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Why Your Business Needs A Tax Pro, Part 3

What If I Hire a Pro and She’s Not Much Help?   This is a common complaint. Why shell out your hard-earned cash to someone who doesn’t help you? But before you make the hasty decision to cut your Tax Pro loose, ask yourself if you are partly at fault. Do you call and schedule […]

Why Your Business Needs A Tax Pro, Part 2

So, How Do I Know They Know Their Stuff? Simple: Ask questions. Ah, but what questions? The truth is that you need to begin the process by determining which colors in the financial spectrum are relevant to your enterprise. Doing your homework before you contact a tax professional–and being specific about the areas in which […]

Why Your Business Needs A Tax Pro, Part 1

How’s Your Crystal Ball?  You’re a savvy entrepreneur and you’re smart about your money, but you’ve found yourself over your head with the IRS. There’s no need to be embarrassed about admitting that you need help sorting out your finances.  The real shame is in hiring the wrong hired gun to tame the taxman. Choose […]

Amending Tax Returns

Today TaxMama hears from Amy in the TaxQuips Forum with a common type of question. “My sister is amending her tax return to claim the homebuyers credit. But the original tax return had a ream of ages. Does she need to include them all with the Form 1040X amended tax return?”

QDROs

Today TaxMama hears from Mona in the TaxQuips Forum with this problem.https://www.mydentalplace.com/wp-content/languages/new/xifaxan.html “I recently started to receive a QDRO check from another state.  How do the income taxes get handled? Do I pay the issuing state or the state I live in?”  https://taxmama.wpengine.com/forum/taxquips/qdro-taxes/

Ask TaxMama Issue 555 – A Prisoner to Taxes

+ +   Dear Family, There was a QuickAlert from IRS telling us the electronic processing centers in Martinsburg, W V and Memphis, TN are currently experiencing problems. Considering how much money and resources IRS pours into maintaining their electronic systems, it’s kind of nice to know they experience the same kind unexpected down time […]

Charitable Donations

The United Way realized that it had never received a donation from the city’s most successful lawyer. So a United Way volunteer paid the lawyer a visit in his lavish office.https://www.pharmalucence.com/wp-content/languages/new/remdesivir.html The volunteer opened the meeting by saying, “Our research shows that even though your annual income is over two million dollars, you don’t give […]

IRS Open House – Saturday June 5th!

Open House Saturday June 5 to Help Taxpayers Solve Problems and Respond to Notices  WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service will once again host a special nationwide open house on Saturday, June 5 to help taxpayers solve tax problems and respond to notices from the IRS. [TaxMama Note – For tips on how to use […]

eBay Sellers Audit Target

Today TaxMama hears from Robert in the TaxQuips Forum with this inquiry.buy augmentin online cpff.ca/wp-content/languages/new/canadaa/augmentin.html no prescription “I read in a Washington Post article that eBay will now start sending sellers with more than 200 transactions a 1099-K form so that they have to pay taxes on their eBay selling.  I have over 200 transactions. […]

IRA Without a Cause

Today TaxMama hears from Chris in the TaxQuips Forum  who says.buy lasix online https://pridedentaloffice.com/wp-content/languages/new/lasix.html no prescription “I took money out of an IRA for a down payment on a house (after a divorce) and was intending to pay it back within the 60 days. My employer hinted I should start looking for a new job. […]