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Tax Issues Of Divorce - (June, 2004) To be quite honest, this isn't a topic we enjoy discussing with our clients, but divorce is a fact of life and it is important that both parties know and understand the tax ramifications of a divorce during the "negotiations" for lack of a better word. 

The Childcare Credit - (April, 2004) One piece of tax information that many parents forget to bring us each year for preparation of their tax return is childcare information. 

2003 Tax Act - (May, 2003) On Wednesday, May 28th, 2003, President Bush signed the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 which should bring at least some tax breaks to almost all of our clients.  As everyone anticipated, the primary beneficiaries of the Act are families with children, stock investors, high income taxpayers and small business. 
The Home Office Pitfall - (April, 2003) When the IRS relaxed the rules on home office deductions, many CPAs across the country were inundated with phone calls from clients anxious to "cash in" on their new tax break.   However, after careful consideration, many of them decided that the "downside" of taking the deduction outweighed the benefit.

Your Risk Of An Audit - (February, 2003) The IRS is increasingly coming under fire for lowering the number of audits they are performing. Audits of wealthy individuals are down to only half the level of 1992. Total corporate audits are decreasing as well and the total number of experienced auditors is down significantly from prior years.

 2002 Tax Act - (April, 2002) On March 9th of 2002, the "Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act" was signed into law by President Bush.  The new law doesn't contain many benefits for individual taxpayers, but it does include a 13 week extension of unemployment benefits and some relief measures aimed at businesses.

Our Summary Of The Tax Relief Act - (June, 2001) The new 2001 Tax Relief Reconciliation Act has 85 new provisions, 441 codes changes and 291 pages of text.  We will probably spend the next several months reviewing and presenting its many new provisions in more detail, but we can already summarize the major aspects of the bill here so that you can begin some early planning.  

 

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