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...
American Taxpayer Relief Act Changes to Section 179
Retroactively effective for tax years beginning in 2012, the new tax act increases the maximum expensing amount under Code Section 179...
Special Edition: The Fiscal Cliff Averted
Now that Congress has acted, we want to break down the key issues of the American Taxpayer Relief Act, which is also referred to as the...
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...
Status of the Year-End Tax Legislation
(Here is a special early edition of our Tax Tip Tuesday Video blog arriving early due to the Christmas holiday) I was hoping I would be...
2013 Pension Plan Limitations
Today we will take a look at the 2013 pension plan limitations, which the IRS recently released. The elective deferral or contribution...
The Year-End and Fiscal Cliff
Today we will take a look at year-end and the fiscal cliff. Since it appears that Congress and the President are not ready to finalize...
Bonus Depreciation and Section 179 Expense
Here’s something to consider — put new business equipment and machinery in service before year-end to qualify for the 50% bonus...
2013 Standard Mileage Rates
The Internal Revenue Service has issued the 2013 standard mileage rates. These are used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an...
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...



















