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Not unless your business requires audited financial reports. In fact, our firm has the knowledge and state-of-the-art software used by the top CPA firms which provides professional individual and small business tax preparation; we are well qualified to provide monthly and year-end bookkeeping service. Additionally, we are able to provide services only available with Enrolled Agent status.
Before you respond to any tax agency letter, call us first! These letters are often just a “query” and don’t necessarily have all the facts. We can help decipher the “tax language” they use in their letters, and help you respond to any correspondence. Remember, they only receive income documents, not the entire story.
Contact Bonita Valley Tax & Bookkeeping to see which of the changes can potentially affect you or your business. We will be posting regular updates under “Tax Tips” and “Resources.”
It is easiest for you if you maintain a file with records that you accumulate all year long. Review at the end of the year and add all the year-end documents you receive in January and you’re ready!
The potentially deductible amount will be reflected in a 1099-T that you will receive from the school. This will include qualifying tuition and fees, but will not include room and board, books or other incidental expenses. How much of this actually translates to a deduction or credit on your tax return depends on income thresholds, which year of college your child is in, and other variables. There are several education credits available and eligibility for each is based on multiple factors. There is also a Tuition and Fees Adjustment to Income available, with higher adjusted gross income (AGI) threshold limits.
If you find a mistake, rest assured that sooner or later, the IRS will also find it. You can, and should, always amend your return if you made a mistake. If the mistake leads to additional tax due, the longer you wait, the more interest and penalty you will owe on the unpaid balance. If it results in a refund, you only have three years to claim it. After that, it is lost to you.
If you haven’t filed for a previous year, refund or not, do it now! If you are due a refund, you have three years from the original filing due date to collect. Beyond that time frame, you must still file, but you will forfeit your entire refund. If you have a balance due, you will begin accruing interest and penalties from the original due date of the tax return, so best to file timely, or at the very least, as soon as you possibly can after April 15th.
MFS is usually the least beneficial filing status, but sometimes necessary. There are many tax deductions and credits you cannot take advantage of with this filing status. If you are able to work together on the taxes at all or there are concerns about the validity of your spouse’s information, talk to a tax expert before filing as there are some serious issues that must be addressed prior to filing as well as things which, once done, cannot be changed.
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(619) 470-9293
reception@bonitavalleytax.com
Address
180 Otay Lakes Road
Suite 106
Bonita, CA 91902