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27Jan2012

New Credits for Hiring Veterans

Congress recently passed legislation that extends and expands the Work Opportunity Credit (WOTC) for hiring unemployed veterans. This effectively gave a one-year lease on life to the WOTC, but only with respect to qualified veterans who begin work for the employer before January 1, 2013. For all other classifications, the credit ended at the close

• 27 Jan, 2012
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24Jan2012

January 2012 Due Dates

January 2012 Individual Due Dates January 31 – File 2011 Return to Avoid Penalty for Not Making 4th Quarter Estimated Payments File 2011 Return to Avoid Penalty for Not Making 4th Quarter Estimated Payment If you file your prior year’s return and pay any tax due by this date, you need not make the 4th

• 24 Jan, 2012
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20Jan2012

Are You Liable for a Gift Tax Return?

Frequently, taxpayers think that gifts of cash, securities, or other assets they give to other individuals are tax-deductible and, in turn, the gift recipient sometimes thinks income tax must be paid on the gift received. Nothing is further from the truth. To fully understand the ramifications of gifting, one needs to realize that gift tax

• 20 Jan, 2012
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18Jan2012

2012 Standard Mileage Rates Announced

The Internal Revenue Service has issued the 2012 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical, or moving purposes. Beginning on January 1, 2012, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups, or panel trucks) will be: 55.5 cents per

• 18 Jan, 2012
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13Jan2012

It’s Tax Time! Are You Ready?

If you’re like most taxpayers, you find yourself with an ominous stack of “homework” around TAX TIME! Unfortunately, the job of pulling together the records for your tax appointment is never easy, but the effort usually pays off when it comes to the extra tax money you save! When you arrive at your appointment fully

• 13 Jan, 2012
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03Jan2012

Game Show Winners and Taxes

If you like to watch game shows and enjoy all the excitement that goes with watching contestants win prizes, then you can add another element to your viewing pleasure by considering how the contestants will handle the IRS Form 1099 they receive for the value of the items they won. You may not have thought

• 3 Jan, 2012
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