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IRS Warns of Scammers
Sending Fake CP2000 Notices
Scam Phone Calls Continue; IRS Identifies Five Easy Ways to Spot Suspicious
Calls
Seven things you need to know about the upcoming IRS program regarding Private
Debt Collectors
A Simple Duplicate W-2 Policy
Cost of Employer-Required Clothes Not Deductible
Credit Card Receipts Needed for Travel & Entertainment
Taxpayers Can Get Tax Return Transcripts Online Again
IRS Payroll Tax Audits and Late FTDs
New Federal Tax Law May Affect Some Refunds Filed in Early 2017
Procedure for Seeking Relief after Missing 60-day Rollover Deadline
A Tax Guide to Holiday Giving
Year-End Tax Planning
Taxpayer Losses
to IRS Scammers Exceed $20 Million
Scam Phone Calls Continue; IRS Identifies Five Easy Ways to Spot Suspicious
Calls
Recent Court Decision Reminds Us Why It's Important to Understand the Mortgage
Interest Tracing Rules
Estate Tax Portability Election Final Regulations
IP PIN Program Update: Numbers Must be Entered for All IP PIN Holders
Year-End Tax Planning
Are Electronic Accounting
Records Enough?
Documenting Business Deductions
Taxpayer Losses to IRS Scammers Exceed $20 Million
Employers Cannot Reimburse or Pay Individual Health Care Policies on a Pretax
Basis
Medical Reimbursement Plans (MRP)
Sub-S Stockholder's Health Insurance Individual Policies
Not Reconciling Advance Premium Tax Credits Could Result in Lost Eligibility
Tax Provisions Signed into Law
Hours Traveling to Rental Properties Qualify for Hours Test
Business Mileage Logs Inadequate
Nifty App to Track Business Mileage
What To Look For In A Long-Term Care Insurance Policy
Without Proper Substantiation,
No Charitable Deduction of Household Goods
Documenting Business Deductions
Nifty App to Track Business Mileage
No Charitable Deduction for Scholarship Payments
TIGTA Reports Problems in Identity Theft Case Resolution
Virtual or Digital Currency
Federal Rules and Regs for 2015 Summer Hiring
U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies How ERISA's Duty to Monitor Plan Investments Interacts
with the Six-Year Statute of Limitations
A New Argument Against Long-Term Care Insurance
Digital Assets and Your Estate Plan
Common Estate Planning Mistake - Improper Titling of Assets
Employers Cannot Reimburse or Pay Individual Health Care Policies on a Pretax
Basis
Medical Reimbursement Plans (MRP)
Sub-S Stockholder's Health Insurance Individual Policies
Without Proper Substantiation,
No Charitable Deduction of Household Goods
No Charitable Deduction for Scholarship Payments
IRS Fights Fraud with New Direct Deposit Limits
A New Argument Against Long-Term Care Insurance
Calendar Notes Not
Enough to Substantiate Unreimbursed Employee Expenses
Excessive 401(k) Deductions
IRS Audit Targets
Electronic Accounting Records
IRS Fights Fraud with New Direct Deposit Limits
Employers Given PINs
to Verify Federal Tax Deposits Made by Third-parties
Individuals May Pay Their Taxes with IRS Direct Pay
Employers Cannot Reimburse or Pay Individual Health Care Policies on a Pretax
Basis
Retirement Plan Amendments Are Required
Sub-S Stockholder's Health Insurance Individual Policies
Portability Election Allowed Despite Late-filed Estate Tax Return
2013 Year-End Tax
Planning
S Corporation Distributions are Wages
Withholdings for 0.9% Medicare Tax
Year End Gifts and Parties
The Importance of Updating Your Beneficiary Designations after Hillman v. Maretta
Affordable Health
Care
Simplified Home Office Deduction
VA Withholding Tax Reports
VA Sales Tax Increased July 1, 2013
Beneficiary Form Cautions
Tips for Employers That Outsource Payroll Duties
Tax Update for 2013
Tips for Handling Payroll Properly: Overtime & W-4 issues
VA Sales Tax Increases July 1, 2013
Home Office Deduction
Hot Topics at the VA Tax Roundtable (November 2012)
Tax Planning Ideas for 2012
2012 Year-End Tax Strategies for Business Owners
Unclaimed Property Laws and Audits
Special Accounting Rule for Non-cash Fringe Benefits
Don't Fall for Phony IRS Websites or Email
Deducting Home Internet Expenses
IRS Tax Compliance Agenda
The 2013 Medicare Contribution Tax
Tax Planning Ideas
for 2012
The 2013 Medicare Contribution Tax
IRS Tax Compliance Agenda
Virginia Tax Law Changes
Supreme Court Ruling
Auto, Meals & Entertainment Expenses Denied
Social Security Statements
Intuit Assisted Payroll Users
IRS Audits of Retirement Plans
Medical Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
The End of the Bush Tax Rates?
