• Taxpayer Beware – IRS does not email

    The IRS does not send taxpayers unsolicited e-mails about their tax accounts, tax situations, or personal tax issues.If you receive such an e-mail, it’s a scam. […]Read More… from Taxpayer Beware – IRS does not email


  • Minimum Wage 2011

    For wages earned starting 6/1/2011 Florida employers must start paying their employees $7.31 per hour. This is an increase of $.06 over the current minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. Tipped employees must be paid an hourly rate of $4.29 per hour on wages earned starting 6/1/2011. Please visit the website http://www.floridajobs.org/minimumwage/index.htm for more information. […]Read More……


  • 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…