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ES Payments Without Income

Today TaxMama hears from Steve in the TaxQuips Forum with a timely question.buy uk albuterol online www.mabvi.org/wp-content/languages/new/uk/albuterol.html no prescription He says. “I started paying estimated taxes in the first quarter of this year.buy Nootropil generic buybloinfo.com over the counter But I haven’t earned any income this quarter, except unemployment – from which they took withholding. […]

Ask TaxMama Issue 554 – Memorial Day Weekend

Dear %$firstname$% It’s already Memorial Day Weekend! Remember to remember the folks who make our way of life possible. And offer more than just the obligatoru barbeque – offer thanks to all those who serve, or have served! You may have noticed yesterday that the TaxMama.com website was down. This has been a week of external, […]

Get Money from IRS – Lots of Money!

IRS Seeking Applications for Volunteer Tax Assistance Program Grants WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service will soon begin accepting applications for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) grant programs, which will allow some organizations to apply for annual funding for up to three years.

Only the Strong Survive

The Next SURVIVOR Series Six married men will be dropped on an island with one car and 3 kids each for six weeks. Each kid will play two sports and take either music or dance classes. There is no fast food. Each man must take care of his 3 kids; keep his assigned house clean, […]

LLC After Divorce

Today TaxMama hears from Marina in Washington DC in the TaxQuips Forum with an interesting set of questions. She says. “A husband and wife are divorced. They owned an LLC. The wife wants out. Can the husband keep the same EIN? Can he elect to treat the single member LLC as a S Corp.?” https://taxmama.wpengine.com/forum/taxquips/llc-for-hw-after-divorce/

Insurance Co Demutualizations

Today TaxMama hears from Richard in the TaxQuips Forum who is well-informed about his issue. “I received stock when John Hancock Life was merged or purchased by Manulife Insurance Company several years ago. It went from a Mutual Insurance company  to a Stock Insurance Company. Originally the IRS said that all of the income from […]

Highly Skilled Labor

Today TaxMama hears from Tony in Virginia who tells us. “We have purchased a high efficient heat pump that qualifies for the 30% tax credit. We plan to remove the old system and install the new system. Can we charge our labor to the tax credit amount? I have a side engineering business along with […]

Payroll Garnishments

Today TaxMama hears from Rebecca in California who is facing serious problems.buy amoxil online https://www.conci.com/wp-content/languages/new/amoxil.html no prescription “We don’t know what to do, and now that the CA franchise tax board has garnished my paycheck, we don’t have any extra funds. This is based on tax returns not filed for 1999 and 2000. What can […]

Form to Claim Payroll Tax Exemption for Hiring New Workers Now Available

Courtesy of IRS WASHINGTON —The Internal Revenue Service has posted on its website the newly-revised payroll tax form that most eligible employers can use to claim the special payroll tax exemption that applies to many new workers hired during 2010.

Read the Labels

One Light Bulb at a Time A physics teacher in high school, once told the students that while one grasshopper on the railroad tracks wouldn’t slow a train very much, a billion of them would. With that thought in mind, read the following, obviously written by a devoted American. Good idea. One light bulb at […]