Pay Dividends from your C Corporation in 2012
Take Care of Your Charitable Deduction Documentation
Recent Graduates’ Job Search Expenses
First
Quarter 2012
New Consumer Tax Resources
Year-Round Tax Planning
Children Employed in Your SMLLC
Retirement Communities and Continuing Care
Independent Contractors, 1099 Reporting Requirements and Penalties
Executor’s Duties
Fourth
Quarter 2011
Year-End Tax Planning
Ten Things to Keep in Mind for Your 2011 Tax Planning
IRS Tax Tip 2011-23: Keeping Good Records
Recovery of Erroneous Tax Refund
Independent Contractors
Are Employer-Provided Cell phones Taxable to Employees?
Signature Authority by Agent
Doing Business in Another State?
Volunteers Out-of-Pocket
Expenses
IRS Tax Liens
Recovery of Erroneous Tax Refund
Independent Contractors
Budgeting for Small Businesses
Doing Business in Another State?
Repeal of Burdensome
1099 Rules
Payments to Stockholders were Taxable Dividends, not Tax-Free Loans
Managing Your Tax Records
Charitable Contributions to Foreign Organizations
IRS Brochure Assists Displaced Workers
Small Business Jobs
Act of 2010
2010 Year-End Tax Planning
IRS Makes Health Insurance Reporting Optional for 2011
Small Firm Health Care Credit
Tax Year 2011 and 2012 Form 1099 Filing Requirements
Estate Tax Planning and the 2010 Modified Carryover Basis Rules
IRS Is Sending Out
Letters
Have you hired a new employee since February 3, 2010?
Do you pay for health insurance for your employees?
IRS Notice Provides Guidance on Determining Eligibility for Small Firm Health
Care Credit
Three Significant
Tax Laws Passed
2010 Hire Act
Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act
Estate Tax Planning
Roth IRA Conversion
Year End
Tax Planning
Keep Up-to-Date Auto Logs
Get Ready for the 2010 Roth Conversion Opportunity
Adjust your Withholdings?
