It can be hard to find a trusted financial advisor sometimes. Take a look at this post from Andrea Coombes in Market Watch for more details: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-to-find-financial-advice-you-can-trust-2013-10-01?dist=lcountdown Different ways are discussed to find and pay for financial advisers. If you are still looking, you can check out the financial planners in the resource section of my website. I have known them for years and trust them to put their clients’ interest first – See below: https://briantstonercpa.com/resources/ 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 https://twitter.com/bstonercpa
IRS Suspends Tax Refunds and Tax Court Closes during Government Shutdown
The IRS will be shutting down some services and functions, including issuing tax refunds. See this article in AccountingToday by Michael Cohn for more details: http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/IRS-Suspends-Tax-Refunds-Tax-Court-Closes-Government-Shutdown-68228-1.html?ET=webcpa:e9359:204199a:&st=email It is interesting that the IRS encourages you to keep filing returns and paying taxes even though they will not refund you your own money you overpaid in taxes! On the bright side, Tax Court is closed and all audit meetings have been suspended. 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 https://twitter.com/bstonercpa
IRS Sets Per Diem Rates for Lodging, Meals and Incidental Expenses
The Internal Revenue Service has set the per diem rates that taxpayers can use to substantiate the amount of expenses for lodging, meals and incidental expenses when traveling away from home. See this post in AccountingToday by Michael Cohn for more details: http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/IRS-Sets-Per-Diem-Rates-Lodging-Meals-Expenses-68178-1.html You can take actual expenses if they will give you a bigger deduction than these per diem rates, but it gives you a starting point in case you are missing receipts to at least give you some travel deduction. 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 https://twitter.com/bstonercpa