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Charitable Contribution

17 Jan

Posted at 00:00h in Adoption, Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), Cancelled Debt, Capital Gain, Charitable Contribution, Child Tax, Employment Tax, Estate Tax, Excise Tax, Generation Ski[[ing Transfer Tax, Social Security Tax, Tax Credit, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Relief

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 makes permanent many otherwise expiring tax provisions. The following is my summary of what I believe to be relevant provisions: Ordinary income above a certain threshold is taxed at a higher rate. The thresholds are: taxable income of $400,000...

02 Jan

Posted at 00:00h in Capital Gain, Charitable Contribution, Children, Earned Income Tax Credit, Education Expense, Estate Tax, Paying Taxes, Payroll Tax Problems, Self Employ, Small Business, Social Security Tax, Tax Filing Status, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Preparer, Tax Problems & Requests, Tax Relief, Taxable Income

Our esteemed President has proven to me to be extraordinarily disingenuous with his statements about the middle class and their purported tax obligations as pretty much everyone's taxes will go up in 2013 as a direct result of the cumulative efforts of our 'elected officials'...

27 Nov

Posted at 00:00h in Artists, Asset Classification, Basis, Capital Gain, Charitable Contribution, Cost Basis, Estate Tax, Tax Abuse, Tax Guidance & Preparation

Please refer to IRC 170 as well as Publication 526, Charitable Contributions (PDF), Publication 561, Determining the Value of Donated Property (PDF), and Publication 1771, Charitable Contributions Substantiation and Disclosure Requirements (PDF) for detailed information on charitable contributions. This is what I've learned about issues involving charitable contributions of artwork that tax examiners...

27 Aug

Posted at 00:00h in Charitable Contribution

This post is a brief review of IRS Publication 526. Basically if your goal is a legitimate tax deduction, then you must be giving to a qualified organization. Don't get duped.  You cannot deduct contributions made to specific individuals, political organizations or candidates.  Regardless of the...

31 Jan

Posted at 00:00h in Abusive Tax Shelter, Accounting Method, Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), Asset Classification, Audit Technique Guide, Basis, Business Expense, Business Income, Charitable Contribution, Cost Basis, Mitt Romney Taxes

Check out Mitt Romney's 2010 tax return and learn how he does it. The most important lesson I learned in perusing his return (besides the significance of sheltering your $$ outside of the USA) is the immediate impact of targeted charitable contributions. In my professional opinion the...

16 Dec

Posted at 00:00h in Charitable Contribution, IRS Examination, Non-profit, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Relief, Uncertain Tax Position

The IRS has released Form 8940, Request for Miscellaneous Determination that tax-exempt organizations will use to request certain determinations about their tax-exempt status.  In addition to foundation status issues, organizations will use this new form to obtain advance approval of certain activities and exemption from IRS Form 990 filing requirements. ...

11 Aug

Posted at 00:00h in Charitable Contribution, Tax Guidance & Preparation

The IRS developed 14 criteria to evaluate applications for church foundation status. If a church does not meet these criteria, it will not receive tax exempt status. The criteria are weighted with the four most important of these being: • A complete organization of ordained ministers ministering to their congregations. • The...

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