Reasons to focus on complicated returns; 529 Day; in memory and in thanks; other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
Real value
- The Income Tax School (
http://www.theincometaxschool.com/blog/ ): Here’s one you don’t think about much as you’re reaching for the Excedrin: “4 Reasons to Focus on Complicated Returns Next Tax Season.” Considerations include the competition of software to handle simple returns to the plain fact of making more money. - Intuit Proconnect (
http://taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com/ ): Maybe you’ve heard a lot about value pricing and maybe you’d love to try that road to semi-riches. Here are seven steps to transition your firm, starting with “killing the timesheet.” - Procedurally Taxing (
http://www.procedurallytaxing.com/ ): What appears to be a collection of follow-ups of recent posts is in fact a reminder that the most interesting parts of Net-posted writing often hide in the Comments.
Simply stated
- Don’t Mess With Taxes (
http://dontmesswithtaxes.typepad.com/ ): We didn’t know that the last day of May was 529 Day, marked each year by a flurry of activity to get the word out about the college savings plans. Origins, overview (including state write-offs allowed in Arizona, Kansas, Missouri, Montana and Pennsylvania) and, as often is the case with stuff about school, a stern reminder to follow the rules. - Taxjar (
http://blog.taxjar.com/ ): June sales tax due dates. - Tax Girl (
http://blogs.forbes.com/kellyphillipserb ): This year’s sales tax holidays, state by state and including the back-to-school deals that will be on us before we know it. - Rubin on Tax (
http://rubinontax.floridatax.com ): The settlor’s intent has usually been the key item in guiding the administration of a trust. Florida, however, may have just put the beneficiary ahead of both the cart and the horse. - Philadelphia Estate and Tax Attorney Blog (
http://frommtaxes.wordpress.com/ ): Pa. Tax Amnesty gives Keystone State taxpayers incentive until June 19 to settle their bills with Harrisburg.
Flipping
- Backtaxeshelp (
http://www.backtaxeshelp.com/tax-blog/ ): “Have you ever had that sinking feeling like you messed up on something big but it’s too late now to take it back?” Whether a client should amend a return. - H&R Block (
http://blogs.hrblock.com/ ): What to repair first to get the most out of house flipping. - TaxMama (
http://taxmama.com ): Mama helps those many out there who have questions about tax returns for entities they created but never used. - Summing It Up (
http://blog.freedmaxick.com/summing-it-up ): The Research and Development Tax Credit can be a plum for companies – but only if they get the paperwork right. - Federal Tax Crimes (
http://federaltaxcrimes.blogspot.com/ ): Details of “yet another” offshore account conviction but with DOJ agreement of “No Sophisticated Means.” - Due Diligence (
http://www.mahanyertl.com/mahanyertl/) : In this week’s collection: “Crime Doesn’t Pay!...” or “What do you call a woman convicted four times of fraud?” (Well, “inmate” for the next 41 months.)
In gratitude and memory
- Solutions for CPA Firm Leaders (
http://ritakeller.com/blog/ ): “In Flanders fields the poppies blow/Between the crosses, row on row,/That mark our place; and in the sky/The larks, still bravely singing, fly/Scarce heard amid the guns below...” - Turbotax (
http://Blog.turbotax.intuit.com ): In honor of Memorial Day just passed, saving tips for troops, including cutting bills while home and cars are idle, prepaid cell phone plans, and entertainment and travel discounts. - Roth & Co. (
http://rothcpa.com/blog-index/ ): Joe Kristan makes his last post before Roth & Co. joins Eide Bailly. Many thanks, Joe, for the years of effort and observation. Good luck in your new fields!
