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Small Business Taxes: Advertising Expenses By : Chad Bordeaux As a small business owner, you are most likely going to incur some expenses related to the promotion of your business. Generally, most of the expenses you incur are deductible either as advertising expense or as some other expense. Some expenses are not deductible. Tax Benefits of the Top 10 Retirement Planning Programs By : roni deutch With continual talk of an economic recession, and ongoing concerns with the social security system, it is now more important then ever to prepare for your retirement. This article lists the top 10 retirement planning programs in the United States and their tax related tax benefits. Presidential Candidate Tax Returns Analyzed By Roni Deutch By : roni deutch With the Democratic convention getting closer and the general election just a few months away, all the remaining candidates have publicly released their income tax returns. It did take Senator Clinton and Senator McCain longer than Senator Obama, but as the saying goes it is always better late then never. In the article below, The Tax Lady Roni Deutch analyzes each of the presidential candidate’s returns. Inside Secrets of Failed Tax Strategies By : Tom Wheelwright I have seen the inner workings of hundreds of tax strategies. I recently did a study of tax strategies to reveal the inside secrets of failed tax strategies. I was searching for common causes of the failures. The most common causes all centered around cost, but not in a way you may expect. Tax Relief: Compromising By : N.F.Centeno The IRS established the Offer in Compromise (OIC), in 1992 and quite often it is the best method of solving tax debts. Taxpayers can save large amounts of money on accepted OICs; about an average of 88% have been reported by the IRS. Tax Relief: Encourage Innovation And Don’t Punish The Bereaved By : N.F.Centeno It seems to be common sense to assume that the more tax credits you give for research and experimentation in various industries, the more you would encourage development in that area; and, of course, the reverse would be true. Tax Relief: Relief Through Bankruptcy By : N.F.Centeno “Perish the very thought of it,” you say; but, it is, often, all one can do to get tax relief. Perhaps to lighten the emotional blow, one may think of bankruptcy as another way of wiping the slate clean and starting again. Let’s look at the details of filing for bankruptcy. Tax Relief: Looking At Alternate Solutions By : N.F.Centeno Sometimes we simply cannot avoid the consequences of ignorance or procrastination when it comes to our taxes. Many people who find themselves in this predicament may not get the full benefits of tax relief to which they would otherwise be entitled. Tax Relief: Oh To Be Free At Last By : N.F.Centeno It may be many years before one of the wealthiest nations in the world even considers becoming a tax-free haven like say, the Cayman Islands, for example. Until then though, seeking help to be free from the stress of the Internal Revenue Service breathing down your neck will be welcomed relief, which hopefully translates into tax relief. Tax Relief: Taxes And Death By : N.F.Centeno Putting those two words together seems kind of redundant doesn’t it; like a double negative. Okay, so maybe that’s a little bit of an exaggeration, but there is actually a death tax. The term is really a derogatory one and is used to refer to the estate tax, which is its official name. Tax Relief: Let’s Raise The Bar By : N.F.Centeno Let’s raise the bar for our standard of living. Let’s all get a chance to increase our income and, therefore, enjoy more of the physical comforts and luxuries that life has to offer. It may mean that we spend more time and effort (sometimes away from family) investing in a business and working at that second or third job. But then, we work ourselves to the bone to give the government more taxes for every additional dollar we earn. How many of us think it’s worth it to gain the whole world but to lose a huge percent of our time, leisure and money in taxes to the government? Tax Relief: Let’s Be Fair And Charitable By : N.F.Centeno Any tax scheme should reflect a nation’s goal to increase productivity and to improve the lives of people of all income and social levels. As it is now, the U.S. tax system has too many inequities. Tax Relief: What Is The Head Of Our Nation Saying By : N.F.Centeno The quote: "These are the basic ideas that guide my tax policy: lower income taxes for all, with the greatest help for those most in need. Everyone who pays income taxes benefits - while the highest percentage tax cuts go to the lowest income Americans. ... Tax Relief: Why We Should Lobby For Lower Taxes By : N.F.Centeno Don’t you think that we are more capable of more sensible saving, investing and spending our money than the government? Think about it: how many Americans actually support the way the government has been tying and untying the national purse strings for the last two decades? Tax Relief: Home Business Purposes By : N.F.Centeno If you are self-employed