CPA Tax Musings: Will the Fiscal Cliff Lead to Fiscal Theft?

Is this the beginning of a new rash of identity theft and tax fraud?  See this article by Paul Mancinone in Accounting Today for more information:http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/Will-Fiscal-Cliff-Lead-Fiscal-Theft-65315-1.htmlMake sure you keep an eye on your preparer!  Or I can prepare your return, as I can prepare returns for all fifty states, but more important, you can trust me to prepare your return correctly and professionally.  Contact me with questions.    Remember, 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

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CPA Financial Musings: Social Security ending paper checks March 1

It is finally happening; the treasury will no long issue social security paper checks after March 1; you get an automatic deposit into your bank account or a debit card.  See this article in the Sacramento Bee by Claudia Buck:http://www.sacbee.com/2013/01/12/5109330/social-security-ending-paper-checks.htmlWell I guess you can take your debit card to the bank and get cash.Remember, 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

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CPA Tax Musings: Tax debates far from over

Well, now that the Fiscal Cliff has been averted, we can all relax, right?  Don’t count on that; now comes the argument about increasing the debt ceiling and working on the deficit.  So the tax bill just passed is an opening salvo into possibly limited deductions and maybe increasing corporate taxes.  See this article in the San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate) by Kathleen Pender about what is now going to happen:http://www.sfgate.com/business/networth/article/Tax-debates-far-from-over-4170270.phpAnd you thought it was safe to go in the water again, huh?  Beware Jaws, too!Remember, 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

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