Author Archives: johngallo
Who Should Prepare Your Taxes? Part Two
ShareIn part two of this blog we will talk just a little about tax preparers other than CPA’s, Attorney’s, and EA’s. We will also discuss some recommendations and conclusions about who you should use for your income tax preparation and … Continue reading
Who Should Prepare Your Taxes? Part One
ShareI try not to post blogs this long, but consider this an important issue with a lot of information you should pay attention to. I am going to try splitting it into two parts. This first part will cover CPA’s, … Continue reading
Filing allowed for Depreciation and Education Credit Forms
ShareThe Internal Revenue Service has announced that it will begin processing returns with depreciation forms (form 4562) on February 10, 2013. They also announced that those returns claiming education credits will begin to be processed on February 14. These two … Continue reading
Should We Build A Death Star?
ShareThis issue is not heavily tax related, but is interesting nonetheless. It is also interesting to note that the White House has increased the number of signatures required to respond to a petition to 100,000 from 25,000 since this petition … Continue reading
How Many Wealthy People Are There?
ShareWith the recent battles over tax laws we have heard a lot about the wealth and that their percentage of the tax burden should increase. I have found a little bit of information at the Tax Foundation which gives some … Continue reading
What Is 5 S?
ShareThe five S’s are five techniques used in efficient business processes. They were developed by the Japanese and are signified by five Japanese words which happen to start with S. Those Japanese words all happen to translate (or transliterate) into English … Continue reading
Is Social Security Income Taxable?
ShareThose individuals who receive social security income may find that income is partially taxable when the file their income tax returns. If you are single and your total “combined” income (an IRS term for adjusted gross income from your tax … Continue reading
Where Is My Refund?
ShareWith tax season “postponed” by 8 days by the IRS this year, some early filing taxpayers may be concerned about how long it will take to receive their refunds. The IRS will not begin processing tax returns this year until … Continue reading
Exchange Students
ShareIn our family we have hosted exchange students a number of times in the past. I strongly recommend doing so to anyone who has an interest. It can be a great experience for the entire family. It can also be … Continue reading
Office In Home Simplification
ShareThe IRS recently issued Revenue Procedure 2013-13. This new procedure for computing the office in home deduction (OIH) is intended to simplify the process. In some instances it does. For most people it will probably create a smaller office in … Continue reading
