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How to Form an LLC and Protect Your Assets

  A Sole-Proprietorship Many self-employed people will run their business as a sole-proprietorship. They are very easy to set up and cost very little to form. First, decide on a name. For example, John Jones D/B/A (Doing Business As) Prime


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How NOT to Fire Your CPA

While we are addressing a CPA here, please feel free to substitute Attorney, Financial Advisor, Etc. We had a former client terminate us recently. They had been a client for over 25 years. Second generation business, a small, local business. 


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The Last (Really BIG) Tax-Free Gift

Under current federal estate tax law there is an exclusion up to $5.12 million in 2012. Taxable estates above this amount are taxed at 35%. This exclusion is scheduled to decrease to $1 million beginning in 2013. The tax rate


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6 Easy Steps to Navigate an IRS Audit and Save You (Tax) Money

1) Determine if this is an IRS Field, Office or Correspondence Audit With a Field Audit, the audit will be done at your place of business. Most taxpayers requests that the audit be moved and done at your CPA’s office.


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4 Reasons to Get IRS Form W-9

  1) Two Simple Questions That Taxpayers Will Need to Answer Carefully This Year Two simple questions were added to the income tax returns last year.  These were: “Did you make any payments in 2011 that would require you to


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