Foreign – Earned Income Exclusion
Jan 08, 2012
IRC Section 911. Revenue Procedure 2010-40.For 2011 a United States individual that is living abroad can exclude up to $92,900 of foreign-earned income.To take this exclusion the taxpayer must satisfy ...
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Items Not Considered Alimony
Jan 08, 2012
In a couple of recent Tax court cases the court ruled on a few items that cannot be considered alimony.
Attorney Fees The court held in Nicholas v. Comm, TCS 2011-91, that attorney fees incident to...
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Residential Energy Efficient Property Credit
Jan 08, 2012
IRC Section 25D. The Internal Revenue Service provides for a 30 percent credit for the installation of qualified solar water heating property, qualified solar electric property, geothermal heat pumps...
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Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 Running Out
Jan 07, 2012
The Federal government gave taxpayers a break in 2007when the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 was signed into law. It allows taxpayers the ability to exclude from income up to $2 million o...
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FICA and Self Employment Tax Rates for 2012
Dec 26, 2011
The FICA and Self employment tax rates are in for 2012. The only unknown at this time is whether the employee share of FICA (Social Security) will be reduced for 2012 as it was for 2011.
The Maximum FI...
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Charitable Donations - Condition of Property
Dec 26, 2011
The IRS is more aggressive than ever when it comes to proving up deductions that you claim on your income tax return. A particularly sensitive area in recent years is Charitable Donations. Especially, ...
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Check Your Withholding Status to Boost Cash Flow!
Dec 11, 2011
Do you get a refund every year? If you do receive refunds you are giving an interest free loan to the government, because when you file your tax return and eventually get your refund back the governmen...
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Changing your entity name with the IRS
Nov 20, 2011
If you decide to change the name of your company, what do you need to do as far as notification with the IRS. If you made a legal name change for your company there are a couple of things that you need...
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SB 458 Brings Relief to Californian in Default on Mortgages
Nov 10, 2011
Governor Brown signed SB 458 into law.
per California Association of Realtors: "Effective immediately for transactions closing escrow from this day forward, both senior and junior lienholders cannot r...
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Are Workers Compensation Benefits Taxable?
Nov 10, 2011
If you are receiving workers compendation benefits you do not pay tax on the benefits received by you or your survivors for job related sickness or injuries paid under a workers compensation act or wor...
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