• Charitable Donations – Non Cash – what are they worth?

    Did you donate any non-cash items? Name and address of organization. Date(s) of donation(s). If multiple dates to same charity, you can just say “various”. General description of what was donated, (clothing, household, furniture, etc). Thrift shop value of donation. This link from our website may help you determine this: http://usataxhelp.com/taxtopics/donations-non-cash-value-salvation-army-guide […]Read More… from Charitable…


  • IRPAC – when did this start?

    IRPAC (Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee) was established in 1991 as a result of an administrative recommendation contained in the final conference report for the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989. The recommendation suggested that the IRS consider “the creation of an advisory group of representatives from the payer community and practitioners interested in the…


  • Not all Bush Tax Cuts extended…..

    You heard Bush tax cuts were extended BUT did you know……… it excluded more than 70 temporary programs from the bill, including federal subsidies for state and local borrowing (Build America Bonds), a sales tax deduction for new cars and trucks (although you can deduct sales tax paid in 2010 for a 2009 purchase), a…


  • CONSUMER ALERT – FLORIDA

    For well over a year we have had a scrolling alert on our main website www.USATaxHelp.com about this issue…. here is State of Florida’s latest web post….. CONSUMER ALERT! Arvitas, LLC is a private company sending e-mails to businesses in Florida offering to file annual reports. ARVITAS IS NOT AN AGENT OR REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE FLORIDA DEPT.…


  • 2010 Tax Return due April 18th, not 15th!

    Taxpayers will have until Monday, April 18 to file their 2010 tax returns and pay any tax due because Emancipation Day is a holiday observed in the District of Columbia. It is on April 15th, so by law, DC’s holidays impact tax deadlines in the same way that federal holidays do; everyone (persoal tax returns, not corporate)…