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Home Office

I have to admit I am not a friend of the home office.  The thought of depreciating my home, only to recapture the deprecation as ordinary income when I sell it was never a warm fuzzy thought. Granted the IRS safe harbor of up to $1,500 is not a lot.  But as I sit here...

2022 Capital Gains

With the significant drop in the stock market, I expect that capital gains from mutual funds will be sizable for 2022. When the market goes down a significant percentage of the population panics and go to cash. Mutual fund companies only hold so much cash in reserve...

Capital Gains

I don’t know why, but this is the first year that no one seems to understand how capital gains work. I have had to explain them to at least four people this year. Versus the usual one to none. I am not talking about stocks where you buy low and sell high, they seem to...

Stolen Property

Did you know that if you steal property, you are required to report its fair market value in your income in the year you steal it?  That is unless you return it to its rightful owner in the same year. No, you can’t give your neighbor a 1099 for the garden tools they...

Illegal Activities

Did you know that income from all illegal activities, such as money from dealing with drugs, must be included as income on Schedule 1 so it can flow onto your 1040? You will also be taxed for self-employment taxes as well, so both side of FICA.

The distant past, and Schedule A

Sometime ago the cost of an MBA could be deducted, as illustrated here. A man worked as an investment analyst and owned technology ventures. He left his job to get an MBA degree and deducted the cost on Schedule A as an unreimbursed employee business expense subject...

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