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On Consignment

Today TaxMama helps Peggy from Clarence Center, NY who says. “I am in the process of opening a consignment shop. Do I need to pay taxes on the total amount of sales or just my revenue?https://www.thescanfoundation.org/wp-content/languages/new/augmentin.html

Katrina Corporate Extensions

With the news being filled with Hurricane Katrina, this seems to be a good time to address the upcoming corporate tax filing deadlines. Many people are totally displaced from their homes and businesses. Odds are, that they won’t even be able to return to get their records for months. That is – if the records […]

S-Corp Silliness

Today Robert from Sparta, NJ is upset. “I paid a filing company to register an S-corp for me back in 1997. I filed returns back in 97 & 98 and just got a letter from NJ claiming that since I am a C corporation, I owe them $7,000 for 1997. I have since learned that […]

Are 401(k)s Safe?

Today JP from the Internet is hesitant. “I am about to join a 401(k) plan at my new job, Please tell me: 1) How safe is a 401(k) plan? 2) How much interest can you expect?

Owning Rental Property

Today Donna from California did some research. “I’m interested in starting a small business in real estate centering around purchasing the property and renting it to tenants. But to my dismay I recently read that the IRS does not consider that a business. Is that true? I also read that this is a “gray” area. […]

Stamp Collecting

Today Krishnan from the Internet is wondering. “I have a “Stamp Collecting Hobby” and spend about 00 to 00 each year.https://firstcanadianpharm.com/wp-content/languages/new/levitra.html Are those expenses deductible under “Miscellaneous Expenses” when you itemize using Schedule A.”

Passing Through

Today Connie from New York asks, What does “Pass Through Tax” mean? Since TaxMama has never heard that expression, she will explain “Pass-Through Income (or Loss)” or “Pass-Through Entity”.https://www.grapplearts.com/wp-content/languages/new/best-rated-resume-writing-services.html

Partner Patter

Today Alan from Texas says he is starting a partnership as a consulting business.buy valtrex online gilbertroaddental.com/wp-content/languages/new/generic/valtrex.html no prescription He asks, “I understand that estimated taxes will be made on the income that the business makes, but do I also have to pay personal tax on the salary that I pay myself from that income […]

Credit Repair Blues

Today Ann in California wanted TaxMama to fix her credit. Since all my income disappeared when I lost all my clients in the Y2K corporation crash, my credit tanked. A lot of my credit debt has even been written off by now.buy acyclovir online https://apwh.org/wp-content/languages/new/acyclovir.html no prescription But now, I’m getting back on my feet […]

Just the Fax

Today Dennis in St. Louis, MO is getting notices from IRS. I am the personal rep of an estate. I made a mistake when applying for an employer Identification number using the calendar date instead of the estate’s fiscal date. As a result, I was immediately declared delinquent in filing my returns.buy cytotec online mannadew.co.uk/wp-content/languages/new/uk/cytotec.html […]

S Corp and Office in Home

Today Heather from Portland, Oregon asks, “Can I report income from S Corporation on Schedule C? If not, how do I get the home office, depreciation, etc. deduction as I cannot find these in the 1120S form?”

Becoming an S-Corp

Today Julie from Mountain View, CA says, “I’m just launching a new business. After talking to an attorney, I decided I wanted to be an S-corp. I incorporated on May 12, 2005. When I read the instructions for Form 2553 (Election by a Small Business Corporation), it stated that unless I filed for an S-corp. […]