CPA Tax Musings: A Minimum Tax for the Wealthy

This tax musing is all about Warren Buffett, billionaire.  I don’t really agree with his taxing ideas but when he spells them out, I feel obliged to blog about what he says.  Here is an article by him in the New York Times talking about a minimum tax for millionaires (not someone earning $250,000):http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/opinion/buffett-a-minimum-tax-for-the-wealthy.htmlNow you have heard it from the horse’s mouth and can draw your own conclusions!                    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 benefits: Five tips

This financial musing goes into taking social security benefits and the when and how.  This article by Scott Wilson in the Los Angeles Times gives details:http://articles.latimes.com/2012/nov/25/business/la-fi-five-social-20121125Now you can go out and retire with all the knowledge of social security you know!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: Mileage deduction raised a penny by IRS

Well the IRS decided that we should be able to deduct more for business auto useage, so they raised the business mileage and medical mileage by a penny a mile!  Huge tax savings (haha)!The Sacramento Bee has this article by Claudia Buck that discusses it a little:http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/24/5006956/mileage-deduction-raised-a-penny.html                      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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