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Tax Break for College Tuition Payments

Tax Break for College Tuition Payments    If you are writing a college tuition check, there may be a hidden tax break that will allow you to deduct a part of your college tuition payment. In order to do this, you must utilize a ‘Section 529’ College Savings Plan in one of the 26 states…

Cost-Sharing Arrangements – Appeals Court Rules Against Xilinx

Cost-Sharing Arrangements – Appeals Court Rules Against Xilinx Taxpayer loses the Xilinx Case (click this link to see the complete Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision of 5/27/09) in the Court of Appeal on May 27, 2009.Subject to further appeal to the Supreme Court (which almost never happens with tax related cases), the tax benefits of…

5 Steps to Great Time Management

5 Steps to Great Time Management By Yihan Lin: Before you learn how to manage the resources of an organization, you must first be learning time management skills for your own life.Time management skills are founded on this principle: If you don’t manage your own life, no one else will. Therefore it is essential that…

IRS Notice 2009-62 Issued 8/7/09

IRS Notice 2009-62 Issued 8/7/09

IRS Notice 2009-62 Issued 8/7/09 The due date for reporting the existence of Offshore Bank Accounts on Treasury Department Form TD F 90-22.1 has been an issue of great confusion in the last few months. Form TD F 90-22.1 is known as Foreign Bank Account Reporting (AKA “FBAR”) For a complete review of this soap…