax Relief,
Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of
2...
Education tax benefits: A report card
While Congress extended the reduced individual income tax rates
with passage of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance
Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (2010 Tax Relief Act)
in late 2010,...
How Do I? Compute the state and local sales tax deduction?
Taxpayers may elect to deduct state and local general sales and use
taxes in lieu of deducting state and local income taxes for 2010
and 2011. Before Congress passed the 2010 Tax Relief Act (Tax
Relie...
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