There are many hot phrases coming out of this presidential campaign cycle, but it is not all crooked locker room talk.  Taxes have also been getting lots of attention, and not just when it comes to which candidate’s plan you prefer. If you go to...

Last week, reports came out that fewer people were filing their taxes than had at the same point of calendar year 2016.  Bloomberg released an article that theorized taxpayer confusion was one of the reasons for this.  Although the current political...

On February 15, 2017 I posted a blog on What Triggers an Audit.  Because of the concerns that taxpayers have around this topic, I am continuing to share with you more information about audits as it remains - as it should be - a hot-button topic this...

During the election season I never touched on politics.  Since I never thought it was my place to take sides, I stayed on the sidelines.  Now there is a different issue that has come up and it has come up from a campaign promise of President...

I suppose it is not surprising that this is the time of year when people most think about the potential of a tax audit.  After all, many like to ignore all thoughts of taxes through much of the year, only letting them rise to the forefront when...

Now that we are out of the holiday season and entering tax season lets look back on a phenomena of the holiday shopping season.  In this holiday-season lookback, we can at least start to give some hope to those who are finding it difficult to come...

There are a number of different 1099 forms and chances are pretty good that at least one will be making its way into your mailbox (be it the actual one at the curb or a virtual one) over the coming weeks.  These forms cover a large range of money...

They say the three hardest things for a person to go through is the passing of a loved one, losing a job and getting divorced.  This blog will deal with the latter.  Quite often - or maybe it is just quite often to those of us in the accounting...