As the end of the year approaches, there are still things you can do to increase and properly document your charitable contributions for 2011. Here is a brief rundown: Non-cash contributions– If you have used clothing or household goods that are in good or better condition that you don’t use any longer, contribute them to […]
December 2011 Individual Due Dates
December 1 – Time for Year-End Tax Planning December is the month to take final actions that can affect your tax result for 2011. Taxpayers with substantial increases or decreases in income, changes in marital status or dependent status, and those who sold property during 2011 should call for a tax planning consultation appointment. December […]
Unmarried Couples and Home Mortgage Interest
It is becoming increasingly common for couples to live together and remain unmarried, which can lead to potential tax problems when they share the expenses of a home but only one of the couple is liable for the debt on that home. Home mortgage interest can generally be deducted only by a person who is […]
Report Those Foreign Financial Connections!
FinCEN is the acronym for the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. FinCEN is a government-wide, multisource, financial intelligence and analysis network tasked with detecting money laundering, terrorist financing, tax evasion, and other financial crimes. To do its job, FinCEN must collect financial data from a multitude of sources, including each U.S. person with connections […]
Year-end Capital Gains Strategies
2011 has produced some significant gyrations in the financial markets that have had an impact on everyone’s portfolios. But for tax purposes, gains and losses are not measured by the increased or decreased value of your portfolio, but by gains and losses recognized from the sale of capital assets during the year. So you still […]
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