When it comes to tax, everyone has an opinion about what’s best for small businesses. President Obama has told us what small businesses want. Presidential
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Hot, Hot, Hot: Air Conditioning Tax Credits Have Disappeared
We’re under an Excessive Heat Warning in Philadelphia. In May. Don’t get me started about how much this stinks. I am not a fan of
Read MoreA Simple Solution For Reducing Taxpayer Fraud
Some of the best ideas are the most simple. This dawned on me while chatting with a fellow tax pro at a recent networking event
Read MoreIRS To Close Offices In Attempt To Cut Costs
With apologies to Norma Desmond: The IRS is big. It’s the offices that got small. The IRS has announced that it is making significant reductions
Read MoreHewlett Packard’s No Good, Terrible May: Layoffs And Tax Losses
Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman sounded pretty chipper this week about the future of the company. She spoke effusively about how well things were going.
Read MoreMore Americans Believe It’s Easier To Understand Tax Than How To Eat Healthy
And you thought doing your own taxes was hard? More than half of Americans (52%) believe it is easier to figure out their taxes than
Read MoreIRS Imposes EIN Limits
The IRS has announced that as of May 21, 2012, it will issue only one employer identification number (EIN) per responsible party each day. The
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Medical Expenses & Income Adjustments
Taxpayer asks: I’m confused by part of the notice I got from the IRS about my 2010 taxes. The first part was clear – I
Read MoreMurder Suspect Allegedly Used Victim’s Identity To Commit Tax Fraud
On the afternoon of October 24, 2011, Hillsborough County (Tampa, FL) sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of shots fired between two housing duplexes. They
Read MoreDefense Bill Covers A Lot of Ground Including Budget Increase, Same Sex Marriage Ban & Retitling Of Navy
So first, the good news: the U.S. ended April in the black. Yes, it was largely the result of tax revenues from Tax Day but
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