Post-secondary education costs are on the rise but Federal tax incentives attempt to provide some respite
While we’ve been talking about the Lifetime Learning Credit and the American Opportunity Credit (Hope Credit, modified for 2009-10), I would be remiss to leave out other options for taxp [...]
Federal Tax Credits Help Working Adults Return to the Classroom
Last week we discussed the benefits of the American Opportunity Tax Credit (or modified Hope Credit, this week we are going to take a look at the Lifetime Learning Credit.
This federal tax credit will probably apply to a lar [...]
Yes, we are back, rested and ready to hit the road running after a little break over the Holiday season! To start off the new 2010 tax year, I wanted to cover a topic that will affect most taxpayers in a positive way , the Making Work Pay Tax Credit.
This tax credit is worth up to $40 [...]
In the past year I have seen a lot of tax companies running commercials on TV claiming that they can dramatically reduce, or even eliminate, taxes owed to the IRS. They depict someone in a desperate situation who has just had their last $40 taken from their account by the IRS; you can imagine the he [...]
So today is Tax Day and as the final return is filed, the last client steps out the door and we all sit back to congratulate ourselves on a job well done, it is also the day we launch our new Blog!
Because we are a progressive accounting firm that believes in utilizing the latest tools and tec [...]
10 Important Facts about the Extended First-Time Homebuyer Credit
Date: 2010-02-01
If you are in the market for a new home, you may still be able to claim the First-Time Homebuyer Credit. Congress recently passed The Worker, Homeowne[...]
The Secrets Behind 'Miscellaneous Deductions' Dec 10th 2017 12:00am
Want to reduce taxable income and the dough you have to fork over to the IRS? You may not have considered some work expenses — uniforms, for example — that fall under the category of miscellaneous deductions. So here's the deal: Itemize deductions rather than take the s...