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Tax Lien and Tax Deed Investing | December 5th 2009 by Mark Schwartz

We have all survived the most severe economic crisis since the Great Depression. Thousands of people lost their jobs, while millions had their salaries cut. The country is living through difficult times. It is not easy to earn money and not easy to s read more

primelibra

Police Vehicle Auctions - Getting Real Bargain at Auctions For Po…

e-Gurukul.com | December 5th 2009 by umesh

Police vehicle auctions are taking place almost every month in most of the States nationwide; if you want to get real bargain on the purchase of your dream car then you should learn some tricks of the trade when participating in one of these places i read more

primelibra

Police Impounded Cars For Sale - Tips in Buying Cars Impounded by…

e-Gurukul.com | December 5th 2009 by umesh

Police impounded cars for sale are available in almost all States where auction takes place every year, month or weeks; depending on the locality. If you want to get great bargain for the acquisition of the car of your dreams then do not miss out goi read more

What can your clients sensibly expect from you?

BotHacking | December 4th 2009

If you get a freelancing gig, how much should the client expect from you? In this post we’ll discuss this controversial topic and also examine some legal issues between client/freelancer relationships. What some clients expect of freelancers? The a read more

skbell1

2010 deductible mileage rates released

Don't Mess With Taxes | December 3rd 2009 by Kay

Do you use your vehicle for business? Then you'll want to jot down this number: 50. That's how many pennies each mile of business-related travel is worth on your 2010 taxes.Every fall, the IRS takes a look at inflation, crunches some numb read more

dearmansoor

5 Common Myths and Facts about Credit Card Hardship Programs

Loan Mortgage Credit | December 3rd 2009 by R.MAK

In times of economic hardship it happens many times that people loose their income and are not able to pay their regular credit card payments. Luckily, bankruptcy is not the only way to get rid of all this. Many lenders offer credit card hardship pro read more

ceogolfshop

IRS proposes changes to 6050W Internal Revenue Code

Credit Card Processing blog | December 2nd 2009 by Christine

Information Reporting of Payments Made in Settlement of Payment Card and Third Party Network Transactions The new reporting requirements are in section 6050W of the Internal Revenue Code read more

kingapparel

Skandal Live @ The King Pop-Up Store!

King Apparel | December 2nd 2009

Here are a few photos of the event we held at the King Pop-Up Store featuring Skandal along with P Money, Little Dee and IRS. Once again the store was full up, thanks to everyone who came along. You can also check out more photos on the King-Apparel read more

yellisandfoley

IRS Audit Logic

Tax News from Yellis and Foley | December 2nd 2009 by Nathanael Yellis

The GAO, a federal inspection agency, recently found that IRS audits of sole proprietors yields less revenue per hour than IRS audits of other entities. This is because sole proprietors generally have lower gross receipts than other entities, such read more

markbaileyco

Tax Help for All Businesses Great and Small

Gray Matters | December 2nd 2009 by Mark Bailey

In February the normal two year carryback period for Net Operating Losses (NOL’s) was extended to 3, 4 or 5 years for electing small businesses. Earlier this month, the 3, 4 or 5 year NOL... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website read more

gswlaw

FBAR: Foreign Accounts with Multiple Signatories

IRS Tax Audit News | December 2nd 2009 by Gary S. Wolfe

On 6/24/09, the IRS updated their Voluntary Disclosure FAQ clarifying the FBAR reporting requirements for foreign accounts with multiple signatories:   If parents have a jointly owned foreign account on which they have made their children signatorie read more

lawmummy

Ask the taxgirl: Cash Payments

Taxgirl | December 2nd 2009 by Kelly Phillips Erb

Taxpayer asks: I own a number of buildings that I rent out. One of my tenants bounced a bunch of checks so I made him pay it all back to me in cash. My accountant told me that I should report the cash payments separately to the IRS since they are m read more

markvschwartz

Real Estate Marketing

Tax Lien and Tax Deed Investing | December 2nd 2009 by Mark Schwartz

It is always very important what first impression real estate makes. In most cases the first impression is more significant than a detailed investigation of the house. For sure you have heard about “love at first site”. Of course, it is just a sa read more

JamesOTB

Europe’s New Leadership in Perspective

Outside The Beltway | OTB | December 2nd 2009 by James Joyner

My latest for Foreign Policy, “The Eurocrats Europe Needs,” is up.   It attempts to bring some perspective to the negative reactions — my own included! — that accompanied the selection of  Herman Van Rompuy and Catherine As read more

markvschwartz

Real Estate Strategy

Tax Lien and Tax Deed Investing | December 2nd 2009 by Mark Schwartz

The first experience of buying your first house can be very exiting. There are some useful things to know that can help you if you are in the right way. There is no doubt, that if you use services of a realtor it is better and you can find a house qu read more

rmarinello

Fotolia Tax Center – aggiornamento Italia

My Stock Photography | December 2nd 2009 by roberto marinello

E’ arrivata oggi la Fotolia Newsletter *Avviso Importante – Moduli e Informazioni sulle trattenute fiscali* Premettendo che non sono un fiscalista, vorrei sintetizzare la questione relativa ai contributors singoli  residenti in paesi che read more

markvschwartz

Real Estatre Strategy

Tax Lien and Tax Deed Investing | December 1st 2009 by Mark Schwartz

If you decided to sell your house you may need a help of a professional and licensed real estate agent. Of course, you can sell the house by yourself without any help of a realtor. But take into account, that it will take more time to sell your prope read more

