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Dependent Care Assistance Plans: A Fringe Benefit With Tax Benefits
To help ease the burden of hard-working parents, employers may institute a dependent care assistance plan for employees. Under such a plan, payments made to third parties like babysitters and day care centers are excluded from income if the costs ...
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Scammers Target Tax Pros with Fake Software Update Email
The email scheme is the latest in a series of attempts by fraudsters to use the IRS or other tax issues as a cover to trick people into giving up sensitive information such as passwords, Social Security numbers or credit card numbers or to make ...
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TaxWise Online Gives Tax Pros A New Cloud Option
Currently available as a free trial version, the cloud-based system offers early access to the brand-new TaxWise Online interface, the comprehensive bilingual TaxWise forms library, and complete calculations so that preview users can prepare sample ...
IRS Changes ITIN Program
If taxpayers have an expired ITIN and don’t renew before filing a tax return next year, they could face a refund delay and may be ineligible for certain tax credits, such as the Child Tax Credit and the American Opportunity Tax Credit, until the ITIN is r
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Fringe Benefit Bonus: 401(k) Plans: Play the Match Game
One of the biggest and best fringe benefits often isn’t technically thought of as a “fringe benefit.” It’s the matching contributions made to a 401(k) plan account by an employer on behalf of participating employees. Witt this add-on, an employee’s ...
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Casualty Loss Deduction Collapses in Tax Court
Suppose that your personal residence is substantially damaged and will cost you tens of thousands of dollars to fix. Is the repair cost deductible on your tax return as a casualty loss? It doesn’t always seem fair, but it depends on whether the ...
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Donald Trump Revises IRS Tax Reform Plan
Trying to reclaim some momentum in his presidential election campaign, Donald Trump, the Republican candidate, is tweaking his tax plan. In a far-ranging speech on economic policies on August 8, Trump proposed cuts in individual tax rates, although not as drastic as in previous proposals. The billionaire also advocated tax reforms in line with the […]
Unmarried Homeowners Get Double Tax Deduction
Normally, you can deduct the full amount of mortgage interest you’re required to pay on your principal residence and one other home such as a vacation home. But sometimes you might bump up against these two tax law limits, especially if you’re a ...