Tax Season Prep: Choosing a Tax Preparer
Tax Season Prep: Choosing a Tax Preparer While tax season may be one of the last things on your mind this time of year, there is no better time than now to find a good tax preparer. A good tax preparer can advise you on how to best finish out this tax year now and ease your tax filing stress come tax time. Once the end of the year comes and tax season begins, tax professional get busy and it will be harder to “shop around,” get advice, etc. In a recent IRS Newswire release, the IRS gives some tips that can help taxpayers as they select a tax preparer: Look for someone ethical:...
Read MoreTax Return Extension Deadline TODAY
Tax Return Extension Deadline TODAY Thirteen million taxpayers requested an extension (more time) to file their federal tax returns. TODAY is the deadline for most of those people, an automatic 6 months after tax day, April 15. If you are one of the many who took advantage of the extension, here are a few things you should know. -File online. You can still hurry and file you return online (aka e-file) with IRS Free File via IRS.gov through midnight tonight. E-file is a safe, easy and accurate way to file your taxes. There are also a variety of tax filing programs that can help you e-file and...
Read MoreTax & Estate Planning Help on Social Media
Tax & Estate Planning Help on Social Media Did you know that you can get valuable tax and legal help throughout the year via social media? Whether you use social media daily, weekly or rarely, connecting with the available GQ Law and IRS accounts will get you access to free legal advice, success tips, information on IRS filing requirements and keep you updated about new tax deductions, tax brackets, etc. GQ Law Accounts Twitter. Keep up with Gary, tax tips, links to videos @GQLaw Facebook. Links to posts on this blog. Posts cover legal and business topics ranging from guardianship...
Read MoreMiserable Tax Season Review
Miserable Tax Season Review “For the majority of taxpayers who filed their returns and did not require IRS assistance, the filing season was generally successful. For the segment of taxpayers who required help from the IRS, the filing season was by far the worst in memory.” – Nina Olson, Tax Payer Advocate After all that we read about, experienced and warned you all about during Tax Season 2015, we shouldn’t be surprised at the recent National Taxpayer Advocate’s dismal review of the 2015 filing season. We heard about the upcoming “miserable tax” season...
Read MoreEntrepreneur Tax Tip III: 5 Quick Tips to Get Ready Now!
Entrepreneur Tax Tip III: 5 Quick Tips to Get Ready Now! You may be confused as to why this post is coming out now that the tax deadline has passed. To that, we answer, 2013’s has passed, yes. But 2014’s is on its way! That’s why we’re going to give 5 quick tips, adopted from Amrik Andhawa, Entrepreneur columnist, to help next tax season go easier (full article here). 1. Get organized Amrik, entrepreneur and product developer himself, suggests having standardized formatting for invoices and other legal documents as well as designating a good place to keep necessary documents, more...
Read More5 Reasons To Spend Your Tax Refund on an Estate Plan
5 Reasons To Spend Your Tax Refund on an Estate Plan With Tax season almost coming to a close, many of us are getting the happy news that our tax return refunds have hit our bank accounts. Deciding what to do with that extra money is the next big step. Many people simply spend it on things they’ve been wanting but couldn’t afford previously- new TVs, upgraded electronics, taking the kids on a fun trip. Others put the money away in savings or invest it. We at GQ Law recommend that you invest it in an Estate Plan. We’ve posted many times about the importance of an Estate Plan...
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