tax-audit-filter: how can i find a reliable and inexpensive tax representative in the washington d.c. area, for help with a surprise audit? of course there's
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posted by garfy3
on Sep 4, 2006 -
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Tax Question -- My employer owes me over a month's worth of retroactive salary increase. Will I be end up paying more in taxes when this fat retroactive amount finally gets tacked onto my normal paycheck?
posted by archimago
on Aug 31, 2006 -
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Attn: New York Accountants!
What is the minimum annual tax that a one person LLC (Limited Liability Corporation) must pay in New York?
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posted by HarryS
on Aug 9, 2006 -
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I have been keeping all of my receipts for some time now. Every day, I enter them into my money tracking system (presently just a text file where I capture date, payee and amount). Then I file the receipts away in folders by month. My question: does it do me any good to save the receipts, or is having the data good enough?
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posted by ivarley
on Aug 2, 2006 -
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Specifically, I'd like to know how much Chicago contributes to Illinois (in terms of taxes) versus how much it receives. Generally...
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posted by chndrcks
on Jun 27, 2006 -
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Should I open my Roth IRA now and buy what I can afford, or wait until I can afford the minimum investment in the fund I really like?
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posted by electric_counterpoint
on May 12, 2006 -
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Political Action Committee (and 501C) financial statements: where can I find them, hopefully online w/o paper requests? (Googling gives me a myriad of the not-so-helpful.)
posted by Shane
on May 2, 2006 -
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I live in New York and recently started a new job in New Jersey. On my first pay stub, I noticed that I'm paying a state income tax for both NY and NJ (and the tax for new jersey is actually $30 more than the NY tax). How can I be forced to pay income tax to two different states when I only live in one? This seems unjust.
posted by zembla3
on Apr 30, 2006 -
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I live in NYC, I make $60k a year, and I take home about $750 per week, which comes to $39k. This strikes me as ridiculous. Am I not using some deduction that everyone else knows about? Would I pay fewer taxes if I kept my Manhattan job but lived in New Jersey?
posted by bingo
on Apr 26, 2006 -
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Tax Filter: I still haven't filed my taxes from 2 years ago. Mainly because I am not sure what the cheapest, easiest way to do it is. Please advise this procastinator! (more inside)
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posted by Parannoyed
on Apr 19, 2006 -
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Does anyone know what the tax filing business code is for a graphic designer?
posted by ryanissuper
on Apr 17, 2006 -
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My mother owns a small business. She has not filed her taxes in several years. I need advice on what to do to either do the taxes for her or make it easier for her so I can get her do do it.
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 14, 2006 -
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I haven't filed last year's taxes yet because I'd been told Uncle Sam didn't mind you filing late, if he owed you (I'm due a tax return, rather than owing taxes). Now, I want to file an extension on this year's taxes, without having sent in last year's. Will doing this trigger the IRS to send thugs to my house?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 13, 2006 -
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If I'm getting a tax refund, do I still have to file by April 17th (this year)? Someone told me that if you're getting a refund, it doesn't matter when you file......thanks!
posted by webjunkie
on Apr 11, 2006 -
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Must I report gifts on my tax return? I know the giver must pay the gift tax on gifts over $11,000, but do I have to report having recieved it anywhere on my 1040?
posted by saffron
on Apr 11, 2006 -
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How do I find a competent human at the IRS? Or will my refund get spent by someone else, whose account number was mistakenly used (by my incompetent preparer) on my return?
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posted by garfy3
on Apr 10, 2006 -
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I earned 12,100 total income this year. All 1099. Have not made any estimated payments. How bad is my tax situation?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 9, 2006 -
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Tax Attorney or Accountant in San Francisco? I'm trying to get my financial house in order, and I've been bad about getting all my taxes filed a couple of years ago. Anyone have good experiences dealing with this in SF?
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posted by bitdamaged
on Apr 6, 2006 -
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My father, who was a self-employed accountant with a staff of zero, passed away on Monday in the middle of tax season. His clients, mostly doctors with small to medium sized practices, are people whose finances he's been managing for decades and they were friends to him as well. How can we, my family, ease their transition to another person to handle their taxes?
