Tax Preparation Tips

With these Tax Preparation Tips, we will be able to maximize your refund.
Find out how you can get a higher refund here, when preparing your taxes.

Safe Harbor for Participants in the Hardest Hit Fund

In 2016, the U.S. Treasury created the Hardest Hit Fund (HHF) program to provide certain homeowners with assistance designed to help them keep their homes. States set up and administer the program, which includes help with mortgage payment assistance …

What Families Need to Know About Tax Reform

Tax reform impacts the tax outcome for many Americans – including families. Fortunately, however, many of the changes can potentially boost the tax savings for busy moms and dads.
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A New Tax Law Means It’s Time to Review Your Withholdings

One thing we know about the most significant tax changes in decades: it will affect your tax return. While other tax code changes throughout the years may have tweaked obscure credits and rules, the tax reform signed into law in December 2017 made chan…

Tax Credit Reduced for Tesla Electric Cars

If you buy an electric drive car, you may qualify for a tax credit of up to $7,500. However, the credit is reduced once the manufacturer has sold more than 200,000 cars in the U.S. Tesla reported that it reached this milestone for electric vehicles (E…

No Home Office Deduction for Records Storage

To claim a home office deduction, space must be used regularly and exclusively for business. There are two exceptions to exclusive use: day care businesses and storage of inventory or product samples for someone in the retail or wholesale business. Ho…

Fraud Not Undone with Amended Returns

If a taxpayer files a fraudulent tax return, both civil and criminal penalties can result. The civil penalty is 75% of the underpayment attributable to the fraud (Code Sec. 6663). But if a fraud results from omitting income and a taxpayer files an ame…

Gross Retirement Plan Distribution Taxable

If you have a plan loan outstanding and take a distribution that’s partially used to pay off the loan, are you taxed on the gross amount or the net amount (gross amount minus loan repayment)? That was the question put to the Tax Court by an individual…