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• Criteria for the deductability of health insurance purchased by an S-Corporation for a shareholder
• Professional liability insurance for tax preparers
• "Reasonable" compensation for S-Corporation shareholders/employees
• Tax Software for small practices
• Professional Certification for tax preparers: CPA, EA, etc..
• CPA's drafting articles of incorporation: practicing law without a license?
• Should a temporary worker be considered an employee?
• High schoolers taking college courses: Hope Credit vs. Lifetime Learning Credit
• Are MBA tuition expenses deductible?
• GoZone Depreciation Guidelines
• S-Corporation income taxes: ordinary deduction or separately stated item?
• Advantages/Disadvantages of real estate as an asset in a C-Corporation or an S-Corporation
• Deduction of COBRA insurance as self-employed health insurance on Form 1040
• Does the filing of an amended federal return extend the statute of limitations?
• What advantages are there to incorporating in Delaware?
• Deductibility of life insurance for key employees
• May an indivdual make a SEP contribution to a pre-existing IRA account?
• General guidelines for required estimated tax payments by individuals
• Treatment of depreciable assets when an S-Corporation becomes a C-corporation (S to C conversion)
• Tax consequences of C-coporation conversion to LLC (Limited Liability Corporation)
• Employer provided cell phones as fringe benefits
• Electronic payments - what replaces the cancelled check?
• Reporting requirements for gifts from foreign nationals
• How to deal with non-paying/slow-paying clients
• Reporting a Section 1031 exchange: one property for multiple properties
• Who bears responsibility if an employer does not deduct payroll taxes for an employee?
• Recognition of gain under Section 357 in a Section 351 incorporation of a business
• Child and Dependent Care Expense Limitations
• Outsourcing tax return preparation
• Allocating income from sole proprietorship between husband and wife
• Treatment of expenses incurred for repairing/restoring investment property
• Methods of allocating assessed property value between land and improvements
• Requirements for section 179 expense: assets used in rental activities
• Correct treatment for early distribution from Roth IRA
• May an LLC member receive wages from the LLC as an employee?
• Forming an LLC with a foreign member