Virginia Tax Amnesty Program
Year End
Tax Planning
Adjust your Withholdings
Estate and Estate Tax Planning
Estate Planning in the Digital Age
Tax Compliance
IRS Tax Tips
Virginia Tax Amnesty Program
Mid-Year Tax Planning
Check your Withholdings
DC's New General Business License
Safeguarding of Tax Records
Records Retention
Tax Strategies for a Depressed Market
Loans to Family & Friends
2009 Rules for Summer Hiring
2008 Tax Law Changes
and 2009 Proposals
Documentation is Everything for Business Auto Deductions
Maximizing Your Deductions for Business Meals
Expiring Tax Breaks
Charitable Contributions
2008 Tax Law Changes
and 2009 Proposals
Documentation is Everything for Business Auto Deductions
Maximizing Your Deductions for Business Meals
Expiring Tax Breaks
Charitable Contributions
Housing and Economic
Recovery Act of 2008
Single-Member LLCs using the Proprietor's FEIN
Maximizing Your Deductions for Business Meals
New Mileage Rates as of July 1, 2008
Payroll Tax Enforcement
Expiring Tax Breaks
New IRS Program to
Identify Misclassified Workers
Single-Member LLCs using the Proprietor's FEIN
Tax Gap
Recordkeeping for Cell Phones
Greening of Your Office
Mid-Year Tax Planning
Economic Stimulus
Act of 2008
Review of Some Tax Rules:
Charitable Contributions Substantiation Rules
Qualified Charitable Organizations
Cell Phone & Computers
IRA Rollovers and the 12-Month Rule
IRA and Retirement Plan Required Minimum Distributions
Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007
Do Vacation Homes Qualify for a Like-Kind Exchange?
What Records Must I Keep and for How Long?
It's Time for Year
Tax Planning
Kiddie Tax Changes for 2008
Employee Use of Company Vehicle
Review and Adjust your Withholdings
Health Savings Account
Roth 401(k) Plans
Wealth Management
Qualified Long-Term Care Insuance Tax Advantages
Mid-Year Tax Planning Ideas
2007 Tax Legislation:
2007 Charitable Contribution Rules
IRS Audits
Home Sale Exclusion
Pension Protection
Act of 2006
Verify Employee SSNs Online
Health Insurance Deduction for Self-Employed and S-Corp Shareholders
Recordkeeping Requirements and the Consequences of Lost, Destroyed, or Stolen
Records
2006 Tax Legislation
Roth 401(k) Update
Energy Tax Credits for Homeowners
New Taxpayer Burden Estimate Causes Headache for Software Industry
Business Emergency Guide
Choosing the Retirement
Solution for Your Small Business
The Retirement Plan Products Navigator
IRS to Increase Audits Next Year
Business Expense Reimbursements to Employees: How to Avoid Payroll Taxability
Gifts to Employees
Ways to Use Your FSA Money So That You Don’t Lose It
Sub Chapter S Compliance
Audits
Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2005
New Mileage Rate for 2005
Disaster Planning Checklist for your Business
Business Interruption Insurance
Retirement Planning Worksheet
How Long Will Your Money Last?
How to Save for Retirement When You're the Boss
How Inflation Affects Your Investments
Preparing for Rising Health Care Costs
Sub Chapter S Compliance
Audits
Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2005
New Mileage Rate for 2005
Disaster Planning Checklist for your Business
Business Interruption Insurance
Retirement Planning Worksheet
How Long Will Your Money Last?
How to Save for Retirement When You're the Boss
How Inflation Affects Your Investments
Preparing for Rising Health Care Costs
The New Roth 401(k)
Employment Tax Audits
W-4 Forms Rules Rescinded
Donating Cars in 2005
IRA Creditor Protection
Lost Participants
Two New Federal Tax
Laws
Last Minute Tax Tips
Equipment Purchases
Virginia Withholding Tax Formula Changes
Year End Tax Planning
Starts Now
Check 21 Legislation
New Overtime Rules
Dividend or Year-End Bonus
Nursing Home Costs
Retirement Plan Sponsors and Administration
Payroll Tax Compliance
Under Scrutiny
New IRS Newsletter for Retirement Plans
Prevent Identity Theft
Other IRS Tools
Individual Retirement Accounts
Are You Eligible for a Refund?
Last Minute Tax Tips
Estimated Taxes for 2004
New Hire Reporting Requirements
Perpetual Audit Issues
Cash Flow Tactics
New Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
Last Minute Tax Tips
IRS Guidelines on Loans to Stockholders
Entity Selection
New Hire Reporting Requirement
New Tax Law
Virginia Tax Amnesty Program
Year-End Tax Planning Starts Now
Don't Flunk Estate Planning 101