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IRS videos in Sign Language

By Jo Gardner | Sep 24, 2019 | Comments Off on IRS videos in Sign Language

In a celebration of the international day of sign languages, IRS ASL Channel on YouTube featured several tax topics: Tax Tips – videos on general tax topics – meant to help people understand their tax responsibilitiesID Theft – as taxpayers and their returns becomes a major target for identity thieves, the IRS provides videos on…

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GILTI Implemented

By Jo Gardner | Sep 24, 2019 | Comments Off on GILTI Implemented

Expatriate taxpayers may need to be aware of tax consequences in multiple nations.  When the rules in those nations change, following them becomes more complicated.  Recently the United States’ Internal Revenue Service came out with guidance forms and instructions for provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act under the name Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income,…

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New Business? Remember the Taxes

By Jo Gardner | Sep 24, 2019 | Comments Off on New Business? Remember the Taxes

Starting a business can be incredibly rewarding –  and a little overwhelming.  Even as you make business plans, and marketing strategies; keep in mind, you will need have tax responsibilities and there are steps to take and business tax structure to consider.  What will be your business structure?  The form of your business determines which…

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IRS Extension Filing Deadline Almost Here

By Jo Gardner | Sep 24, 2019 | Comments Off on IRS Extension Filing Deadline Almost Here

If you requested an extension for filing your 2018 tax return, the IRS reminds us your deadline is close, Tuesday, October 15, 2019. AcctServices.org wants to remind you there is still time for taxpayers to file a complete – and hopefully accurate – return.  The deadline doesn’t mean you should wait until October 15 to…

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Fin’s Cousin Sandy

By Jo Gardner | Sep 24, 2019 | Comments Off on Fin’s Cousin Sandy
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Fin’s Grins

By Jo Gardner | Sep 23, 2019 | Comments Off on Fin’s Grins
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Fighting Foreclosures

By Jo Gardner | Sep 20, 2019 | Comments Off on Fighting Foreclosures

ForeclosureFights.com reminds you that banks and lenders are not the only threat of foreclosure.  Earlier this year, homeowners and housing experts attested to homes worth millions of dollars being stolen. As Brooklyn real estate values skyrocket, homeowners are being targeted by housing predators, losing homes through deed theft, liens for minor bills, fraudulent documents, wrongful…

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Stop the Abusive Creditor Calls

By Jo Gardner | Sep 20, 2019 | Comments Off on Stop the Abusive Creditor Calls

Most of us have debt.  When we fall behind on payment of those debts, a debt collector has the right to contact us in a reasonable attempt to collect the debt. When those attempts become unreasonable, resulting in harassment, it crosses the line established by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) in 1977. Abusive…

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Bankruptcy Offers Relief and Protection

By Jo Gardner | Sep 20, 2019 | Comments Off on Bankruptcy Offers Relief and Protection

Trying to save your home and/or sanity through bankruptcy?  Talk to a local bankruptcy attorney at https://ConsumerLawAssist.com.  Not all bankruptcies are equal when it comes to saving your property.  Sometimes, in order to save a home that has equity in it, debtors resort to filing for chapter 13 bankruptcy protection instead of chapter 7 bankruptcy…

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Interest Rate Drop: Should I Refinance Now?

By Jo Gardner | Sep 19, 2019 | Comments Off on Interest Rate Drop: Should I Refinance Now?

Should you refinance NOW? Sept 18, 2019, the Federal Reserve announced a federal funds rate cut of .25% or 25 basis points.  The immediate results of this is that funds to banks will cost less, which hopefully will affect the interest rate your bank will offer you, as a borrower.  But your bank lending rate…

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