1. Tax Write Offs For Web Site Owners by Cassandra Ingraham
   
   Before the end of January of the next year, you will receive 1009-MIS from your affiliate programs, your AdSense and any additional online companies you have worked with and generated, over $600 in income (Note: If you earned over $400 in your online business, you must file a Schedule C). Regardless, if you received a 1099-MISC or not, you must still report your income on your tax return. You may have thought your web site ventures were a hobby, however, the existence of a 1099-MISC, which are mailed to you and the IRS, puts you in business, regardless if you...
   
   
2. Enrolled Agent, Good to Go With Or Not? by Lawrence Anderson
   
   IRS issues are the major thing that you have to deal when you face tax issues. But more than that something you need a licensed enrolled agent to help you in the event of an audit by IRS. However, it is must to pass the IRS scrutiny to be called an enrolled agent. It can be really helpful because the training for an EA is conducted and tested by IRS itself so you can be free of worries when an agent is guiding you through your audit by IRS.
   
   
3. How to Prevent Tax Audits by Terry Mitchell
   
   Being audited can be a very stressful, not to mention financially hazardous, experience. While many people will go their entire lives without being audited for taxes, not everyone is that lucky. There are, however, some ways to help prevent the tax man from checking up on you.
   
   
4. Who Pays Taxes? - Knowing the Implications of Taxes by Dean Sturridge
   
   This article takes a look at taxation. It questions who needs to pay taxes, and the contributions that taxation make to society.
   
   
5. What Are Taxes? Knowing Our Taxes by Dean Sturridge
   
   Information on what taxes are. The article describes the various sorts of taxes that people need to pay.
   
   
6. Creative Tax Strategies to Help Raise Funds For Your Deals by Amanda Han
   
   For those of you who are putting deals together to purchase apartments or other commercial real estate property, you know that investor relations is one of the most important components of success. Not only do your investors contribute to the overall success of the current project, but investors who are satisfied with their returns and your projects will come back to you over and over again offering to put money in your future deals. That's why it is very important to treat our investors as our "clients" and do all that we can to make sure they are receiving the maximum value from investing their money with us.
   
   
7. Applying the New Tax Law to Your Taxes by Thomas Wheelwright
   
   With the end of the year just around the corner, the new law may provide you with additional tax saving opportunities. In this report, I'll share the 2 most popular tax breaks in the new law and how they apply to your taxes.
   
   
8. 8 End of the Year Tax Tips by Roni Deutch
   
   Although you may be used to waiting until April to worry about your taxes, this could be a big mistake. Many tax breaks are secured through actions taken before January 1. And guess what - it is already November and the holidays are just a few weeks away!
   
   
9. Year-End Tax Planning Tips You May Want to Avoid by Thomas Wheelwright
   
   It's that time of year when we get bombarded with year-end tax planning tips. You'll see them on the web, in the newspaper, on television, and just about everywhere you look. I read a top 10 list this morning that made me cringe!
   
   
10. The Benefits of Retaining a Tax Lawyer Vs Negotiating Your Own Settlement by Roni Deutch
    
    Although taxpayers have the right to negotiate directly with the IRS, it is often a good idea to hire a professional, such as an attorney, to represent you in the negotiations. However, there are some instances where a taxpayer may be better off working directly with the IRS.
    
    
11. Appealing For Lowering Your Property Taxes - The Smart Guy's Guide by Antoine Grier
    
    Ever since the State stopped assuming that your only house is your primary residence, property tax bills shot up for everyone. Yes, if you have not declared the fact that your only residence is your primary residence ready yourself to cough up more in property taxes. The simple solution is to send in the Homestead Tax Credit Application or file an appeal.
    
    
12. Details on Parsonage and Clergy Taxes by Jonathan Medows
    
    Working for religious institutions is a service to God but to protect the interests of the ministers and rabbi, it is good to have financial information provided by the state. Most clergy including cantors, rabbi, priests and religious officers working in religious institutions have the right to get a waiver on some portion of the income.
    
    
13. The Secret to Avoid Capital Gains Taxes Through 1031 by Marikor Hidalgo
    
    There are certain tax breaks and incentives you can avail to get a more profitable investment without the hefty amount to spend on inevitable components such as tax implications. The regulated tax-deferred exchange or section 1031 imposed by the Internal Revenue Code is an extremely relevant tool that ensures you of avoiding the costly capital gains taxes incurred in the process of selling or letting go of your previous property. The notion for this program is that no loss or gains are recognized on the process of exchanging the property which is initially used for productive measures such...
    
    
14. Donate a Car For a Tax Deduction - Which Car Donation Organizations Are Legitimate? by Helen Hecker
    
    If you're thinking about donating a car to a charity or non-profit organization so you can get a tax deduction a few questions may come to mind. First of all you're probably wondering what car donation organizations are legitimate?
    
    
15. How Much Your Tax Can Cost You by Lawrence Anderson
    
    It happens ever year that during spring more than 100 million tax returns are filled with IRS. That sounds like a really big amount and the byproduct of this heavy amount if guaranteed employment for the nation's more than 1 million accountants and auditors and nearly two million bookkeeping and accounting clerks.
    
