by Reuven Rubinson | Jan 7, 2016 | Accounting and Taxes
It was announced this week that letters were sent out giving taxpayers an identity theft pin number for filing their 2015 tax returns. Unfortunately, they did not do enough proofreading and the letters say that the pins are supposed to be used for filing the 2014 tax...
by Reuven Rubinson | Nov 25, 2015 | Accounting and Taxes
I received a fake IRS phone call this morning and I had to smile because I was pulling into the driveway of a client for an IRS audit. If they had called 10 minutes later, I could’ve handed the phone to a real IRS agent. The person on the phone call stated – This is...
by Reuven Rubinson | Nov 24, 2015 | Accounting and Taxes
IR-2015-133, Nov. 24, 2015 WASHINGTON —The Internal Revenue Service today simplified the paperwork and recordkeeping requirements for small businesses by raising from $500 to $2,500 the safe harbor threshold for deducting certain capital items. The change affects...
by Reuven Rubinson | Oct 10, 2015 | Articles to Share
Scammers are very creative – don’t be sucked in. If you think something is wrong or doesn’t feel right, trust your instincts. If you get contacted by someone you know add the email seems off, don’t be afraid to send a clean email (a new email with...
by Reuven Rubinson | Jul 4, 2015 | Articles to Share
Your child is going away to college and you want to make sure you have care of everything for them. You’ve gotten them the basic supplies they will need and figured out a way to quickly get them money when they need it (notice I say when, not if) using an ATM...