IRS tax forms

Mileage Method

May 23, 2012
mileage Milestones

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Today TaxMama® hears from Walter in the TaxQuips Forum with a most astute question. “Is there a limit to how many miles of standard mileage auto/truck expense a self-employed taxpayer can take on their Schedule C for a given year? The portion of the business standard mileage rate treated as depreciation is on average about [...]

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Self Employment and Canada

May 21, 2012
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Today TaxMama® hears from Tony in the TaxQuips Forum with this question. “I have a friend / client who had self employment income in both US and Canada. He has already filed in Canada and is asking me to use the same income amount declared there, here in the US. He now owes the Canadian [...]

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Opps, Missed a W-2 !

May 8, 2012
Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Checklist

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Today TaxMama® hears from John in the TaxQuips Forum with a little problem. “Reviewing my Federal taxes after my tax preparer did them, I discovered she only had 1 W-2 form listed on my return but she sent copies of both with the taxes. Just wondering what is going to happen when the IRS gets [...]

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Taxes After Death

April 30, 2012
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Today TaxMama® hears from Darlene in the TaxQuips Forum with this question. “A couple has filed married filing separately for at least 4 years. About 3 years ago he went into a nursing home. She continue to file married filing separately, preparing his return for him also. The nursing home took just about all his [...]

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Missed the Income Tax Deadline – IRS Offers Help for Taxpayers

April 20, 2012
Forgive yourself

Courtesy of the IRS The IRS has some advice for taxpayers who missed the tax filing deadline. Don’t panic but file as soon as possible.If you owe money the quicker you file your return, the less penalties and interest you will have to pay. Even if you have to mail us your return, the sooner [...]

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Last Minute Tax Tips

April 16, 2012
tax deadline coming fast

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Today TaxMama® wants to give you a few last minute tax tips. Share this:

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Managing Your Tax Records After You Have Filed

April 13, 2012
files

Courtesy of IRS Keeping good records after you file your taxes is a good idea, as they will help you with documentation and substantiation if the IRS selects your return for an audit. Here are five tips from the IRS about keeping good records. Share this:

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IRS Offers Last-Minute Tweets As April 17 Deadline Nears

April 6, 2012
IRS tweets

Courtesy of the IRS WASHINGTON — As the final stretch of the 2012 tax filing season unfolds, the Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers that they can get valuable last-minute tips by following the IRS on Twitter. The IRS Twitter news feed, @IRSnews, provides the latest federal tax news and information for taxpayers. The focus of [...]

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A Little Groundwork: Nonprofit Return : The 990

April 3, 2012
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As with many things in life, we know we have to do them and we have to do them right and on time; filing tax returns ranks fairly high in this arena for many. In my own experience I have found that by finding some history or some context…

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