Sep 26, 2023
It’s back-to-school season, so what better time to talk education tax credits? Taxpayers claiming the credits are often flagged by the IRS, usually due to a simple-to-fix form mismatch. There are two education tax credits that students—and parents of students—can...
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Sep 19, 2023
We’re often asked how long a young adult can be claimed as a dependent on their parent’s tax return. Navigating taxes on their own is a rite of passage that most would prefer to put off as long as possible, after all. Most young adults can do just that and remain as...
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Sep 12, 2023
COVID-era repayment and interest moratoriums on student loans are ending. If you’re an employer, you no doubt have employees who are affected (you may be personally affected as well). Here are some insights on how employers can help while receiving tax breaks in the...
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Aug 8, 2023
Some people seem to think the IRS will overlook just about anything. But a dead horse? That’s hard to miss. When a California-based horse enthusiast and IT business owner’s last horse died in 2008, being horseless didn’t stop her from continuing to claim business...
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Jul 18, 2023
Business owners and shareholders have some leeway on their compensation structures, to a point. The IRS has long held a standard called “reasonable compensation” that it uses to determine if, like Goldilocks, you got it just right. The trick to acing reasonable...
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Jul 11, 2023
The IRS claims its Criminal Investigation (CI) division can trace any crypto transaction and has used those capabilities to double crypto seizures. Among those cases, about half are tax related. Things started to heat up in 2022 when the IRS announced it was building...
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