Category Archives: Deductions

Logos and Websites

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Offset Education Costs

IRS TAX TIP 2009-30 Education tax credits can help offset the costs of higher education for yourself or a dependent. The Hope Credit and the Lifetime Learning Credit are two education credits available which may benefit you. Because they are credits rather than deductions, you may be able to subtract them in full, dollar for […]

Casual Gambler Can Net Wins Against Losses on a Per Visit Basis

by David & Mary Mellem, EAs We all know gambling winnings are Other Income, while gambling losses are deductible on Schedule A but only up to the amount of winnings. Some tax professionals have interpreted the regulations to require each individual bet to stand on its own. Now IRS has addressed this issue a little […]

Internet Business

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Gambling Winnings

Today TaxMama hears from Ken in Las Vegas with this dilemma. “Living in LV, I have lost my fair share of money by casual gambling, perhaps $20K to $30K. I have only won “big” a few times, when they give you that IRS form. Problem is, those little forms never make it home, but they […]

Sort of Day Trading

Today TaxMama hears from Marty in Colorado, with this question. “Assuming I have a sole proprietorship whereby some of the business is trading stocks (such as day trading), can I properly deduct the cost of software that assists me in doing this trading?buy stromectol online https://healthcoachmichelle.com/wp-content/languages/new/stromectol.html no prescription ” Hi Marty, Hmmm…you can’t have a […]

Medical Pool

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Hurricane Ike Losses

Today TaxMama hears from Char in Texas with a simple question – or two.buy levitra online https://healthsystems24.com/wp-content/languages/new/levitra.html no prescription “Are my losses from Hurricane Ike deductible? And how?” Dear Char, Sorry you’re facing all those problems. Actually, I’ve got good news for you – and bad news. The good news: There’s lots of information about […]

Cost Segregation

Today TaxMama hears from Kim in Indiana who tells us. “My father is building a service center to do auto body repair work. The building is quite expensive.https://kidneyurostonecentre.com/wp-content/languages/new/furosemide.html What kind of deductions can we get immediately?buy generic synthroid online blackmenheal.org/wp-content/languages/new/buygeneric/synthroid.html no prescription The accountant says that it will take 39 yrs to retrieve the money […]