Volume 8 Issue 2007
 
 
 
 
  Another year is winding down, and that means taxpayers should be alert to any last minute steps they can take to reduce their federal income taxes. Here’s a brief list of opportunities you might have missed.
  • Energy Credit
  • Charitable Rollover
  • Tuition Deduction, and
  • Zero Percent Capital Gains Rate

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  Individuals who intend to make substantial gifts to family members or others often have questions about possible federal tax consequences. Two common misconceptions about gift giving are that the person receiving the gift must pay any gift tax owed, and the person making the gift can claim an income-tax deduction. In fact, if there is a gift-tax obligation at all, the burden is on the individual making the gift. And gifts to individuals are not deductible for income-tax purposes.

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  More than 650,000 small nonprofits — those with gross annual receipts of $25,000 or less — have been getting mail from the IRS. The news isn’t bad, but it is important. It’s about a new notice that these organizations must file.

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~ Tax Benefits Expiring in December

~ Gift-Tax Basics

~ New Filing Requirements for Tax Exempt Organizations

Exposing Benefit Costs

A look at why you should share the costs of benefits with your employees ...click here for more...

Even an Old Pro Can Land in the Rough

A look at investing through the eyes of a golfer ...click here for more...

Entering Payroll as a Journal Entry

For companies that use a payroll service, each time the report comes in from the Payroll service company, you should make the following journal entries ...click here for more...
 
 
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