Income tax in the United States

Living Tax-Free

May 6, 2013

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Today TaxMama® hears from Clifford in the TaxQuips Forum, with an excellent question. “I was told in an investment class that dividend income and social security income could be “blended ” to reduce taxes. We were told that up to $70,700 dollars could be sheltered from taxes. When [...]

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Partnership Split

April 15, 2013

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Today TaxMama® hears from Ben in the TaxQuips Forum, with a question that raises another common issue. Let me summarize the issue. “Quite often when two people become partners, one of them ends up doing more work for the business than the other. How can you split the [...]

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Protect Yourself from the Dirty Dozen Tax Scams

March 29, 2013

Courtesy of the IRS The IRS’s annual ‘Dirty Dozen’ list includes common tax scams that often peak during the tax filing season. The IRS recommends that taxpayers be aware so they can protect themselves against claims that sound too good to be true. Taxpayers who buy into illegal tax scams can end up facing significant [...]

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Don’t Miss the Health Insurance Deduction if You’re Self-Employed

March 29, 2013

Courtesy of the IRS If you are self-employed, the IRS wants you to know about a tax deduction generally available to people who are self-employed. The deduction is for medical, dental or long-term care insurance premiums that self-employed people often pay for themselves, their spouse and their dependents. The insurance can also cover your child [...]

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Trust Income

March 27, 2013

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Today TaxMama® hears from Grandma in the TaxQuips Forum, who tells us. “We have a rental, which was left to us in a trust. It only brings in $500.00 a mo which is $6,000 a year. It is very old and has quite a few repairs each year. [...]

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Relief Available To Many Extension Requesters Claiming Tax Benefits

March 22, 2013

WASHINGTON —The Internal Revenue Service today provided late-payment penalty relief to individuals and businesses requesting a tax-filing extension because they are attaching to their returns any of the forms that couldn’t be filed until after January. The relief applies to the late-payment penalty, normally 0.5 percent per month, charged on tax payments made after the [...]

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Tax Rules for Children Who Have Investment Income

March 22, 2013

Courtesy of the IRS Some children receive investment income and are required to file a federal tax return. If a child cannot file his or her own tax return for any reason, such as age, the child’s parent or guardian is responsible for filing a return on the child’s behalf. There are special tax [...]

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IRS Has $917 Million for People Who Have Not Filed a 2009 Income Tax Return

March 19, 2013

[TaxMama Note: If you have not yet filed for 2009 and have a refund coming - FILE IMMEDIATELY! If you are still waiting for data, documentation or anything else that prevents you from filing, then file a PROTECTIVE CLAIM. i.e. File a tax return. Write PROTECTIVE CLAIM on the top of the first page. Include [...]

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Mom Provides Child Care

March 11, 2013

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Today TaxMama hears from Scott in the TaxQuips Forum who needs guidance. “My mother in law babysits for me, and I pay her a flat amount every month to do so. Her only job is working for us right now. She needs 3 more years of income [...]

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Child with K-1

February 27, 2013

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Today TaxMama® hears from Michele in the TaxQuips Forum, with this question. “My client files MFJ with a son. The son made $1,237 on a W-2 and he received a K-1 with $137 in box one (business income) and $1,832 in the self-employment box. Does a K-1 qualify [...]

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