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By Greg Mermel, CPA
| Money & Taxes
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7:00 PM, March 18, 2009 |
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Like so many English words, “contribution” is wonderfully flexible. It can be literal or metaphorical. It can be psychological or financial. It can refer to a simple oral statement or a formal academic paper. And if one does not dissect context carefully, it can be ambiguous and confusing.
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By Greg Mermel, CPA
| Money & Taxes
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7:00 PM, February 26, 2009 |
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The recent economic stimulus package really has two parts. The first is direct stimulus: spend money on infrastructure, education, medical research, aid to state government, and so on. None relates to the arts, except for some increased funding for the National Endowment for the Arts.
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By Greg Mermel, CPA
| Money & Taxes
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11:59 AM, February 13, 2009 |
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By now, you should have received just about all of the various tax forms payers send to you and—not incidentally—also send to the tax authorities. Most should be familiar: W-2 forms, all the various flavors of 1099 forms, and the mortgage interest statements (1098 forms). But if you worked in another state or Canada this past year, you may find some unfamiliar forms appearing in your mailbox.
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By Greg Mermel, CPA
| Money & Taxes
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7:00 PM, January 29, 2009 |
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This morning, my new staff accountant asked me, “When is a tax return complicated enough that someone needs professional help? What’s the dividing line?” Telephone inquirers during tax season often ask me the same thing from a different angle, wondering if they need professional help.
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