Did you know that one of the most important features of QB 2012 or higher is that you can "data trim" your information? This is especially important if you ever find yourself in an audit situation. This way, using data…
Today we hosted an amazing webinar with Chris Brown and Mark Hunter from www.easyaca.com . They gave us some interesting news that even I didn't know! Did you know that it may be better to REMOVE your company health plan if…
I get asked this question a lot. Can I write off my gym membership? A lot of it depends on which gym you attend, why you attend it. If for example you go to more of a country club type…
We have a lot of clients that are sales professionals. Often their previous CPA has never told them all of the wondrous things that they can deduct in their position. Here are the top three. Number one: mileage driven on…
This is one of the hardest things for people to do. The IRS expects people to track mileage, where they went, they met with, why were they there, beginning and ending odometer readings, lots of other pertinent data in your…
As usual it was such a fabulous honor to be on channel 3 this morning here in Arizona. I got to talk about some tips for individual taxpayers this year. They're definitely some big changes coming in this year and…
Are you in credit card debt? You trying to get out of it, but just unsure how? One of the neatest techniques that I haven't heard of before, something new, not the normal snowball technique that you hear of, is…
I get a lot of questions these days about what is the best way to prepare when coming in to get your taxes done. Personally I believe that organization is one of the major keys. We have some people that…
Did you get to see our Tax Goddess on Channel 12 on 1/11/13? If not, check her out here talking about the new taxes for the 2013 filing season (Jan-April of 2014)
As you scramble to prepare for next years taxes coming (un hungh, sure, yeah right Tax Goddess!!!), take a moment to reflect on how once upon a time taxes were way crazier. Here's a short list of five taxes that…
Financial life isn't great for many right now, and tax deadlines are rapidly approaching. If you find that you can't pay your taxes on time, the Federal Trade Commission can help. Here's what they suggest: Read your notices from the…
If you owe back taxes, you may be tempted to turn to companies that claim they can reduce or eliminate your tax debts and stop back-tax collection by applying for IRS hardship programs. The truth is that most people don’t…
The other day I was on the phone with a client who has been in business for a while, but just felt like she could be doing things better than she already is. She asked me to write an article…
WASHINGTON–The Internal Revenue Service today announced a delay of approximately one to two weeks to the start of the 2014 filing season to allow adequate time to program and test tax processing systems following the 16-day federal government closure. …
Should I be collecting and remitting sales tax? By Jason Rush, head of Payroll and Sales Tax @ Tax Goddess Business Services®, PC, Scottsdale CPA Sales tax (also known as transaction privilege tax) can often be a confusing, and let’s admit,…