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posted by eighth_excerpt
on Mar 31, 2006 -
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What are the advantages, disadvantages, and Important Things To Know about officially starting a business?
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posted by cortex
on Mar 28, 2006 -
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What is the benefit, if any, of depreciating a piece of expensive camera gear over 3 years instead of 5?
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posted by photoslob
on Mar 25, 2006 -
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Tax Filter: Why would the fact that I paid interest on student loans last year mean I owe the IRS more money? I was doing my taxes on TurboTax today, and I have two 1098-E forms which say that I paid a total of $1,700 dollars in interest last year on student loans. This is the first year I'm paying on loans rather than taking them out, so I'm not sure how it works. My little counter at the top of the screen was saying I was getting an $800 refund until I entered that amount. After that, it said I would owe the IRS $450 this year. When it said I might be able to take the $1,700 as a deduction, that seemed like a good thing... so why do I owe now when before, I didn't? I don't get it.
posted by abbyladybug
on Mar 25, 2006 -
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I'm thinking about buying a new car in the next year. I live in Seattle, Washington, where the sales tax is about 8.8%, but I visit Oregon frequently, where there is no sales tax. Would there be any drawbacks to buying the car in Oregon to avoid the sales tax? I would still register and insure it in Washington.
posted by matildaben
on Mar 17, 2006 -
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How can I best avoid an IRS audit? My occupation may complicate things: I’m a professional in the adult entertainment industry with a job that is legal (but often perceived as illegal) and an entirely cash-based business.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 11, 2006 -
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How do I write off my defunct business partnership on my taxes? I ended a 2 year self employment partnership (incorporated LLC) August of this year, walking away with around $8k in personally liable loans, as well as racking up another $5K after my car was repossessed.
I want to know how best to claim this loss on my taxes.
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posted by daHIFI
on Feb 27, 2006 -
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[IncomeTaxFilter] I get paychecks from three employers. No matter how I adjust my withholding, I always seem to owe at the end of the year. I've tried taking the IRS's advice as to how to adjust withholding, but with no luck. Is there some reliable formula I can use to figure out how much I should ask to have withheld from my weekly paycheck?
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posted by anastasiav
on Feb 27, 2006 -
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Tax Attorney Filter: I contributed too much to my Roth IRA 3 years in a row. Should I be worried?
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posted by sdis
on Feb 24, 2006 -
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I am getting pretty serious into the vfx industry and wanted to know where to look for accountant to deal with my taxes as a freelance artist...
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posted by matthelm
on Feb 24, 2006 -
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Can I recieve a 501(c)(3) status with a self run computer support web-site?
posted by lowster11
on Feb 19, 2006 -
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American Grant Program Foundation? I was contacted two evenings in a row by a company claiming that the government owed me thousands of dollars since I "paid my taxes on time every year".
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posted by lohmannn
on Feb 15, 2006 -
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I was just laid off and luckily received a severance package. What do I do about paying tax on it?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 11, 2006 -
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I did a lot of freelance work last year but didn't keep good records. What's the best way to find out what I owe for 2005 & avoid the problem this year?
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posted by octavia
on Feb 6, 2006 -
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There is no way I can afford to pay my taxes in one shot this year. Is there a way to set up a payment pan with the IRS?
posted by ryanissuper
on Feb 4, 2006 -
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Can I write off all or part of my car purchase? While it will be used to ferry me about, it is primarily being purchased as a test vehicle at my non-profit workplace (engine/battery modifications), where I serve as a consultant.
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posted by johndavi
on Feb 2, 2006 -
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tax idiot filter: I need to get some things postmarked today. It's 6:30pm where I am.
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posted by bilabial
on Jan 31, 2006 -
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Taxfilter: This year I used a simple quit claim deed to share ownership of my home with my SO. Now that I'm filling our our income tax returns, I need to know if this impacts either reutrn. [ for reference, I'm in Florida ]
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posted by gyrom
on Jan 30, 2006 -
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