No matter what the reason for your move may be, it's important to be aware of the implications for your taxes when you relocate to a new state. In this article, learn more about establishing residency, part-year tax returns, and more.
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How to File Taxes After Moving to a New State
If you have lost your job, there are a number of tax issues that you may encounter. They include severance pay, unemployment compensation, health insurance, pension plans and possibly a home sale. How you deal with these issues can profoundly impact your taxes and finances.
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Tax Consequences of Losing Your Job
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U.S. citizens and resident aliens with financial interests in or authority over one or more foreign financial accounts (e.g., bank accounts or securities) may need to report these relationships to the U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network or face severe penalties.
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Foreign Account Reporting Due October 15
If you're like most entrepreneurs, you probably cringe at the thought of starting a new business in the midst of a recession. In reality, these periods of downturn may actually be the ideal time to launch your new startup.
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Actually, a Recession is a Great Time to Launch That New Startup
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Gambling income can affect your taxes in more ways than you might believe, including causing your Social Security income to be taxed, reducing your health care subsidies through government marketplaces, paying higher Medicare B & D premiums, having additional filing requirements, and limiting or reducing a number of tax deductions and credits.
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Gambling and Tax Gotchas
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President Trump said Tuesday "he has told his administration's negotiators to end coronavirus stimulus talks with Democrats until after the Nov. 3 election."
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You have probably heard others discussing living trusts but may not understand the reasons for them or whether you should have one. A living trust is an estate-planning tool that is customized to suit the special circumstances of the individual it was created for but does not provide any estate tax or income tax benefits.
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Is a Living Trust Appropriate for You?
An individual must have compensation in order to contribute to an IRA, unless the individual is a non-working or low-earning spouse who is allowed to contribute to his or her own IRA based upon the compensation of the working spouse.
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Don't Miss the Opportunity for a Spousal IRA
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First, there was the usual April 15th deadline. Then, there was July 15th. If you filed for an extension, your deadline was October 15th - and now that date has come and gone. What happens now if you missed it?
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What Happens if I Missed the October 15th Tax Extension Deadline?
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Operating a SMB is hard work - and it's vital to know the financial health of your business at any time. Whether you're assembling your financial reports yourself or have hired professional help (like us), here are 12 metrics that can help you monitor your success.
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12 Financial Metrics Small Business Owners Should Track
To say COVID-19 has made 2020 a disastrous year for just about everyone would be an understatement. However, 2020 has given rise to more than the usual tax-planning opportunities. Thus, you may find it appropriate to schedule a tax-planning appointment well before the close of the year to take advantage of the tax benefits and strategies available for 2020.
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Don't Miss Out on Year-End Tax-Planning Opportunities
Small business owners: as we inch closer to the end of the year, it's a great time to be thinking about tax planning strategies for your business. Here are some ideas that can be beneficial at any time of year.
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Preparing for 2021: Tax Planning Strategies for Small Business Owners
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We all have our favorite game shows such as Wheel of Fortune, The Price is Right, and Let's Make A Deal, and we love to have the contestants win big. Unfortunately, those winnings are taxable on the contestant's state and federal tax returns. See what can happen by watching this video.
Did you receive an IRS CP2000 notice (also known as an underreporter inquiry) in the mail? First step: Contact our office. Second step: Don't panic. We'll help you through the whole process.
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What Happens if I Receive an IRS CP2000 Notice?
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It is a common practice this time of year for employers to give their employees gifts. Where a gift is infrequently offered and has a low fair market value, it would be treated as a de minimis fringe benefit. As such, it would be tax-free to the employee, and its cost is tax deductible by the employer.
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Employee Holiday Gifts May Be Taxable
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The Internal Revenue Service recently issued the 2021 optional standard cents-per-mile rates for business, medical and moving purposes. Watch this short video to see if the new rates will affect your business.
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Although day trading is neither illegal nor unethical, it can be highly risky. Most individual investors do not have the wealth, time, or temperament to make money or sustain the losses that day trading can bring. Satisfying the rules that permit special tax treatment for day traders is difficult.
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Day Trader Rules and Tax Treatment
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If you were a victim of a major natural disaster, the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 has special rules about retirement plan and IRA distributions, retirement plan loans, how to compute disaster losses, and relief for non-itemizers. Employers may qualify for a new employee-retention credit.
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Tax Relief for Victims of 2020 Natural Disasters
