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Charles M Cooper

Cap and Trade: Win or Lose, It Will Be Close

As of this writing, there has already been one trial vote on the Waxman-Markey climate change bill, with the bill’s supporters coming out ahead by a nose. The real vote is coming up and with it will go the fate of small business in the US.

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Posted: 6/26/2009 | Comments (0)

Charles M Cooper

Fairness May be Coming to How Telecommuters are Taxed

Now we have some tax legislation coming out of Washington that makes sense, thanks to Rep. James Himes (D-CT), which would make it easier for companies to employ telecommuters from out of state by removing the tax penalties these employees currently face.

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Posted: 6/22/2009 | Comments (0)

Charles M Cooper

Taxing Your Way to the Poorhouse

There is a lot of red ink in state budgets across the country, and lawmakers are doing their best to raise taxes in as quiet a fashion as possible. That explains the North Carolina decision to tax the clicks of affiliate websites of Amazon.com that reside in their state, a move that has led Amazon to pull the plug on its North Carolina affiliates.

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Posted: 6/18/2009 | Comments (0)

Charles M Cooper

Voting With Your Feet: Entrepreneur Quits New York

Tom Golisano, founder and board chairman of Paychex, Inc., is pulling up stakes, leaving New York and heading to Florida. Why? Taxes. Golisano, one of the wealthy job-creators whose taxes support the State of New York, is withdrawing that support and voting with his feet. Somehow, it is hard to imagine that he is heading out alone.

Tags: small business, entrepreneurs, taxes, regulations, wealth flight

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Posted: 5/20/2009 | Comments (0)

Charles M Cooper

Healthcare Reform: New Taxes vs. a New Direction

The question of healthcare reform is a hot one these days, and the administration’s solution to it—taxes on all sorts of things including employer-paid benefits and soda pop—seems to be the odds-on favorite to win. Still, is sinking even more money, trillions of dollars, into healthcare really the only option? Perhaps it is really a matter of priorities instead.

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Posted: 5/14/2009 | Comments (0)

Charles M Cooper

Energy Saving This Year Could Lead to Tax Savings Next Year

The American Recovery and Reinvestment (ARRA) of 2009—The Stimulus Package—contains a number of new or expanded tax benefits on expenditures to reduce energy use or create new energy sources. The IRS is encouraging individuals and businesses to see whether they are eligible for any of these new energy tax provisions.

Tags: small business, energy, taxes, energy savings, tax savings, energy tax provisions

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Posted: 4/24/2009 | Comments (0)

Charles M Cooper

After the Tea Parties: Where is the Best Tax Climate?

Tax Day turned into Tea Party Day for a quarter of a million Americans tired of abusive tax policies, bailouts and so on. While the demonstrations made a real and strong statement, the question is, where can you and your business go for the best deal on taxes? We have the answers.

Tags: small business, taxes, state tax ratings

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Posted: 4/16/2009 | Comments (1)

Charles M Cooper

10 Things You Should Know About Amended Tax Returns

Tax Day is tomorrow and hopefully you have already filed, but filed or not, there is always a chance you will have to make a change to your return. That is called an amended return and here is what the IRS has to say about it.

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Posted: 4/14/2009 | Comments (0)

Charles M Cooper

IRS Payments—Things You Need to Know

Unless you are sure that you are going to get a nice refund this year, there are some things you need to know about paying your tax bill.

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Posted: 4/8/2009 | Comments (0)

Kim Fenolio

Small Biz Tip: Taxes: Finding a Tax Professional

These Small Business tips will help you to find the right tax preparer for your specific needs.

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Posted: 4/3/2009 | Comments (0)

Kim Fenolio

Small Biz Tip: Taxes: Home-Based Businesses

Small Business tips that will benefit specifically those who run home-based businesses.

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Posted: 4/2/2009 | Comments (0)

Kim Fenolio

Small Biz Tip: Taxes: Avoiding the Tax Audit

These Small Business tips show you what you need to know to avoid a tax audit by the IRS.

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Posted: 3/31/2009 | Comments (0)

Kim Fenolio

Small Biz Tip: Taxes: Deductions

These Small Business tips will cover tax deductions you don't want to miss.

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Posted: 3/30/2009 | Comments (0)

Charles M Cooper

Is the AIG Bonus Tax Going Too Far?

While it is true that the people are up in arms over executive bonuses, bailouts and all the other fiscal shenanigans going on these days; when it comes to government interference in contracts and private industry, shouldn’t there has to be a line where we say this far and no farther and shouldn’t passing a special tax on a small group of people because the Congress doesn’t like what they were paid well past that line?

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Posted: 3/19/2009 | Comments (1)

Charles M Cooper

The Home Office Tax Deduction and You

One of the most vexing issues among home-based business owners involves the tax deduction you can take for your home office. Here is what you need to know.

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Posted: 3/18/2009 | Comments (0)

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Articles related to: taxes

Cap and Trade: Win or Lose, It Will Be Close

Fairness May be Coming to How Telecommuters are Taxed

Taxing Your Way to the Poorhouse

Voting With Your Feet: Entrepreneur Quits New York

Healthcare Reform: New Taxes vs. a New Direction

Energy Saving This Year Could Lead to Tax Savings Next Year

After the Tea Parties: Where is the Best Tax Climate?

10 Things You Should Know About Amended Tax Returns

IRS Payments—Things You Need to Know

Small Biz Tip: Taxes: Finding a Tax Professional

Small Biz Tip: Taxes: Home-Based Businesses

Small Biz Tip: Taxes: Avoiding the Tax Audit

Small Biz Tip: Taxes: Deductions

Is the AIG Bonus Tax Going Too Far?

The Home Office Tax Deduction and You

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