A blog about taxes
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Yesterday, the Federal Government announced that rebate payments would be going out as soon as today.
Predictably, I got this email today (including spelling and grammar errors):
Over 130 million Americans will receive refunds as
part of President Bush program to jumpstart the economy.
Our records indicate that you are qualified to receive the
2008 Economic Stimulus Refund.
The fastest and easiest way to receive your refund ...
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As tax season approaches, prognosticators start to write on ‘hidden’ or ‘secret’ (or some other descriptive term) tax deductions, telling taxpayers not to ‘miss out’ on these ‘tax saving’ devices. One deduction which almost always seems to make the list is the infamous Home Office deduction.
In fact the myth of the missing home office deduction has become so prevelant that the House Committee on Small Business recently jumped on the bandwagon. But is it really a good ...
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All too frequently, I find myself having to explain to a client that the deduction they want to claim is, in fact, not a deduction at all. Often, this explanation is prefaced by the client telling me “my buddy/friend/co-worker/cousin/neighbor/trusted-adviser told me that I could write off…”
Case in point: the lovely Unreimbursed Employee Business Expense (or UEBE, for short).
The purpose of the UEBE is to allow employees to deduct job-related expenses that are not reimbursed by their employer. The actual result ...
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As the post-tax-season recovery begins, it bears taking some time to review the last 10 weeks….
outstanding via extension. Most should be wrapped up in the next two weeks, though some will take longer.