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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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