Tag Archives: Tax

Hiring Kids

Today TaxMama hears from Deanna in the Tax Parlor, who says “My husband and I are about to elect S-corp status in an LLC. We currently pay our kids wages in the LLC, but are wondering if there is any real benefit to continuing this in the S-corp?” Hi Deanna, The benefits for hiring your […]

Mobile Home Rent

Today TaxMama hears from Angie in the Tax Parlor who says, “I purchased a manufactured home last year. Is the rent I’m paying on the land deductible in any way? I use Turbo Tax since it is more affordable for me and I don’t see this any where in there.” Hi Angie, Nope. Not a […]

S Corp Earnings

Hi! It’s TaxQuips time from TaxMama.com. Today TaxMama hears from Sam in the Tax Parlor who tells us. “I have been looking over the instructions for 1120S and I am still confused. My wife and I started an S Corp this year, though we are not bringing in any profits yet. We do have expenses, […]

Freelance Project

Today TaxMama hears from Melissa in the Tax Parlor, who tells us , “Hello! I am a real estate agent (independent contractor) and I was just offered a very part time consulting position for a local non-profit neighborhood organization. I will be researching the neighborhood real estate market and reporting back to the non-profit. This […]

Married with Property

Today TaxMama hears from Marti in the Tax Parlor, who tells us , “I recently got married and we are trying to figure out the best ways to save money on taxes. We sold a property and plan to use the criteria for paying no capital gains on it. We own another property together and […]

Garnished Taxes

Today TaxMama hears from Tony in Ohio who tells us. “I am currently getting garnishments taken out of my wages. Is this refundable? Or do I at least get credit towards filing my next return?” ~~~~ Dear Tony, If your paycheck is being garnished by IRS or your state, that money is going towards paying […]

Personal Service Shock

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 […]

TaxMama’s Tax Quips and Egg Donor

Today TaxMama hears from Puzzled in San Francisco, CA who wants to know: “My financial advisor told me there is a great deal of uncertainty with regard to egg donor compensation. Many egg donor boards mention that if the compensation if considered “pain and suffering” then it’s not taxable. I would much rather keep the […]

New LLC

Today TaxMama hears from Phyllis in Iowa, who tells us: “I started a small business out of my home in October of 2005. In February of 2006 I made the business into an Limited Liability Company (LLC) with a partner. Do I need to file separate income taxes on myself and the business? If so […]