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Recordkeeping is Required for Charitable Deductions

Get the documentation you’ll need for all your 2011 charitable contributions, or you risk losing your deduction. Even gifts under $250 require a bank record or a receipt from the charity.

Phishing Scams

Don’t be Scammed by Cyber Criminals

WASHINGTON – IRS TAX TIP 2012-08 – The Internal Revenue Service receives thousands of reports each year from taxpayers who receive suspicious emails, phone calls, faxes or notices claiming to be from the IRS. Many of these scams Read more

Bring Your Corporate Minutes up to Date

Writing up the minutes of board of directors’ meetings is not exactly a high priority for most business owners. Yet well-documented corporate minutes can provide Read more

New Law Creates Incentives to Hire Unemployed Veterans

On November 21, 2011, President Obama signed the “Three Percent Withholding Repeal and Job Creation Act.” Read more

Education

IRS Announces Standards for Continuing Education Providers

WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service today announced the standards to become an IRS-approved Continuing Read more