Baby, It’s Cold Outside: Surviving The Winter With Some Tax Help From Uncle Sam
As the snow piles on, so are the weather-related expenses. Are there any tax breaks in sight?
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As Hurricane Threat Mounts, Take Precautions For Home & Business
As I type this, I am watching the winds pick up outside of my window. It’s a gloomy day out here in eastern Pennsylvania and about to get gloomier: Hurricane Sandy is headed our way. I grew up in coastal North Carolina. It’s hurricane central so I’ve spent plenty of time taping up windows, filling…
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Deadline Extended (AGAIN)
It feels like tax season will never end! The IRS has announced that taxpayers affected by the nor’easter on April 16 now have until Thursday, April 26 to file their tax returns, extending the deadline beyond the previously announced April 19. If you are affected by the storm, mark your paper tax returns with the…
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Ice, Ice Baby
A little snow never hurt anybody. A lot of snow? That’s a whole other story. The IRS has announced that farmers and fishermen may request a waiver of estimated tax penalties if they were affected by the snowstorms that began on February 19, 2007. The reason? The magnitude of the storms may have affected the ability of many farmers…