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IRS Closes Online Sellers Income Tax Loophole

From the VoIP & Gadgets Blog, this tidbit caught my eye: Starting in 2011, all U.S. payment providers including PayPal will be required by the IRS to report sales information about certain...

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Questions? Fire away!

I’ve started using Quora over the past couple of weeks. It’s got an option that allows me to answer questions directly – so if you have any questions that you want to ask me directly, shoot them here.

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Legitimate enterprise or illegal drug trafficker? Only the IRS knows for sure

The Sacramento Bee reports that the IRS is looking into the tax returns of an Oakland medical center that, among other things, dispenses medical marijuana: Harborside Health Center proclaims itself the...

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Energy-efficient, tax-inefficient

Scott Hodge of the Tax Foundation Tax Policy Blog (italics mine): Bloomberg recently reported that: “Whirlpool Corp. will claim $300 million this year in U.S. tax credits for making energy- efficient...

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Does “biggest refund” = “best tax value”?

Apparently, according to CPA Success: We knew it. The profession knew it. Anyone who has ever worked with a CPA knew it. Now, the rest of the country knows it, too. “It” is simply this: The best bang...

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Helping the tsunami victims

Remember that for your contribution to be tax-deductible it must be directed to a US-based charity. Check out this link at About.com for more information. UPDATE: Stacie Clifford Kitts has some more...

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“Can I deduct…?” part 1

At this time of year, we start getting a steady stream of clients who are worried about owing come April 18. The most common question we get starts out with three little words: “Can I deduct…??” There...

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“Can I deduct…?” part 2

In Part 1, I talked about “above the line” deductions – deductions available directly on form 1040 for any taxpayer who qualifies. There are other deductions that are available to taxpayers who itemize...

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Should the government provide tax prep software for free?

Chris Bergin at tax.com thinks so: Since the government has provided its citizens this ridiculous income tax system whose purpose is to take our money, it seems to me the least the government can do is...

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Selling your home – ask a tax pro BEFORE you sign

It’s been a busy year, and kind of an unusual one. The regular job (AKA “the one that pays the bills”) has been eating into my writing time, and what time I’ve been able to spend on tax matters has...

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