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The Biggest Loser….The Self-Employed in Connecticut

The Biggest Loser is a TV show where contestants attempt to lose the most weight for cash prizes. Full Disclosure: I don’t watch the show and I have only seen short clips of it. I don’t proclaim to fully understand


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4 Ways to Help Your CPA and Reduce Your Taxes

Here are 4 ways to Help Your CPA and Reduce Your Taxes: 1) Have a Year End Planning Meeting with Your CPA This meeting can be in person or over the phone, it really doesn’t matter.  The only thing that


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7 Smart Year End Tax Planning Moves

  1) Harvest Capital Losses Capital gains property includes stocks, bonds and mutual funds.  Currently, the stated rate on long term capital gains is 15%.  If you have a net loss after netting all of your gains and losses, the


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State of Connecticut 2011 Income Tax Increase

The State of Connecticut recently increased the state income tax rates.  Oh, and they made them retroactive to the beginning of 2011.  Don’t you Connecticut income taxpayers just love this?


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Why Every Week is "Shark Week" for the Self-Employed in Connecticut – Updated

This week is Shark Week on the Discovery Channel.  Last year, we told you how every week is “Shark Week” for the self-employed in Connecticut.  Now, a year later, there is even more blood in the water.


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