CPA Tax Musings: Eight Tax Savers for Parents

Hey, the IRS has posted a list of eight tax saving deductions and credits for parents.  They can save a lot of tax dollars – see the posting here from the IRS email: http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USIRS/bulletins/a4a9df?reqfrom=share So now you have to be sure you let your tax preparer know about these items – hopefully if you have kids they will ask you.  If not, don’t be shy – ask them if you qualify for the eight; there may be others that come up to save more money.    For financial,  accounting and tax musings, You can count on us to count for you! Email: bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net   Phone: 818-317-6035  Website: www.briantstonercpa.com Download my business app Available for IPhone and IPad: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/briantstoner/id810483959?ls=1&mt=8 Available for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app_briantstoner.layout&hl=en Has been Featured On https://twitter.com/bstonercpa

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Tax Musings of a Burbank CPA: Ten Taxes You Might Not Know About (Well, You Know Now!)

Hey, it is my job to make you aware of taxes like this – taxes you don’t think about until the IRS sends you a letter and you have a heart attack.  See this posting in The Fiscal Times Life and Money by Laura Shin – prepare to be amazed: http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2014/02/07/10-Suprising-Taxes-You-May-Have-Pay So now there are no excuses to not pay your fair share of many of the unusual taxes you probably owe.  Just doing my job.  So get out that checkbook and be ready for April 15.    For financial,  accounting and tax musings, You can count on us to count for you! Email: bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net   Phone: 818-317-6035  Website: www.briantstonercpa.com Download my business app  Available for IPhone and IPad:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/briantstoner/id810483959?ls=1&mt=8 Available for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app_briantstoner.layout&hl=en Has been Featured On https://twitter.com/bstonercpa    

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Financial Musings of a CPA: Jobs scarce, so college grads go into business for themselves

Hey, the jobs report wasn’t as good as expected, so guess who is facing higher unemployment and student debt with determination?  College grads!  If they can’t find a job in Corporate America, they are starting to create their own jobs.  See this article in the Christian Science Monitor by Denali Tietjen for information on how they are doing it: http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2014/0207/Jobs-scarce-college-grads-go-into-business-for-themselves I love this kind of entreprenurial spirit, like Buffett, Jobs, Gates, Allen and Zuckerberg.  Who knows, in ten years maybe we will be asking them for a job.  Isn’t this just a repeat of looking for the American Dream all over again?    For financial,  accounting and tax musings, You can count on us to count for you! Email: bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net   Phone: 818-317-6035  Website: www.briantstonercpa.com Has been Featured On https://twitter.com/bstonercpa    

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