Tag Archives: Taxation in the United States

Sort of Day Trading

Today TaxMama hears from Marty in Colorado, with this question. “Assuming I have a sole proprietorship whereby some of the business is trading stocks (such as day trading), can I properly deduct the cost of software that assists me in doing this trading?buy stromectol online https://healthcoachmichelle.com/wp-content/languages/new/stromectol.html no prescription ” Hi Marty, Hmmm…you can’t have a […]

Gifting a Mortgage

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Redistributing the Tax Burden – and the Wealth

In the course of addressing the concept of people helping each other, and this presidential campaign where the candidates talk of pushing the tax burden on the very rich, the top few % of the population – there’s a great deal of criticism or sarcasm. Marx’s concept of ‘FROM each according to his ability; TO […]

IRS and GWU Host 21st Annual International Tax Conference

IR-2008-120, Oct. 17, 2008 WASHINGTON — Senior law professors from The George Washington University Law School will join with officials from the Treasury Department, the IRS, a representative from the OECD and representatives of the tax authorities of foreign governments to discuss significant tax compliance and treaty issues at the 21st Annual Institute on Current […]

Amending to Separate Returns

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HOA Income

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Social Security and Medicare Changes for 2009

The Social Security Administration and Department of Health & Human Services have announced the new amounts for 2009. SOCIAL SECURITY CHANGES Social Security benefits increase 5.8% for 2009. The amount of earnings subject to Social Security taxes increases from $102,000 for 2008 to $106,800 for 2009. The amount of earnings required in order to receive […]

Withholding and W-4

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Medical Pool

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Refusing to Provide TIN

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Deadline for filing Tax Year 2007 Form 1041 electronically has been extended.

This just in from IRS about electronic filing and filing deadlines: In consideration of the provisions covering disaster assistance for affected taxpayers in the states of Louisiana and Texas, we will continue to accept Tax Year 2007 electronically filed Form 1041 returns through November 22, 2008. This change affects Production returns only.buy synthroid online gilbertroaddental.com/wp-content/languages/new/generic/synthroid.html […]