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Cash Charitable Contributions: What You Need to Know

Cash Charitable Contributions: What You Need to Know

Cash Charitable Contributions: What You Need to Know It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Part I of a Year-end Series While the holiday season can be a source…
Backdoor Roth IRA: Have you heard of it?

Backdoor Roth IRA: Have you heard of it?

Backdoor Roth IRA: Have you heard of it? Ever heard of a backdoor Roth IRA?  Or for that matter, have you ever heard of a MEGA backdoor Roth IRA? How…
Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! (Read/sing to the tune of Adam Sandler’s Thanksgiving Song…) Love to do taxes Love to do taxes Love to do taxes ‘cause you’re good Love to do…
Forgot to file?

Forgot to file?

Forgot to file? What is…I forgot? As we say good bye to another tax year, we find ourselves planning for yet another tax season (unless that call from Fiji was…
Sole Proprietorship vs. S Corporation

Sole Proprietorship vs. S Corporation

Sole Proprietorship. S Corporation. Which entity choice is best for your taxpayer?? Let’s Get Ready To Rumble! Does a Sole Proprietorship ‘trump’ an S Corporation during the TCJA years? In…
Ask the Expert: Paperless Office

Ask the Expert: Paperless Office

Ask the Expert: Paperless Office In early August, Tom O’Saben, EA, interviewed one of our Tax School instructors, Sue Voth, EA. Sue is owner of V&R Accounting, an accounting firm…