Today TaxMama hears from Mitchell in the Tax Parlor who just made a disturbing discovery. “I’m in the investigation process of setting up a corporation, S or LLC, for my one-man engineering business. Then I come across this category for Personal Service Corporation (PSC), whose definition includes engineering, but appears to be different than an […]
Tag Archives: California
Today, Dina from Santa Barbara, CA moans, “Help! We owe $14,000.00 in taxes this year. My husband has a small business and only made $61,000.00. What happened? How can one live and provide for a family of four on that? Now our savings are gone.”
Today TaxMama hears from Betsy in San Francisco, who wants an in-depth tax planning for free! “I’m planning to start an Internet business. I live in CA and will be working from my home. I want to create a NV LLC for the asset protection reasons you mentioned in Nevada LLC show. And, if the […]
Today TaxMama hears from Gary in Missouri, who tells us “I am a retired military man and the judge gave my ex-wife one half of my retirement check…actually, I lose 55%, including child support. Is any of that deductible from my taxes?”
Today TaxMama hears from Tom in MO, who wants to know. “Is there a good procedural manual out there to make it thru the California Franchise Tax Board’s (FTB) Offer in Compromise routine? They are requesting $13K in back taxes, which isn’t doable since I no longer live in CA. I live in MO. I […]
Today TaxMama hears from Jim in California who tells us. “I’m an affiliate marketer and have spent a lot more money on ebooks and courses than the amount of income I have generated. Are the ebooks/courses tax deductible? Under what category should I put these expenses?” Dear Jim, Making a fortune on the Internet looked […]
Today TaxMama hears from Bob in Los Angeles who wants to know, “Can only lawyers and paralegals provide incorporation services in the state of California?”
Today TaxMama hears from Tom in Upland, CA who wants to know, “I live in So. Cal. and am considering an LLC. I want to set-it-up in NV and do business in CA. I do land development and also sell real estate. Is this the best way to go for liability protection and the tax […]
Today TaxMama hears from Helen in AZ who has this question, “I have a 1992 IRS tax debt of $30,000. I got married in 1999. Is my husband responsible for this debt? We have never filed joint returns.”
Today TaxMama hears from Jim in Delaware who tells us. “I am applying to open a business account and they want 2 years of personal tax return records. However, I have not filed recently. If I create the numbers on a 1040 form using information I believe is correct, will that pass bank scrutiny? Do […]
Today TaxMama hears from Gerald in Kansas, who tells us. “I have talked to my mother-in-law and my wife about your advice on selling the house. We like the idea of refinancing the house rather than selling it and paying taxes the very large gain. And this will still leave my mother-in-law with a stream […]
Today TaxMama hears from Deneice in Petaluma, CA, who says. “I am the bookkeeper for an actor, who is (uh hem) getting older. He does commercials and the company he works with would like him to maintain as much of his ‘youthful’ image as possible. For him to do this, he has had some Botox […]