UPDATE 8/9/2023 – I have updated the dates in this post to apply to the 2023 Tax Year which covers tax years that ended during or on 12/31/2022. If your goal was to create a complicated state tax, you’d probably want to take a look at how Texas has crafted the Texas Franchise Tax as […]
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I love cooking and making good food. I also know a lot of accountants and tax professionals who like same thing. After sharing some recipes on Twitter and the #TaxTwitter community, Mary (@AccountingAsArt) suggested we create a cookbook and try to sell it. We’re going to give all the profits to a charity. We are
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#TaxTipTuesday – write to the House Ways & Means Oversight Subcommittee with your concerns and watch their meeting with IRS Commissioner Rettig on 3/17/2022 at 10 am ET. #TaxTwitter
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Those of you following along with the drama unfolding about getting setup with a new IRS online account are probably aware of the pushback from the public and Congress about the IRS using facial recognition to setup one of these accounts. Last week the IRS announced they would move away from using biometric data to
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Tax time is here for filing your 2021 Form 1040 US. Federal Income Tax Return. Whether you are using a tax professional to prepare and file your return or you’re preparing it yourself, there are a couple steps you can take to reduce potential errors or delays in processing your return. Two new important items
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The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) had a Town Hall meeting on Thursday, January 6, 2022, to cover updates related to the tax profession. One of the items they highlighted is how dysfunctional the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) currently is. The biggest problem is they aren’t opening their mail or reading the faxes that are
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It’s a new year, so now it’s time to complete our year-end procedures and make sure we’re ready for 2022. If you have anything to do with accounting, you know this is a crazy time of year. One important deadline for January is filing W-2’s for employees and 1099 Forms for contractors and others. I’m
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Last year, being 2020, Congress passed many laws related to the coronavirus and COVID-19. One of them included a deduction from charitable contributions for everyone who doesn’t itemize their tax deductions on Form 1040. The amount was limited to $300 per return, so a taxpayer filing as a single individual got the same deduction as
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Everyone knows accounting can be a grueling occupation. Not physically, but mentally, it can wear you out. Luckily, my firm is a member of the BDO Alliance and they go out of their way to help us relieve the stress during stressful periods. This year they are hosting a week of online learning classes to
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So it’s a Friday night in September and people are starting to get ready for bed. Sounds like a great time to publish a 645 page piece of tax legislation. Of course, this is just a proposal and there will be many changes in the days, weeks, and months to come. But why not take
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