Evan KirkpatrickFeb 1, 20181 minChoosing Your Tax AdvisorIt 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 KirkpatrickJan 25, 20181 minLooking Forward to Helping YouInstead of looking backward when it comes to taxes, consider looking forward. On the one hand, tax compliance is retrospective in that it...
Evan KirkpatrickJan 11, 20182 minTax Reform WinnersThe 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 KirkpatrickJan 4, 20181 minAfter Much Upheaval, a Spring of the Old WaysDecember brought significant change to the tax world -- out with some deductions, in with some new deductions and tax rates. However, now...
Evan KirkpatrickDec 21, 20171 minThere's No Tax Deduction MagicI 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 KirkpatrickDec 20, 20171 minLassoing LossesA weekend rancher had a profit motive despite years of losses, the U.S. Tax Court ruled. Business owners can generally deduct business...
Evan KirkpatrickDec 13, 20171 minEmployee 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 KirkpatrickDec 7, 20172 minGood Beginnings Have the End in MindWhen 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 KirkpatrickNov 30, 20171 minSimplicityFor most people and most businesses, tax planning isn’t complicated. It’s about not making big mistakes and about making a couple of...
Evan KirkpatrickNov 23, 20172 minMinimize the ChaosIn my practice, and every other public accounting firm where I’ve worked, the biggest cost driver of professional fees for our small...
Evan KirkpatrickNov 22, 20171 minWithdrawing from Your Retirement Account Penalty-FreeYou can take advantage of some flexibility in tax rules for retirement accounts, but only if you can prove you qualify. For example,...