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Get real about Home Businesses!!!
Copyright 2005 Michelle Cornes Are you thinking it might be time to take control and work for yourself? The degree to which YOU are up for this challenge is everything. Here are some of the things about yourself that you really need to be...
How To Drive The IRS Crazy
Looking for an easy way to increase your business deductions? Look no further than your driveway. First, the general rule: your vehicle is deductible to the extent you use it for business. So, if you drive your car 100% for business, all car-...
How To Realistically Set Your Fees - Part 2
Effect of Expenses
The last article examined how to calculate your realistic billable hours. If you remember, we arrived at approximately 1100 hours in a year. To earn our mythical $46,000 per year, you needed to bill at a rate of $42 per...
SELL A BUSINESS - DEAL STRUCTURE AND TAXES
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the importance of the tax impact in the sale of your business. As an M&A intermediary and member of the IBBA, International Business Brokers Association, we recognize our responsibility to recommend that...
This Year, Try Using Tax Software to File Your Taxes
Every year, we citizens of the United States have to "pay our
dues" so to speak, in the form of filing our income tax
documentation with the federal, state, and in some cases,
municipal government. For many years, people and businesses...
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Find the Right Service to Prepare Your Taxes
It is possible to save money on your tax preparation fees by
doing some advance preparation of your own. Make sure that you
organize your paperwork and receipts to save time and ensure
nothing is missed. It is still important to review your tax
return carefully before you file it, even if you have used a tax
preparation specialist. Firstly, it is worth deciding if you
really do need a tax preparation service or if you could benefit
just as much from a tax software program. Tax preparation
specialists can be expensive to use if you only have a basic tax
return with no special circumstances. Tax software can give you
the help you need in this case for a lot less money. Most people
don't like doing their taxes and that is where tax preparation
services come into their own. Using a tax preparation service is
the ideal way to get your taxes done, especially if you have
fairly complicated tax returns. The tax preparation service
keeps ahead of all the developments in taxes so that they can
deal with any issues. However, it is important that you choose
your tax preparation service carefully to ensure that you get
the one who can do the best job for you.
If you have a more involved tax return then you are going to
need a specialist tax preparer rather than a generic service.
These are likely to be expensive because they are formally
qualified in dealing with tax return issues. Some tax
preparation specialists are public accountants or CPAs but the
best choice is
an enrolled agent. Enrolled agents are tax
preparation specialists licensed by the federal government but,
more importantly, they are also able to represent their client
if there is a problem with their tax return. There are a number
of large groups of tax preparation services. These are the
perfect choice for filing tax returns that are fairly
complicated. The tax preparation services are usually the
cheapest because of the numbers of tax preparers. The only issue
for some people using one of these larger tax preparation
services is that you cannot specify to have the same person
working on your tax returns from one year to the next.
It is important to consider the style of the tax preparation
specialist that you hire. For example, if you are keen to push
the limit on your deductions aggressively then you don't want a
conservative tax preparer. Find one who has the same philosophy
as you do, or as close to it as possible. All tax preparation
specialists should be able to provide references for you to
check. One of the main issues that you want to confirm is the
speed of response that they have given their past clients.
Remember that if a tax preparation specialist delays the filing
of your tax return then you are liable for the fines and
charges.
About the author:
Learn more about Tax Software and gain access to a wide variety
of resources at http://www.alltaxsoftware.info. You'll find
articles, resources and links to helpful sites.
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Internal Revenue Service |
The US government agency responsible for tax collection and tax law enforcement. Includes income tax forms, instructions, and agency publications. |
www.irs.gov |
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Tax Information for Individuals |
Access to useful information, booklets and other tools from the Internal Revenue Service. |
www.irs.gov |
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Tax Center - Yahoo! Finance - Tax forms, tips and calculators. |
Yahoo! Finance: Tax - Find all the resources you need for tax season. Review recent tax law changes, estimate your taxes, find tax tips and expert answers ... |
tax.yahoo.com |
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Taxes: Tax Planning, Tools and Advice - MSN Money |
Microsoft's Tax Preparation site, in association with Tax Server. |
moneycentral.msn.com |
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Tax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
Governments use different kinds of taxes and vary the tax rates: ... Taxes are most often levied as a percentage, called the tax rate, of a certain value, ... |
en.wikipedia.org |
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H&R Block | Taxes, Online Tax Preparation, Tax Software, Filing ... |
Offers online and in-person tax preparation and tax software, mortgages, brokerage and financial services, consumer tips and tax planning information. |
www.hrblock.com |
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TaxCut Online | H&R Block | Online Taxes, File Taxes Online ... |
File your Taxes online with TaxCut Online. Learn how to file taxes online here. |
www.hrblock.com |
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Income Taxes, Tax Returns, Refunds, Deductions and E-File Software ... |
Popular tax preparation software by Intuit. Integrates with Quicken, spreadsheets and offers state by state electronic filing. |
turbotax.intuit.com |
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Taxes & Estates, Tax and Estate Planning Advice - Forbes.com |
Personal Finance - Get tax and estate planning advice and information from Forbes.com. |
www.forbes.com |
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Essential Links to Taxes |
TurboTax Premier For Federal Returns 2005 Win/Mac, TurboTax Total Tax Solution Deluxe 2005 with State Win/Mac, TurboTax Basic 2005 Win/Mac... ... |
www.el.com |
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Government > Taxes in the Yahoo! Directory |
Yahoo! reviewed these sites and found them related to Government > Taxes. |
dir.yahoo.com |
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Taxes - Tax News for Home and Business from CNNMoney |
The latest in tax law updates, news, forms & advice from CNNMoney.com. Includes a refund savings calculator, and interactive tax lessons. |
money.cnn.com |
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The Tax Foundation - Educating Taxpayers Since 1937 |
Devoted to educating taxpayers about tax policy and the total tax burden borne by Americans at all levels of government. |
www.taxfoundation.org |
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Welcome to the Vermont Department of Taxes |
Welcome to the Vermont Department of Taxes... ... Changes to Property Tax Adjustments in 2007 - updated 10/18. - Tax Expenditures Transition Report on ... |
www.state.vt.us |
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Franchise Tax Board Homepage |
The department that collects state personal income taxes and bank and corporation taxes for the State of California. Access to forms and tax information. |
www.ftb.ca.gov |
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HM Revenue & Customs: Home Page |
News and information on tax and national insurance, including downloadable leaflets and forms and the latest news on filing tax returns on-line. |
www.hmrc.gov.uk |
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State and Local Tax |
Piper Resources; State Tax Rates and Structure ...Federation of Tax Administrators; State Payroll Taxes Information ...Symmetry Software ... |
www.taxsites.com |
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Quicken.com |
www.quicken.com/taxes/ - 3k - Cached - Similar pages |
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Tax news and advice from Bankrate.com |
Information on all phases of tax planning and preparation. |
www.bankrate.com |
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Online Tax Advice - Tax Preparation Help - Income Tax Tips |
Income Tax Tips - MarketWatch offers online tax advice and tips. ... IRS inflation adjustments mean tax break on next year's taxes. ... |
www.marketwatch.com |
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