JeffreySummers

IRS Extends Food Industry Tip Reporting Program

Restaurant Coaching Solutions | December 1st 2009 by Jeffrey Summers

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today extended for an additional two years its program that simplifies the recordkeeping burden for reporting tip income in the food and beverage industry. The Attributed Tip Income Program (ATIP) was first read more

gswlaw

Tax Informants Are On The Loose

IRS Tax Audit News | December 1st 2009 by Gary S. Wolfe

By Janet Novack and William P. Barrett, Forbes.com For 24 years Vincent A. Spondello toiled away as an accountant for a group of related companies known as Monex, a large Newport Beach, Calif. precious metals dealer. A trusted employee, he prepared read more

micfac7

Yesterday was Cyber-Monday, was Your Identify Safe?

LiquidFreedom | December 1st 2009 by Michele

Yesterday was Cyber-Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year!  Are you confident that your identity was safe and that no purchases have been made with your credit cards?   Identity theft is more popular than ever!  It’s kind of fu read more

primelibra

The Kelley Blue Book and Charity Car Donations by Washington Stok…

e-Gurukul.com | December 1st 2009 by umesh

The Kelley Blue Book used to be invaluable for people trying to decide how to value their car for charity donation purposes. Now, IRS regulations have become much stricter and clearer about how such vehicles should be valued. Here’s a summary o read more

thepubliceye

"The Current Economic System"

Truth to Power | December 1st 2009 by Vic Populi

The Social Credit Monetary Systemby "FSK"As originally posted on: FSK's Guide to RealityJuly 24, 2007The Social Credit Monetary System is a sound basis for a monetary system. It completely eliminates the need for a bank, or even a centralized issuing read more

MattK

Are You Really An Independent Contractor?

The Article Writer | November 30th 2009 by Matt Keegan

Are you an independent contractor or an employee? Raise your hand if you’re an independent contractor. Good. That’s a significant number of my readers. Now raise your hand if you think that your clients are working within the law. Hmmm read more

snorbrown

Real Estate Investor, Beware

Taylor-Brown Real Estate Talks | November 30th 2009 by Serena Brown

The IRS made changes to the tax that will affect 2007 tax returns if the investor claims a loss.  In addition, just reporting a loss may cause your taxes to be audited.   The new law has to do with the real estate investor classification.  The inv read more

lawmummy

White House Party Crashers Forgot Invites… And Tax Returns

Taxgirl | November 30th 2009 by Kelly Phillips Erb

I start the week off with an apology: I have missed many of your collective parties, happy hours and other social occasions. I was under the impression that I needed to be invited to these events in order to attend. Thank goodness for Tareq and Mi read more

4structures

Do Married Attorneys Get A Special Tax Break Or Is It Just Bad En…

Structured Settlements 4Real | November 29th 2009 by John D. Darer

Today's financial literacy lesson concerns structured attorney fees, specifically where one of my industry collegaues flubs his lines when describing why to do them. He says "For married couples who file their taxes jointly under the present law, read more

Conlibe

From Success To Failure In Just One Year…

CONLIBE | November 29th 2009 by Condace Battista

I guess you’ve heard the news about Dubai – the oil rich, over-spending tiny Arab Emirate that tried to rebuild “The world” is now drowning in debt! The country can’t pay some 60 billion-dollars it owes to mostly European banks. The news s read more

dmishesq

The Taxman Cometh after 9/23

IRS Problem Solver Blog | November 29th 2009 by Darrin Mish

The amnesty period set by the IRS for you to declare any taxes you owe, especially unpaid taxes on offshore assets is fast coming to an end. On September 23rd, the Voluntary Disclosure program of the IRS draws to a close and there will be no extensi read more

dmishesq

Guilty in Error Guilty on Purpose

IRS Problem Solver Blog | November 28th 2009 by Darrin Mish

Guilty in Error Wood County in Wisconsin was fined $49,450 by the IRS for submitting 2007 payroll forms late. On Monday, the county leaders received a notice from the IRS dated August 17th informing them of the fine and imposing a 45 day period for read more

leslee

What Is Credit Card Debt Forgiveness – Bankruptcy Is No Option

Information Debt | November 28th 2009 by Lee Power

Credit card debt forgiveness could be an idea that's unknown by many folk. You may have experienced, at some particular point of your life, to be in debt and you don't know where to go looking for cash to clear it. Bills from your water, electricity, read more