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Year End Planning Tip

During December, you should evaluate whether you'll save any taxes by postponing 2013 income or deductions into 2014 or by accelerating 2014 income or deductions into 2013.  While many factors should be evaluated prior to making your final decision, a few items to keep in mind are as follows: For 2013, a single person will… Continue reading Year End Planning Tip

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THE NEW AMERICAN TAXPAYER RELIEF ACT – PART 2

By Michael Bohigian, EA In part 1 of this series, we looked at the income side of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.  We'll wrap up with Deductions and some tax-savings tips. What’s Being Deducted From Your Deductions Please, No Pease! At first blush, you may be inclined to utter this lament when learning… Continue reading THE NEW AMERICAN TAXPAYER RELIEF ACT – PART 2

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A.M.T. ONCE AGAIN SPELLS TROUBLE FOR MILLIONS OF TAXPAYERS

By Andrew D. Schwartz, CPA Here we go again. On New Year's Day 2012, the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) went from bad to worse. Due to a stop-gap provision that expired at the end of 2011, many more people could end up paying a lot more AMT this year. Experts predict that the number of… Continue reading A.M.T. ONCE AGAIN SPELLS TROUBLE FOR MILLIONS OF TAXPAYERS