To avoid the 42-cent tax mistake, read this article before you put your income tax return in the mail this year.

This article looks at the new rules for capital allowances on cars bought by businesses. There has been a long consultation process and the new rules were announced in the Pre Budget Report, followed up by a "Technical Note" which dealt with the details of the new regime. For more please read full article:

We've all read the newspapers and seen the countless news broadcasts about crooked accountants and their practices. Some skim a few dollars here and there from several of their clients, while a few ot

If you are purchasing a home or planning to refinance your current mortgage your lender may offer you the option to pay 'points' at the time of closing.

If you are looking to buy a house you may want to know what tax deductions you receive as a first time homeowner. There are several standard deductions you receive as a homeowner.

Are you considering a new water heater? Maybe you want to replace your existing water heater with a gas or electrical water heater. There are several options you can have; the standard water heaters or a tankless system. Another option is a solar water heating system.

Odds are that over the past few years the value of your home has gone down. If you believe the value of your home has gone down in value and is no longer as high as its assessed value, you can appeal your tax bill and file a decling in value appeal for the current year to attempt to reduce your property tax liability.

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A recent decision by the Special Commissioners in Belfast highlighted a distinction between Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) that is of importance to anyone who owns agricultural land. The case has the snappy title of “Philip Norman McCall and Bernard Joseph Anthony Keenan (personal Representatives of Eileen McClean deceased) v The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs”, and it dealt with APR and BPR.

The assessed value of real property is an annual determination of the just or fair market value of the property established by the Property Appraiser. Local officials value your property, set your tax rates, and collect your taxes. Homestead, over sixty-five, and disabled veterans exemptions are examples of partial exemptions.

Senior citizens have several tax exemptions, including property tax exemptions and income tax benefits. A great portion of the senior citizen population lives on social security checks. Maybe they also have some dividends coming in from their investments. That's most probably all. These senior citizens do deserve tax concessions and the successive governments have taken extra care to take as much tax burden as possible off the shoulders of senior citizens. They have to pay taxes of various kinds, but their age alone can be a factor that saves some good bucks.

When my column on paying income tax on eBay profits ran it brought a wave of emails on whether you were required to report income earned from eBay sales to the IRS sparked a number of additional questions and comments from eBay sellers who were hoping that I could somehow validate that their eBay activities were mere hobbies instead of actual businesses and therefore not susceptible to IRS taxation.

A casualty loss may occur as a result of a flood, hurricane, tornado, mudslide or other natural disaster. The intuitive thought pattern is: “My apartment complex worth $5,000,000 suffered major damage totaling $1,500,000 for repairs and rent loss. Fortunately, I was completely covered for both physical damage and rent loss, other than a small deductible. There is clearly no casualty loss I can claim as a tax deduction, right?”

The experts at Larson Financial explain some of the different kinds of federal and state tax issues, for example the difference between a lien and a levy.