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Month: August 2018

How To Avoid Social Security And Medicare Scams

Kelly Phillips ErbAugust 17, 2018July 1, 2022

Figuring out Social Security and Medicare taxes and benefits can be confusing for taxpayers, and increasingly, taxpayers are turning online and to professionals for help.

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Dependents Can Change Your Tax Picture After Tax Reform

Dependents Can Change Your Tax Picture After Tax Reform

Kelly Phillips ErbAugust 16, 2018July 1, 2022

Parents like me could be in store for a surprise this year. The new tax law, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, has a few

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Tax Charges In The Manafort Trial

Kelly Phillips ErbAugust 15, 2018July 10, 2022

The defense rested in USA v. Manafort yesterday following 11 days of court proceedings. Paul J. Manafort, Jr., President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, was present but

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New Pass-Through Rules Could Add $1.3 Billion In Compliance Costs

Kelly Phillips ErbAugust 10, 2018July 10, 2022

Earlier this week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations for Section 199A, a key element of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The section 199A

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IRS Issues Proposed Section 199A Regulations

Kelly Phillips ErbAugust 8, 2018July 10, 2022

When Congress tackled tax reform last year, the tax treatment of businesses was front and center. The new tax law permanently lowered the tax rate

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IRS Warns Taxpayers About Charitable Scams During Hurricane Season

Kelly Phillips ErbAugust 7, 2018July 10, 2022

You can tell that it’s hurricane season. Currently, the National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories in the Atlantic Ocean for Subtropical Storm Debby and in

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Report: More Taxpayers Will Owe Tax In 2019

Kelly Phillips ErbAugust 4, 2018July 11, 2022

It’s 2018: Do you know what your tax rate looks like? The Tax Jobs and Cuts Act (TCJA) was signed into law last year, with

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Congress To Consider Licensing Tax Preparers (Again)

Kelly Phillips ErbAugust 2, 2018July 10, 2022

In 2013, attorney Dan Alban of the Institute for Justice argued that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) could not license tax preparers for one simple

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