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Actual Cost v Miles Driven: Your Vehicle Deduction Adds Up

  Claiming a deduction for a vehicle used in your business is simpler than you might think. And the value to your bottom line is too large to ignore. You can figure the deduction a couple of ways and, with only a couple of restrictions, you get to choose which way to do it.   [...]

Keeping Receipts For Taxes

  When you are trying to keep receipts for tax purposes, it is wise to have a system in place that will allow you to have everything organized when it comes time to put together your taxes. Most people keep their receipts, but they don't organize them.   The first step to having a better [...]

Tax day is approaching

With tax day approaching, many people often neglect to prepare their tax return on time. The Internal Revenue Service is increasing the fines for those who file their tax returns late, so it is important that they file before April 15th. Many taxpayers will attempt to fill out their tax return on their own, which [...]

Bookkeepiung that Keeps Pace with Progress.

  Inside every company is a resource of information that pertains to past, present, and future business costs. Each company that produces a service or a product is required to maintain legible accounts of all transactions to be tallied by the local, state, and federal governments at the end of each business cycle. Managing the [...]

Small Business Headache?

  Running a small business is stressful enough as it is, you don't want the weight of preparing a small business tax plan on your head and shoulders. There are so many laws involved with filing a business tax report, let alone sifting through all your receipts, possible deductions and expenses your head is sure [...]

Tax Documents

For both individuals and businesses filing their income tax return, it can be confusing when deciding which tax documents should be kept for future reference and which should be discarded. Although the vast majority of tax returns will have no problem after being filed, some taxpayers are audited by the Internal Revenue Service every year. [...]

1099′s compliance for 2011 Tax Year

Small business owners have only a few days to still be in compliance with the Internal Revenue Service command to send out Form 1099-MSC, by the close of business January 31, 2012 for the 2011 calendar year. These forms must be sent to each person that you paid more than $600 to during the calendar [...]

Tax Time Again!

  It is that time of year again where you need to make end of the year tax preparations. Filing an accurate return is critical if you do not want to receive any letters from the IRS. There are a few tips in this article to save you from being noticed by the IRS.   [...]

Dowd Whittaker and Associates

  It is never to early to begin organizing your taxes for your upcoming tax returns. Plus, with the end of the year fast approaching, there are a few tax deductions and donations you are still able to make. This is going to help reduce the amount of taxes you need to pay next year. [...]

Gear Up for the end of the Tax Year!

  It is never too early to begin on your taxes, and as long as you have all the necessary paperwork, the sooner you start on your taxes the better. This allows you to get it all out of the way when filing for taxes, and if you are expecting a return, you receive the [...]