and use a part of your home for the purpose of conducting your business you may qualify for tax relief in this respect. Many more people today are starting and operating home businesses and, in this regard, a home office deduction is a distinct possibility for that business and home owner. Tax Relief: Selling Your Home By : N.F.Centeno It is actually possible for the US taxpayer to obtain tax relief on the sale of their home, if you receive a gain on the sale of your main home. There is a way to exclude part or even the entire gain from your income. Tax Relief: Economic Stimulus Payments By : N.F.Centeno A very important part of tax relief is the receipt of economic stimulus payments. These payments will begin to roll out in May, 2008. In many instances, you have to do nothing. Tax Relief: Education Credits By : N.F.Centeno The Internal Revenue Service offers tax relief for education in the form of two tax credits - the “Hope Credit” and the “Lifetime Learning Credit”. Because these are credits, as apposed to deductions, it is possible that you might be able to subtract them from your federal income tax in full – dollar-for-dollar. They are applicable to you or your dependents. Tax Relief: Hybrid Vehicles By : N.F.Centeno Tax relief is granted by the US Internal Revenue Services for the purchase of hybrid vehicles. Therefore, if you purchased a hybrid vehicle during the 2007 tax year, you could be standing in line to receive a tax credit that is worth as much as $3 000. Tax Relief: Planning By : N.F.Centeno Once the last minute rush of filing your taxes is over, the very first step that should be taken is to ensure that you review your tax return and use it as a roadmap for next years tax planning. New rules are being issued and old ones changed by the IRS at an alarming speed. Tax Relief: IRS Tax Levy By : N.F.Centeno As with all problems, ignoring Internal Revenue Service tax problems will not make them go away! There is no tax relief for ignoring tax issues and this kind of attitude can lead to some very serious repercussions. Tax Relief: Innocent Spouse Rule By : N.F.Centeno It makes the most sense for many married couples to file joint tax returns when filing federal income tax returns. This can result in some tax relief and, more often than not, a lower tax bill. Tax Relief: Back Taxes By : N.F.Centeno Back taxes occur when a person owes taxes from a previous period but does not pay them or is not able to pay them when they fall due. In the same context, underpaying your tax obligations will result in a back tax situation. Tax Relief: Notice of Wage Levy By : N.F.Centeno The Internal Revenue Service is very knowledgeable when it comes to using intimidation to coerce taxpayers into an adverse tax collection action. This will offer no tax relief whatsoever; and is, in many instances, based on insufficient facts or incomplete information. Tax Relief: Wage Garnishments By : N.F.Centeno “There may be liberty and justice for all, but there is tax relief only for some”. -- Martin A. Sullivan One of the ways in which the Internal Revenue Service seeks payment of an outstanding tax debt is by taking out a Federal Tax Lien - also known as an IRS Tax Levy. If this action does not get the IRS the results they are looking for, they can and will initiate “wage garnishments”. Tax Relief: Personal Exemptions By : N.F.Centeno Personal Exemptions can offer tax relief in the form of a reduction in your declared taxable income. The exemptions include yourself, if you are not considered a dependent on another persons’ tax return; your spouse, if you file a joint tax return; and, children, provided they are under nineteen years of age or twenty-four in the case of a full-time student; and, any other relative. Tax Relief: An Offer In Compromise (OIC) By : N.F.Centeno There is only one way that the US taxpayer and the IRS can resolve tax debt to a lesser amount, with an “Offer In Compromise”. This is an agreement made between the taxpayer and the IRS and offers some tax relief. Tax Relief: Bad Debt in Business is Tax Deductible By : N.F.Centeno All businesses experience this, it happens to virtually everyone, from small to medium and large business. Bad debt applies when a customer does not pay you and you need to know that in compensation for this you are allowed some tax relief in the form of a tax deduction. Tax Relief: Changes in How Dividends Are Taxed By : N.F.Centeno One of the ways in which the “Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003” affects us is in the way in which dividends are taxed. People in the US, who have invested money and receive dividends from their investments, now qualify to pay lower taxes on those dividends, whether the dividends are received from domestic or qualified foreign corporations. Tax Relief: The Impact of Disasters By : N.F.Centeno In order to overcome the effects of natural disasters, there are special tax law provisions. These are enacted to assist individual taxpayers and businesses by affording them some tax relief after the event of a natural disaster.
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