So, you have a small business and your tax professional is trying to help you get organized so that going forward you will both have an easier time with the deductions. As nearly everyone knows, the standard mileage deduction is generally much better when calculating automobile expenses than are actual […]
Identity theft has become so rampant that the IRS has a new publication that details how tax professionals and tax preparation companies should act to properly protect taxpayer information. The publication, in case you like to read this kind of stuff as much as I do (have I mentioned in […]
You answer the telephone just like you always do, but this time there is a rather stern sounding person on the other side telling you that you owe a good deal of money to the IRS and if you don’t pay it today you will either be sued or the […]
I want to warn everyone that there is yet another scam out there trying to: steal your identity, get access to your personal information, take over your computer – whatever. I received an email that is obviously a scam this evening. The scam subject line reads: Tax refund payment recieved […]
So, I’m doing some ‘fun’ reading on Yahoo today (9/2/15) and I come across an article about tax filing status labelled: “Top Reasons to File Separately When Married” – so I click on the link and it goes on to paraphrase the IRS publication 501. Oh, and they also quote […]
So, you have two taxing agencies – the IRS and AZ Department of Revenue (AZDOR) – both tasked with the same job – bringing in money to their respective areas. So, which is better, IRS or AZDOR? or, to put it another way, which is WORSE, the IRS or AZDOR? […]
Remember when we were kids and you would do something you just KNEW your parents wouldn’t approve of? You thought you could get away with it, only to have your brother or sister ‘snitch’ on you. Your parents never thought of your sibling being a snitch (not that they would […]
Ok, just a short one here – and I’m going to combine two funny things into one post – because, well, it IS tax season after all, but I didn’t want you to think I abandoned you – which I would never do. Also, I’m posting these two since I […]
So I’m reading my daily updates from the IRS (hey, stop judging me, I do it so YOU don’t have to) and I come across one that sends chills down my back. My first three thoughts are: 1) This is terrifying 2) This is Terrifying and 3) THIS IS TERRIFYING!! […]
So, I’m doing what H&R Block calls a ‘second look’ for a new client of mine and my wife, the lawyer in the office, comes over because I am chuckling to myself. Before I get into the story too far, let me explain what a ‘second look’ is. You take […]