Taxes Information

Taxes Information

Tax Records - What You Should Keep And For How Long


Many taxpayers are confused about how long they should keep tax records. The term "tax records" refers to your tax returns and the documents that support the information in the returns.

How to Cut Duty Cost and Increase Profit as an Importer


Import duties continue to be significant elements in the cost of international trade. Yet many companies and businesses still pay more duties than the law requires - which impacts adversely on landed cost and ultimately on business profitability.

Tax Trap #1 -- Waiting to Incorporate: What A Difference A Date Can Make


NOTE: This is the first in a series of 5 articles: "Small Business Tax Traps and How To Avoid Them"If you're a sole proprietor, perhaps you've considered incorporating your small business or self-employment activity.And so maybe you've been wondering, "When is the best time to incorporate?"From a legal standpoint, any time is the best time.

Tax Trap #2 -- Double Taxation: Isnt Once Enough?


Have you been thinking about incorporating your small business or self-employment activity? The advantages are many!For starters, you'll be protecting yourself and your family from the possible of a business ending lawsuit. Forming a corporation is Step One on the path known as "Asset Protection" -- you are moving from the world of unlimited liability to the world of limited liability.

Tax Trap #3 -- IRS Penalties, Interest and Love Letters


As a small business owner or self-employed person, one of the easiest ways to keep Uncle Sam off your back and out of your life is to file your forms, payments and other paperwork on time.Over the next four months there are several key dates that you dare not forget! Here they are -- all in one place, along with links to the IRS website PDF file for that particular form, where appropriate.

Tax Trap #4 -- The Quagmire of Depreciation


If you are a Small Business Owner or Self-Employed Person, there's one especially lucrative tax break that not only puts money in your pocket, it also makes the filing of your business tax return much simpler.What am I talking about? It's called the Section 179 deduction, and if there's one tax break you need to understand, this is it.

Tax Trap #5 -- Ignoring The IRS (and the 5 best ways to contact them!)


We all love to criticize the IRS, don't we? And I'm just as guilty as anyone. It's easy to ridicule a huge organization of government bureaucrats who often seem to be Public Enemy #1.

How To Get An Extension To File Your Business Tax Returns


Yes, the tax season is upon with the first filing date for some businesses being March 15, 2005. If you can't imagine getting your tax returns together by that date, you need not worry.

How to Check the Status of Your Tax Refund Online


So, you were pleasantly surprised to learn that you are getting a refund on your taxes. Congratulations! The question for most taxpayers expecting a return is, "Where is my refund?"Check Your Refund Status OnlineThe easiest way to check on your refund is to ask the IRS through IRS.

The Internet Tax Man Cometh


Q: I was contacted by the city tax collector to say that my business is scheduled to be audited to see if I owe sales tax on items purchased on the Internet. Can they really make me pay sales tax on internet purchase? I thought you could buy things online tax free? -- Charlie B.

Tax Time Tune Up


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The Seven Deadly Tax Sins: Commonly Missed Deductions


It's that time again, the April 15 tax deadline is looming large. If youre like most people, you havent gathered all of your tax records, let alone filled your return.

How To Claim CHILD TAX CREDIT The Right Way And Add An Extra $2,000 To Your Refund


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Are You An Innocent Victim of These Popular Myths?


Misconceptions, misinterpretations and just plain "untruths" are floating about income taxes. Believing them could be costing thousands of tax dollars!Myth: A Professional Tax Preparer knows all there is to know about taxes so you don't have to know anything them.

The Implications of Income Tax Charge on Estate Planning


OverviewIn the Pre-Budget Report of December 2003 the Chancellor Gordon Brown announced proposals to levy an Income Tax charge from 6th April 2005 in those circumstances where the transferor of an asset retains and interest or continues to benefit from that asset. In the instance of real property, the 'benefit' envisaged is the transferor continuing to reside in the property he/she has allegedly given away.

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Darling ready to admit taxes must rise
guardian.co.uk, UK - 9 hours ago
The chancellor, Alistair Darling, is preparing to admit that tax will need to rise after the next election as borrowing projections emerged showing the ...
Andrew Grice: A cool Chancellor must consider putting up taxes Independent
Swinney's call to cut taxes The Press Association
Swinney's call to cut taxes Guide and Gazette
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Cabinet Talk Aside, Corzine Faces State Crisis
New York Times, United States - 5 hours ago
They include a state work force already unhappy about cuts in benefits from a year ago, homeowners worried about rising property taxes, municipalities that ...
Freeze update to aid seniors Cherry Hill Courier Post
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UK Budget Deficit Widens as Recession Saps Taxes (Update2)
Bloomberg - Nov 20, 2008
20 (Bloomberg) -- The UK fiscal deficit swelled as tax receipts stagnated, and economists warned of worse to come as the recession deepens and the ...
Government to ditch prudence for life support International Herald Tribune
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Economic View The New Deal Didn’t Always Work, Either
New York Times, United States - 5 hours ago
DON’T RAISE TAXES IN A SLUMP The New Deal’s legacy of public works programs has given many people the impression that it was a time of expansionary fiscal ...


As jobless funds fall, states look to raise taxes
USA Today - Nov 20, 2008
By Marisol Bello, USA TODAY As the number of people filing claims for unemployment benefits hits a 16-year high, states are imposing higher taxes on ...


Legislature, governor must find $5 billion in spending cuts ...
Seattle Times, United States - 12 hours ago
The gap might be filled with new taxes, but it would be foolhardy to lay on big new taxes during an economic crisis. Every business is trying to manage its ...


State Lawmakers Consider Tripling Car Taxes
KGET 17, CA - 7 hours ago
State Lawmakers are once again talking about raising car taxes to help erase a ballooning budget deficit. Democrats say it could bring in $6 billion a year. ...
Budget deal would include steeper car fees Los Angeles Times
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Miami New Times

State deficit grows; will taxes have to rise?
MiamiHerald.com, FL - 5 hours ago
State economists punched a $2.1 billion hole in the state budget Friday, precipitating the need for a special lawmaking session and talk of possible tax ...
$2.1 billion budget hole growing Daytona Beach News-Journal
Fla. budget deficit expected to hit $2.2 billion Forbes
State budget gap hits $2.14-billion Tampabay.com
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One Day Without Taxes
KNWA, AR - 7 hours ago
A shopping excursion can be a pretty pricey trip - but if there was a day you didn't have to pay taxes on what you bought - you could save some serious ...


Princeton property taxes going up again
WFIE-TV, IN - 7 hours ago
By Liz Nichols - bio | email In the city of Princeton, where residents pay the highest property taxes in Gibson County, rates are going up again next year ...
Proposed rate nearly $5 for city taxpayers in ‘09 Princeton Daily Clarion
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