Evan Kirkpatrick
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....
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Evan Kirkpatrick
- Jan 24, 2018
- 1 min
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...
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Evan Kirkpatrick
- Jan 10, 2018
- 2 min
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...
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Evan Kirkpatrick
- Jan 3, 2018
- 1 min
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...
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Evan Kirkpatrick
- Dec 20, 2017
- 1 min
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%...
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Evan Kirkpatrick
- Dec 19, 2017
- 1 min
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...
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Evan Kirkpatrick
- Dec 12, 2017
- 1 min
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....
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Evan Kirkpatrick
- Dec 6, 2017
- 2 min
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...
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Evan Kirkpatrick
- Nov 29, 2017
- 1 min
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...
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Evan Kirkpatrick
- Nov 22, 2017
- 2 min
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...
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Evan Kirkpatrick
- Nov 21, 2017
- 1 min
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,...
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