From the desk of James E. George If you received a nice tax refund last year and are expecting another one this year, you may be in for a big surprise! The income tax laws have changed and many of the tax-saving, refund generating credits have gone away. Our congress has raised your tax bill… Continue Reading
The IRS is backlogged in many of their processing functions, and it is causing serious problems for many of our clients. Some taxpayers still have not received their 2020 refunds for returns they filed back in April. Others are having their 2020 refunds reduced but getting no explanation why. An even bigger problem is the… Continue Reading
The end of the year is drawing close! Here are some last-minute ideas for saving on this year’s income taxes. Continue Reading
If Santa needs a good CPA, he can find one in Jefferson, Maryland. Continue Reading
There are many new lines and changes to the 2019 tax forms. What started as a tax simplification process has evolved into anything but! Continue Reading
This week I attended a two-day seminar on the new tax laws taking effect for 2019. The sheer number of changes is a little overwhelming. There are new reporting requirements for anyone who files Head of Household status. There is also an expanded due diligence checklist for any taxpayer that claims college expenses, the child… Continue Reading
I just returned from a three-day retreat for CPA firm owners. It was at the Hotel Hershey in Hershey, PA. At this retreat, small accounting firm owners mentor each other, share with each other and sympathize with each other over the trials of running a small accounting and tax practice in today’s economy. It is by… Continue Reading
Business owners record the cost of their physical assets on their books for a variety of reasons. The cost is important for income tax reasons since it is depreciated or deducted over a period of years. In Maryland, the assets of a business, and their costs or values, are reported annually on a Personal Property… Continue Reading
The Brunswick Chamber of Commerce annual Business Expo is this evening. It will be held at the new Brunswick firehall. Our firm has been an exhibitor for the last three years and each year it has been a great experience. This is a great venue to market a small local business like ours. For me,… Continue Reading
I met with a number of clients in the last couple of months who are very tech savvy and utilize a lot of the current technology available in running their businesses. Some deposit their customer checks by taking pictures of them with their phones. Others track their auto mileage by using the GPS app on… Continue Reading