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Form 1098

With the new boxes on Form 1098, the IRS is collecting more data on home mortgage interest.   Lenders must now report the amount of principal outstanding at the start of the year, the mortgage origination date and the address of the property securing the loan....

Off the hook

It was determined in a recent court case that the IRS cannot collect back payroll taxes from a business owner’s father, at least in this case.   The father, who informally helped out at a restaurant that was owned by his son, took it upon himself to sign four...

Bitcoin and the free market

I have written about Bitcoin in the past.  How it is the currency of choice used in the marketplace for the dark web and other illicit online activities.   But it seems that the odds are in favor a green light for retail trading of bitcoins on a major exchange....

Smartphones and Hackers

Do you use any of the preventive measures that are built into your smartphone to protect you from hackers?   Since they are built into the mobile devices they do not cost you any extra money. First amongst them is the ability to use a PIN or fingerprint to lock...

New Client

We just signed a new client.  They were a referral from our banker.  Apparently they were given two names and numbers, but the other CPA, could not even give the prospect the curtesy of a return call to let them know that they are not taking on new clients.  They were...

OIC

Those ads that claim you can pay the IRS pennies on the dollars are not really true.  But that should be no surprise to most.   The advertised Fresh Start program from the IRS has three components; it addresses tax liens, installment agreements and finally OIC....

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