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Taxing Health Care Benefits

3 July 2009

Ever since President Obama raised the idea of taxing health care benefits, I’ve been asked what I think about the plan. Specifically, I’ve received a number of emails which more or less ask three questions:

How would it work?
Do I think it’s fair?
Do I like it?

I’m happy to oblige. But first, some history.
This idea [...]

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Tax Tips for Small Business Owners

18 March 2009

Today’s post is courtesy of guest author, Sheryl Schuff. You can find out more about Sheryl by checking out her interview as part of my Getting To Know You Tuesday series.
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Thanks to Kelly for inviting me over to share this space with a guest post for her readers.
I’ll be discussing some frequently [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: LIVE (It’s today!)

23 January 2009

It’s “Ask the taxgirl: LIVE!” I hope you can stop by today at 11:00am to listen in. The focus is on small business tax questions with specific emphasis on home businesses and freelancers. You can ask your questions about small business a number of ways:

Call in: (646) 716-7150 (regular [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: 1099 for Closed Business

11 January 2009

Taxpayer asks:
Aloha
I am a bookkeeper for a small company. My boss wrote a check to a restaurant for preparing food for our Christmas party and it was over the amount for a 1099. I faxed a W-9 that week and have never heard a word. We just found out that the restaurant [...]

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23 Ways to Cut Your 2008 Business Income Tax Bill

30 December 2008

I previously blogged how to cut your 2008 individual income tax bill. I could hear the comments as I was writing: what about my business? Well, never fear! Following are some last minute suggestions to help save on your 2008 tax bill.
But first, a word of caution: Just [...]

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Throw a party on Uncle Sam (well, sort of)

4 August 2008

In the legal profession, lawyers sometimes try a little too hard at the networking thing – and lawyer or not, you know exactly what I’m talking about. It’s the whole standing around in suits thing, trying to pretend you’re comfortable, all the while looking for someone better to talk to. Why bother?
When [...]

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Looking to jump start your business?

30 August 2007

Keep an eye out for the b5 media Business Channel “Jump Start Your Business” contest. You can win fabulous prizes including software, web hosting, tee shirts, books and the best prize of all, advice from b5 media’s Business Channel experts.
You’ll find details here and at many of the Business Channel blogs and (shortly) on [...]

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