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CFAP 2: How It Works and Application Walkthrough

CFAP 2: How it Works & Application Walkthrough Friend of Tax School Larry Gray, CPA, is back as a guest blogger this week. He has created two short videos to…

September 2020 Filing Deadlines

September 2020 Filing Deadlines Time for a September “Mourn” Stay with me a while…I only want to talk to you… Well, friends, September is here and hopefully with its arrival…

Payroll Tax Deferral: Recent Presidential Executive Orders

Payroll Tax Deferral: Recent Presidential Executive Orders On August 8, 2020, President Trump signed the Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster. Highlights of…

Demolishing Farm Buildings and Structures – Any Tax Benefit?

Demolishing Farm Buildings and Structures – Any Tax Benefit? The acquisition of a farm or changes in the farming business may lead to the need demolish existing buildings and structures. …

Charitable Deductions for Trusts

Charitable Deductions for Trusts “I don’t always ask questions about trusts, but when I do, I ask the Tax School…” As promised when we presented our trust in-depth webinars in…

80 Years of Tax Continuing Education

Cheers to 80 Years The year 2020 marked Tax School’s 80th anniversary. While it’s not entirely true to say that we’ve been providing tax continuing education all those years (we’ll…