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The Tax Grind

by: Levi Skinner

As an owner of a home based business, a person is also responsible for keeping track of everything they will need for filing their taxes.
This is an aspect of the home based business opportunity which confuses many people, but one that is very important to understand and utilize.

Nobody wants to accidentally file something incorrectly or incompletely and risk being charged with tax fraud.

It is important to save everything related to your homebiz.
There are a large number of items and services which are tax deductible when you own a home business.
Part of your electric bill, rent or mortgage, and phone bill may be deductible since they are used for your business.

Part of your car payment and gas bill can also be deducted.
You will want to keep track of all the mileage you put on your car, and keep your receipts when you fuel up.
Keep track of which miles were for personal use (i.e. the grocery store or driving to work) and which were specifically used for your business.
It is also, obviously, very important to keep track of your expenses and income related to your home based business.
Keep all receipts from purchases that have anything to do with your work from home business.
For example, when you buy ink and paper for your printer to print off advertisements, it is deductible.
Business lunches can be partially deductible.

The cost of hardware and software relevant to your homebiz can be deductible.

However, keeping track of your income is equally important, if not more so.
You need to be able to correctly report your earnings for the year to ensure you are paying the correct amount of taxes on your income.

Keep careful records and all original receipts of all sales you make.

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Why Choose Delaware as Your Corporate Home?

by: Jay Stockman

What state Incorporates more than a half-million business entities, including more than half of the Fortune 500 companies? New York? California? Illinois? No. No. No. That state is Delaware. With a population smaller than 88% of all states, this business-friendly state attracts more corporations than any of the major cities. Businesses choose Delaware simply because of their flexible corporate laws, highly respected Court of Chancery, a business-friendly State Government, and a customer service oriented Staff of the Delaware Division of Corporations.

Among the many business-friendly laws, Delaware does not require corporations to operate in the state, only to maintain a registered agent, who may be an individual resident, or an existing domestic corporation. Additionally, incorporations typically take 24 hours to process, however there are services that allow same day, and 2 hour filing....

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Real Estate Investor Question: Rehab and Sell, or Rehab and Keep?

by: Bruce W. Ford

Here's another awesome question I received from my discussion board. The question; Why bother keeping property after it's rehabbed? Why not sell it after the rehab and GET PAID!

Of course, the first questions that you must answer is how emergent is your need for quick cash? You can likely generate the most SHORT TERM cash by selling a freshly rehabbed house. But, you will give much of it away in taxes come next April.

If you keep it, you stand to make more! You will also enjoy some great benefits while you own it such as cash flow, a tax break, and MORE cash with the future appreciation. You can still pull some nice cash a few months after buying it when you refinance (post rehab) the property from your hard money (at 70% loan to value) to long term financing (at 85% or 90% loan to value).

The short answer is an investor is going to make considerably...

Real Estate Investor Question: Rehab and Sell, or Rehab and Keep?

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Helpful Tax Tips For Federal And State Tax Returns

Helpful Tax Tips For Federal And State Tax Returns

by: Gray Rollins

Each year there are millions of Americans who prepare their own federal and state tax returns and even more individuals have their taxes professionally prepared. Whatever choice a taxpayer makes there are a number of important tax tips that everyone should know.

A W-2 or 1099MISC is needed to accurately prepare a federal or state income tax return. There is always a chance that a taxpayer may misplace these forms or for one reason or another the forms may not have reached them. For federal tax returns and most state tax returns a W-2 or a 1099MISC is required. Individuals who do not attach these items are likely to prevent their tax returns from being processed or cause a refund delay. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) states that all taxpayer should receive their W-2 or 1099MISC forms before February 15th. Individuals who did not receive these items are encourage to contact...

Helpful Tax Tips For Federal And State Tax Returns

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Filing An Income Tax Return

Filing An Income Tax Return

by: Gray Rollins

When the month of April rolls around most of America is preparing their income tax returns. Each year all individuals who made an income are required to report that income to federal and state governments by filing an income tax return.

Taxpayers must file two separate income tax returns. One income tax return goes to the federal government and the other goes to the state government that a particular taxpayer resides in. The majority of taxpaying Americans are able to fill out a Form 1040A: U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. Individuals that do not have any children or other qualifying dependents are able to file a federal 1040EZ form. This form is also referred to as the Income Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers With No Dependents. The 1040EZ is basically a shorter version of the 1040A form; however, taxpayers must meet certain requirements before filing a 1040EZ form.

The majority of...

Filing An Income Tax Return

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Know A Tax Cheat? Get Paid To Tell The IRS

by: Jeffrey Strain

According to the IRS, taxpayers underpay their taxes by some $300 billion. If you know someone that is contributing to that deficit, the IRS may be willing to pay you up to $10 million for the information you provide. The bigger the cheating you report, the more you're likely to receive.

The most important thing to claim your reward is quality documentation. Without documentation of the cheating going on, it's unlikely that the IRS will investigate the charges and thus no money bonus for you. As might be expected, the IRS receives a lot of information that is merely a hunch or because someone is trying to get back at somebody.

If you feel you have information and documentation to back up your report, the IRS would be extremely interested in hearing from you. You can contact the IRS toll free at 1-800-829-0433 if you suspect tax fraud. When contacting them, you'll be...

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Accounting Community Supports KPMG

Accounting Community Supports KPMG

by: Thomas Johansmeyer

With the US government?s case against KPMG settled, the battered firm can refocus its efforts on its core businesses.
Enabling this refocusing is a series of internal mandates that have rippled across Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

No poaching!

Leadership in each of these firms has instructed the respective partners not to take advantage of KPMG's weakened condition.
There does not appear to have been any collusion between the other members of the Big Four, and smaller accountancies have supported this position.

Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, and PricewaterhouseCoopers agree on the importance of KPMG?s continued success.
The large accounting firms have received intense criticism since the implosion of Andersen as to the lack of competition and increased concentration of service providers.

The collapse of KPMG...

Accounting Community Supports KPMG

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