Roth Conversions for Retirement Plans
The 2012 American Taxpayer Relief Act passed earlier this year has a new opportunity for Roth conversions. Now individuals can convert...
New Forms for Filing 2012 Tax Returns
The IRS announced that they will begin processing tax returns that contain Form 4562 for Depreciation and Amortization starting February...
Updated Status of 2012 Tax Filing Season, Federal and Iowa
The IRS began processing individual returns on January 30th. However, the Iowa Legislature has not passed the legislation needed to...
Current Status of the 2012 Tax Return Filing Season
Today we will take a look at the current status of the 2012 tax return filing season. The IRS plans to begin processing individual income...
Expiration of 2-Percent Payroll Tax Reduction
We talked about this in previous editions of this video blog. But many people have overlooked this topic. I have talked with both...
2012 Tax Return Filing Season and Withholding for 2013
The IRS announced last week that there would be a delay to the start of the electronic filing season. The start date for individual...
Expiration of the Payroll Holiday and 2013 Withholding Tables
Today we will take a look at the expiration of the payroll tax holiday and 2013 withholding tables. Back in 2011, the government...
Federal Estate & Gift Tax
The estate of an individual who dies in 2012 has a $5.12 million estate tax exemption. The tax after that is a flat 35%. An estate also...
After the Election
Today, I have both good news and bad news. The good news is that the election is over and the TV ads are now over for a while. The bad...
Have You Voted Yet?
Today’s topic is a brief listing of various tax issues that Congress needs to address in the near future. These are issues that may be...
