Myths about Taxable Income

Road sign facts vs myths

My Social Security benefits aren’t taxable. Depending on the amount of other income that a taxpayer has to report, their benefits may be taxable – but the maximum amount of Social Security benefits that must be included is 85 percent. I don’t need to report stock sales if I bought other stocks with the proceeds.…

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Repair Expenses

New IRS regs add time and expense to every business’ depreciation calculation.

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Why tax year 2014 requires more work

Road sign of the ACA

In March, 2010. President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act. One provision of the Act required that in 2014 all Americans must have qualified health insurance or face a “Shared Responsibility Payment,” more commonly known as the Health Care Penalty. A lesser known amendment to the Act allowed insurance providers and large employers a one-year…

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