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Federal Tax Update Archives


December 1, 2009
  • First-Time Homebuyer Credit Extended; Some Current Homeowners Now Also Qualify * Most Businesses May Take Expanded Loss Carryback Option * Tax Credits Help Homeowners Winterize their Homes

  • December 8, 2009
  • Standard Mileage Rates for 2010 * More Audits on the Way * Sales Tax Deduction on Vehicles * Regulation of Tax Return Preparers is on the Way

  • December 17, 2009
  • Special Issue: Bartering and Your Legal Responsibilites

  • December 28, 2009
  • Healthcare Reform Update * Senate vs House Comparisons * Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit

  • January 10, 2010
  • 2009 Updates: Child Tax Credit * Additional Child Tax Credit

  • January 23, 2010
  • 10 Important Facts about the Extended First-Time Homebuyer Credit * Haitian Relief Effort Tax Deductions

  • February 7, 2010
  • Is this Income Taxable? * What If I Don't Meet The Minimum Requirement to File?

  • February 15, 2010
  • Four Steps to Follow If You Are Missing a W-2 * Seven Tax Tips for Disabled Taxpayers

  • February 23, 2010
  • Five Tips About the First-Time Homebuyer Credit Documentation Requirements * Five Filing Facts for Recently Married or Divorced Taxpayers

  • March 1, 2010
  • Free Tax Assistance for Members of the Military * Four Facts Every Parent Should Know about Their Child’s Investment Income

  • March 9, 2010
  • Ten Facts about Mortgage Debt Forgiveness * Increase Your Standard Deduction With Real Estate Taxes

  • March 16, 2010
  • 5 Facts You Need to Know about Suspicious E-mails * 10 Facts About Capital Gains and Losses

  • March 22, 2010
  • SPECIAL REPORT - What are the key tax provisions of the 2010 Jobs Bill?

  • March 30, 2010
  • SPECIAL REPORT - Overview of Key Tax Provisions of Health Care Reform Acts

  • April 22, 2010
  • Washington Watch * Late Filing Penalty Increases for Partnership and S Corp. Returns * Two New Tax Benefits Aid Employers Who Hire and Retain Unemployed Workers

  • May 2, 2010
  • Benefits of Qualified Joint Ventures for Family Businesses * Publication for Recently Unemployed Taxpayers

  • May 14, 2010
  • Health Care Premiums For Adult Children Under 27 * New Legislation Pending

  • May 24, 2010
  • Small Employer Health Care Tax Credit * 2010 Provisions That Will Expire on 12/31/10

  • June 3, 2010
  • The IRS is Examining Using 401(k) Cash for Small Business * 2010 Tax Changes (tax year 2010-tax season 2011)

  • June 12, 2010
  • IRS Changes Rules for Obtaining an Employer Identification Number * Medical Expense Deduction for Cord Blood Banking * Supreme Court Will Review Medical Resident FICA Case

  • June 26, 2010
  • IRS States That Income Paid by BP for Lost Wages is Taxable Income *10-Percent Tax on Tanning Services Effective July 1 * Early Repayment of 2008 First-Time Homebuyer Credit

  • July 3, 2010
  • Health Care Reform And Form W-2: Misinformation Alert *First-Time Homebuyer Credit Closing Deadline Extended * Around the Country (CA, FL, KY, OK)

  • July 10, 2010
  • IRS is Now Going After Your Teens * IRS Opens Dedicated Phone Line for Gulf Oil Spill Victims * Summertime Child Care Expenses May Qualify for a Tax Credit

  • July 14, 2010
  • SPECIAL EDITION - Six Months to Go Until The Largest Tax Hike in History

  • July 29, 2010
  • Service Animal Costs For Mentally Disabled Individuals * More Time to Take Our Money * Around The Country (FL, MI, MS, NJ)

  • August 16, 2010
  • IRS Announces The Elimination of The Debt Indicator * General Recordkeeping Guidelines

  • September 10, 2010
  • Sale of Home Exclusion Denied for Rebuilt Residence * Around The Country (CA, IL)

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