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Harold Blotcher on Taxes
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How Enrolled Agents Simplify Tax Appeals
Introduction to the Role of Enrolled Agents in Tax Appeals Navigating the labyrinth of tax appeals can be a daunting task for many individuals and businesses. In places where the landscape of financial obligations is as varied as it is intricate, Enrolled Agents (EAs)...
WHY HIRE AN ENROLLED AGENT
TAXES AND THE SHARING ECONOMY
If you use one of the many online platforms available to rent a spare bedroom, provide car rides, or to connect and provide a number of other goods or services, you’re involved in what is sometimes called the sharing economy, freelance economy, or gig economy....
TAXES NOT PAID
Many people become non-filers each year for a number of reasons. They lose the paperwork, they couldn't pay, or they forgot about it. Sometimes illness, family crisis or depression plays a role. The list goes on and on. If you are a non-filer, don't...
CHOOSING THE RIGHT TAX PREPARER
This is a repost of an article I published in December, 2014. It is still relevant today, and perhaps even more so in light of continuous tax scams and tax identity theft. Every tax season I get one or two new clients who have gone back to their previous tax preparer...
TAX ADVANTAGES OF HOME BASED BUSINESSES
There are many advantages to having your own home based business both personal and tax advantages. Briefly, from a personal perspective, you are your own boss, you make your own decisions, choose your own hours and you have the ability to easily manage your work and...
FALL TAX PLANNING
If you think tax planning only happens in the spring, think again. Taxes are a year-round concern and there’s no better time than the present to plan for the future. Consider the following: Fall means the end of summer and summer camp for many kids. Did you know...
2016 MILEAGE RATES
MILEAGE DEDUCTION (UPDATED FOR 2016) Standard Mileage Rates The standard mileage rates enable a taxpayer using a vehicle for specified purposes to deduct vehicle expenses on a per mile basis rather than deducting actual car expenses that are incurred during the year....
MILEAGE DEDUCTION
Standard Mileage Rates The standard mileage rates enable a taxpayer using a vehicle for specified purposes to deduct vehicle expenses on a per mile basis rather than deducting actual car expenses that are incurred during the year. The rates vary, depending on the...
TAX SCAMS CONTINUE
This is the third time I have felt compelled to post something on the subject of tax scams. The problem continues and the scammers are finding new ways to take advantage of the public's lack of knowledge of the Internal Revenue Service's practices and procedures. The...
DIVORCE AND TAXES PART 2
WHO CLAIMS DEPENDENCY EXEMPTIONS The dependency exemption for qualifying children of divorced or separated parents will usually go to the parent who has primary custody of the children for the calendar year. The custodial parent is determined by the number of nights...
DIVORCE AND TAXES
Support Payments Distinguishing Alimony from Child Support Divorce is never easy. No matter the reason there are almost always emotional and financial implications. Included in those are several tax considerations that must be addressed. My next couple of articles...
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