Itemized Deductions from A to Z, Part 8: More on Charitable Giving – Noncash Gifts
This is part eight in our series on Itemized Deductions. To read the rest of the series, click here. For additional information regarding 2014 tax planning, you can download our 2014 Tax Planning Guide from the Resources tab on our website. Noncash gifts are a mixed bag and have a lot of special circumstances. Let’s…
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Itemized Deductions from A to Z, Part 7: Charitable Contributions in Cash
This is part seven in our series on Itemized Deductions. To read the rest of the series, click here. For additional information regarding 2014 tax planning, you can download our 2014 Tax Planning Guide from the Resources tab on our website. Cash contributions are relatively straightforward—you donate $100 to a qualifying charity (no benefit provided…
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Itemized Deductions from A to Z, Part 6: Feeling Charitable and Making Contributions
This is part six in our series on Itemized Deductions. To read the rest of the series, click here. For additional information regarding 2014 tax planning, you can download our 2014 Tax Planning Guide from the Resources tab on our website. First, let’s look at what type of organization qualifies to receive deductible contributions. The…
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Itemized Deductions from A to Z, Part 5: Investigating Deductions and Investment Interest
This is part five in our series on Itemized Deductions. To read the rest of the series, click here. For additional information regarding 2014 tax planning, you can download our 2014 Tax Planning Guide from the Resources tab on our website. Interest paid on debts to acquire investment assets is deductible but limited to net…
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Itemized Deductions from A to Z, Part 4: Deducting Mortgage Interest
This is part four in our series on Itemized Deductions. To read the rest of the series, click here. For additional information regarding 2014 tax planning, you can download our 2014 Tax Planning Guide from the Resources tab on our website. Mortgage interest for up to two residences is deductible on Federal Schedule A. If…
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Itemized Deductions from A to Z, Part 3: Deductions and Taxes
For additional information regarding 2014 tax planning, you can download our 2014 Tax Planning Guide from the Resources tab on our website. After medical and dental expenses, taxes are the next section on Schedule A. Generally, state and local taxes, real estate taxes, personal property taxes and foreign taxes (real property and income taxes)…
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Itemized Deductions from A to Z, Part 2: Deductions and Medical Expenses
For additional information regarding 2014 tax planning, you can download our 2014 Tax Planning Guide from the Resources tab on our website. When evaluating the tax benefit of medical expense payments, it is important to know that you must incur significant nondeductible medical expenses before the first dollar becomes deductible. For taxpayers under age…
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Itemized Deductions from A to Z, Part 1: The Basics
For additional information regarding 2014 tax planning, you can download our 2014 Tax Planning Guide from the Resources tab on our website. All qualifying taxpayers are allowed a standard deduction regardless of actual deductions. For those under 65 years of age, the basic standard deduction for 2014 is $12,400 if married and filing jointly…
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Itemized Deductions: From Common and Easy to Unusual and Tricky
For additional information regarding 2014 tax planning, you can download our 2014 Tax Planning Guide from the Resources tab on our website. For most taxpayers, questions about what is deductible far outnumber the questions about what is taxable. Why? Most income is reported to you and the IRS shortly after year-end on standard documents…
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What You Need to Know About Estimated Tax Payments
If you own a pass-through entity (limited liability entity or S corporation), your non-wage income earned through the business is subject to quarterly estimated tax payments. The timing and amount of those payments are subject to a complicated set of rules. Here is what you need to know. When to pay? The IRS calendar is…
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