There Have Been Many Discussions About entertainment and meals deductions under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The answer is different for each. A reference that you might check is IRS Notice 2018-76. Put that in your browser and you have your answers. My understanding is that deductions for entertainment, amusement, or recreation are kaput, […]
You Finished Your Taxes You drove to the Post Office that was open till midnight, and mailed your return. For many years I did drive to the Post Office on Sherman Way in Van Nuys. Then, things changed and I started driving there on October 15th. You know the drill. Now That You Have Sent […]
Prior To The New Law My Simple Understanding Of Tax Law Was: Business Lunches With First Tuesday: 50% Deductible Lunches For My Outstanding Staff For My Convenience: 100% Deductible New Regulations Effective January 1, 2018 And For My Tax Return Of March 15, 2019: Business Lunches: Same Lunches for my staff: 50% and not deductible […]
In A Previous Article I Mentioned That IRS Was Hiring Collection Agencies To Help Them Collect Delinquent Tax Payers. It did not go well. In A Report From The Agency’s Taxpayer Advocacy Service, They Spent $20M In 2016 And 2017 To Collect, Wait For It: $6.7M And There Is A Question About $1M Of That […]
“Taxation with representation isn’t so hot either.” — Gerald Barzan, humorist “Income tax has made more liars out of American people than golf.” — Will Rogers “The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax.” — Albert Einstein “I am proud to be paying taxes in the United States, but I could be just as proud […]
From An IRS Announcement In June 2017: The Internal Revenue Service began a new private collection program of certain overdue federal tax debts selecting four contractors to implement it. A bill passed by Congress in December 2015 requires IRS to use these agencies. The contractors must follow the consumer protections of the Fair Debt Collection […]
