
14 April 2019 | 2 replies
Banks opening accounts for US taxpayers, including a business, have much stricter KYC BSA/AML rules and documentation they have to complete compared to prior to Patriot Act.

16 April 2019 | 3 replies
If you have not already, there are three ways to get an extension: E-file extension for free e-file their extension form for free.By paying an estimate of their income tax due and indicate that the payment is for an extension using Direct Pay, the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS), or a credit or debit card.

23 April 2019 | 5 replies
If the taxpayer raises it, then you might be time barred.

17 April 2019 | 2 replies
On line 15 of the worksheet for Schedule D the taxpayer enters $38,600 if single or married filing separately or larger amounts if married or head of household.

21 April 2019 | 6 replies
Also in the news this week that NY lost 48,000 in population in the last year:https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/2019/04/18/population-loss-plagues-new-york/3482885002/and several articles have noted that the number of TAXPAYERS in NY is dropping faster than the population:https://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Study-finds-New-York-losing-the-most-tax-payers-9223778.php Draw your own conclusions about this data.

23 November 2020 | 8 replies
Although you are on deed of one and your husband is on deed of the other both properties are the same taxpayer if you file a joint tax return.

19 December 2018 | 3 replies
Code § 453 (l) (2) (B) (ii) (II) which states "any residential lot, but only if the taxpayer (or any related person) is not to make any improvements with respect to such lot."

21 December 2018 | 1 reply
This stands in direct opposition to a capital intensive industry such as manufacturing where employee and owner skill may be less important than the company's fixed asset profile.While S179 is a valid strategy in the attempt to drive a taxpayer's taxable income below the 'threshold amount' so the SSTB receives the un-phased out Sec 199A deduction, a SSTB may not have the investments in fixed assets necessary to drive them below the threshold during the year unless they're already very close to the threshold.Some other ideas for taxpayers owning a SSTB to lower their taxable income:Roll taxable bonds into tax-exempt bonds.Life insurance & annuities.Real estate (it's BP after all).Oil and gas investments.Charitable gifts (including CRTs).Gifts to taxpayers with lower taxable income (powerful option is to gift a percentage of the business to a trust).If a SSTB is well above the threshold, a compelling case could be made that the business should be a C Corp in the current tax environment.

2 January 2019 | 7 replies
Have you been making estimated tax payments?

1 January 2019 | 0 replies
This makes an investor wait possibly three years and most likely with an interest rate lower than 12 percent while it keeps the taxpayer in the property for at least 3 years with option to pay that lower rate at anytime.