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Take steps to protect yourself when
choosing a tax preparer
If you ask your barber for a trim
and end up with a buzz cut, your hair will grow back in a few months. But
if an inept tax preparer makes a hash out of your tax return, the
repercussions could haunt you for years.
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Legislation aims to crack down on
tax return fraud
U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D - FL)
has introduced the Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013 to
Congress. Nelson wants to lengthen jail time for tax-related
identity theft convictions..
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Hunting for Tax
Deductions? Job Searches Can Be Rewarding
In today's corporate
America, changing jobs is commonplace. Cutbacks, layoffs and corporate
ladder climbing can all lead to a search for other employment. But the
dreaded job search has an upside - tax deductions!
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States Rack Up Victories in Bids to
Collect Online Sales Taxes
The days of shopping online without paying sales taxes may be ending.
States are cracking down and a nationwide system for collecting sales tax
on online sales may be coming soon.
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Card
Fees On Tax Payments Deductible, IRS Confirms
Credit or debit card
convenience fees charged for paying federal individual income taxes
electronically are deductible for some taxpayers who itemize, the Internal
Revenue Service has announced.
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Two new books by Gail Perry now available - purchase
them here!
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Mint.com
For Dummies
helps you get your daily
finances in mint condition! This book
will;
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Introduce
you to Mint.com, the free personal
online finance management service
that helps you set up and track your
day-to-day finances
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Walk
you through the steps for creating a
budget based on your current
spending habits or creating a budget
with goals in mind (saving for a new
home or car, paying off college
loans early, having a comfortable
retirement, etc.)
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Tell
you everything you need to do to
track bank, credit card,
investments, loan transactions and
manage your bills
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Show
you how to import and export tax
information from Mint.com, including
the tax software packages that make
it the easiest
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And
it Includes handy checklists, expert
tips, invaluable advice, and helpful
warnings throughout.
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QuickBooks
2010 On Demand
is
a task-based reference book, designed to
appeal to the QuickBooks user who wants
the answer to questions in a hurry.
The
book is highly visual, with screen shots
and callouts describing each step of
particular tasks.
Accompanying the task
steps are cross-references to related
sections of the book, tips and short
cuts, introductory text, and sidebars
that expand on more technical areas of
the program. You’ll find this is an
indispensable resource.
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Recently Published Articles by Gail Perry
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Obama Signs JOBS Act:
What's in It for You?
After
months of debate and scrutiny, President Obama signed the JOBS Act on April 5,
2012. This important new legislation is intended to spur job creation and
economic growth by improving access to capital. more...
Accounting Jobs Are Safe in Current
Economy
More than 1,400 CFOs across
the country were interviewed and provided information for Robert Half
International's quarterly Professional Employment Report. Key findings indicate
that more than 90 percent of CFOs said they expect to maintain current levels of
staff accounting positions for the second quarter of 2012. This represents a
significant increase over the first quarter, when only 69 percent said they
intend to maintain current personnel. Four percent of CFOs said they plan to add
employees, and 5 percent indicate plans to decrease the number of staff
positions. more...
Gone Phishing: Dealing with Internet Thugs
Have you ever received a
message in your e-mail inbox that looks like it comes from a reputable company,
like a bank or some other financial Web site or even the Internal Revenue
Service, but there's something a bit amiss about the message – the company is
asking you to enter your password or username or it's asking for a PIN or Social
Security or credit card number - information that company should already have.
This attempt to collect information while posing as a recognizable company is
known as phishing. more...
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