    
16. Making the Most of IRS Publications by Lawrence Anderson
    
    Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is a great organization and if we take our tax costs and payments serious we can make a great use of IRS publications to help us in our tax issues. We get mail from the IRS every year but apart from that mail, the IRS also produces hundreds of publications that explain how to complete myriad tax forms various taxpayers must tackle.
    
    
17. Save Your Tax Returns Forever by Jason Stockman
    
    We usually worry about tax returns until April 15th and then they tend to go into a filing cabinet somewhere, never to be thought of again. At least, until this year, that is what I usually do. Just last week a client of mine sent me a revised 1099 from 2008. I haven't even worked for this client since May of 2008, which, of course, made it that much more difficult to find the original because it hasn't been so much as looked at in a year and a half! Turns out the 1099 had a completely different amount than what I was actually paid.
    
    
18. Tax Deductions For 2009 by Toneemarie Johnson
    
    Why not give yourself a present by starting planning early to save $100s to $1,000s of dollars in tax breaks due to a few soon to expire tax deductions and credits. Take advantage of these deductions in 2009, as they may not be available in subsequent years.
    
    
19. How to Avoid Tax Problems and Their Legal Sanctions by Kathy Breadmore
    
    Taxpayers are often beset with tax problems which are also of their own making. But for all of these predicaments the only way to do away with them is to comply religiously with your obligations to the government.
    
    
20. Mode of Tax Payment Under OIC by Kathy Breadmore
    
    An OIC is a compromise made between the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the liable taxpayer. In some instances whereon payment of taxes becomes improbable due to financial circumstances the IRS can be considerate enough to allow offer in compromise.
    
    
21. Most Common Reasons For Having Unfiled Tax Returns by Kathy Breadmore
    
    The most common reason for unfiled tax returns is ignorance. By virtue of this ruling, the IRS can still go after these non-paying citizens. Some are not able to file returns for they are not aware that they have this obligation to do so.
    
    
22. Tax Season Again - Taxpayers Under Reporting Expenses Due to Poor Record Keeping by Cassandra Ingraham
    
    Jane works at a large company where office buildings cover 5 square miles. Because Jane has to pick up and deliver classified information for her work, she actually drives to Building 12, three times a week, 50 weeks out of the year. Jane's employer does not reimburse her for the miles. Are the miles that Jane drives from her office building to Building 12, which is a total of 4 miles round trip, deductible?
    
    
23. Advantages of Hiring a Certified Public Accountant by Connor R Sullivan
    
    This article tells its readers how it is better to hire a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) rather than a tax attorney. It explains the advantages that one can get by hiring a CPA.
    
    
24. Getting the Best Tax Help is Possible by Connor R Sullivan
    
    This article guides on how to select a good taxation lawyer who can give you great help when you are handling your taxation issues. It also informs readers as to why they need a taxation expert in the first place.
    
    
25. Remedies Offered by a Tax Court Against an IRS Decision by Kathy Breadmore
    
    The Internal Revenue Service allows taxpayers to raise to the tax court the tax levies imposed on taxpayers. This is already a foreseen disaster which can be very detrimental to the personal interests and properties of the concerned respondent. The decision may be a positive one if the judge opposes to contentions of the IRS, otherwise the judgment shall be against you.
    
    
26. Tax Attorneys For Low-Income Taxpayers by Kathy Breadmore
    
    Tax-related issues are the expertise of tax attorneys who have dedicated their legal career in assisting taxpayers with problems concerning the Internal Revenue Service or IRS. For low-income taxpaying citizens who find the cost a bit expensive can also gain access to a free or less-costly legal service from the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic or from a local legal aid office as provided by the American Bar Association for every state.
    
    
27. The Important Role of Tax Attorneys to Taxpayers Versus the IRS by Kathy Breadmore
    
    The tax attorney is a lawyer who can be easily located and found in law firms that are into tax-related issues to assist citizens on problems related to payments of taxes. There are people who can represent any taxpayer in case of necessary negotiations with tax agencies like the Internal Revenue Service.
    
    
28. Understanding Employee Taxes, As an Employer by Chintamani Abhyankar
    
    As an employer, you are responsible for handling your employees' payroll taxes. The first thing you need to understand is which taxes, exactly, are your responsibility.
    
    
29. Tax Lawyer Protects Rights of Taxpayer - Client Against IRS by Kathy Breadmore
    
    Tax lawyers are expert professionals who can offer a wide range of sound legal advices on taxation matters. Legal practitioners who specialize in taxation controversies are usually Certified Public Accountants and very experienced in representing their clients across the entire United States.
    
    
30. Tax Lawyers Needed For Levy Release by Kathy Breadmore
    
    In case of failure, levy release in favor for a taxpayer cannot be granted not until he can comply with his tax liability within a reasonable period of time, otherwise the properties under lien or encumbrance shall be garnished or sold at an auction. A lien can be imposed on a person's paycheck which remains enforced until the levy release is released.
    
    

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