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New Federal Withholding Rules in Effect
Starting on February 15, employers were required to begin using new federal withholding tables. These tables reflect the Tax Cut and Jobs...
Evan Kirkpatrick
Feb 27, 20181 min read


TCJA Imposes Limits on Mortgage and Home Equity Loan Interest Deductions
How much mortgage and home equity loan interest can you now deduct? Prior to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), you could deduct interest...
Evan Kirkpatrick
Feb 13, 20181 min read


Choosing Your Tax Advisor
It isn’t always easy to tell what separates a strong tax advisor from a “just okay” tax preparer. Here are a few things to look for....
Evan Kirkpatrick
Jan 31, 20181 min read


Looking Forward to Helping You
Instead of looking backward when it comes to taxes, consider looking forward. On the one hand, tax compliance is retrospective in that it...
Evan Kirkpatrick
Jan 24, 20181 min read


Tax Reform Winners
The most fundamental question everyone has about the tax reform bill is simple: Are my taxes going down or up? While some of the earlier...
Evan Kirkpatrick
Jan 10, 20182 min read


After Much Upheaval, a Spring of the Old Ways
December brought significant change to the tax world -- out with some deductions, in with some new deductions and tax rates. However, now...
Evan Kirkpatrick
Jan 3, 20181 min read


There's No Tax Deduction Magic
I can’t make tax deductions appear out of thin air. Trust me, I’d love it if I could - I’d make tons of money. Unfortunately, almost 100%...
Evan Kirkpatrick
Dec 20, 20171 min read


Lassoing Losses
A weekend rancher had a profit motive despite years of losses, the U.S. Tax Court ruled. Business owners can generally deduct business...
Evan Kirkpatrick
Dec 19, 20171 min read


Employee or Contractor?
Is a taxpayer an employee or an independent contractor? The answer is in the details and determines the types of tax the person must pay....
Evan Kirkpatrick
Dec 12, 20171 min read


Good Beginnings Have the End in Mind
When most of us start a new job or a new business, we are rightly most highly concerned with what our lives will look like as soon as we...
Evan Kirkpatrick
Dec 6, 20172 min read


Simplicity
For most people and most businesses, tax planning isn’t complicated. It’s about not making big mistakes and about making a couple of...
Evan Kirkpatrick
Nov 29, 20171 min read


Minimize the Chaos
In my practice, and every other public accounting firm where I’ve worked, the biggest cost driver of professional fees for our small...
Evan Kirkpatrick
Nov 22, 20172 min read


Withdrawing from Your Retirement Account Penalty-Free
You can take advantage of some flexibility in tax rules for retirement accounts, but only if you can prove you qualify. For example,...
Evan Kirkpatrick
Nov 21, 20171 min read
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