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Capaldi Reynolds & Pelosi Snags Second Place for Gilda’s Club
On July 15, 2017, an eager boatful of coworkers, family and friends of Capaldi Reynolds & Pelosi paddled in the 2nd Annual Gilda’s Club of South Jersey Dragon Boat Festival at Lake Lenape in Mays Landing. We joined hundreds of other participants from other local...
Ask your Accountant: Family Gifts
Taxes on Gifts from Parents My parents gave me a gift of $100,000. How do I pay the taxes due? The good news is that you don’t owe any taxes on gifts that you receive. Gifts are not considered income for either federal or New Jersey income tax purposes. However, if...
What am I Forgetting?
Spending a little bit of time thinking about your expenses for the year might lead to lower taxes. We often see taxpayers cheat themselves when it comes to the following: Medical expenses for themselves and their dependents. These are harder to deduct for federal...
Hold Onto Your Hats: New Jersey Sales Tax is Going Down
Beginning January 1, 2017 the rate drops from 7% to 6.875%. Next year there will be another decrease to 6.625%. There has been no change in the items subject to sales tax.
Thinking of Making an IRA Contribution for 2016?
There are many types of IRAs. This article will discuss Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs and non-deductible IRAs, available to individuals (or a spouse of an individual) with earned income or collecting alimony. The first criterion to consider is your age. If you are over...
Plan Now for New Due Dates
While due dates for individual income tax returns, Form 1040, and estimated tax payments will remain the same, there are new requirements that affect individuals. One of the most important new deadlines for individuals is the April 15 deadline to file the FinCen 114,...
Ask an Accountant: What is Use Tax?
I file a Sales & Use Tax every month based on my taxable sales. I never remit Use Tax. What is it? Generally, Use Tax is due on out-of-state purchases of goods or services that would have been subject to sales tax had they been purchased New Jersey on which either...
OVDP or Streamlined: Choosing an Offshore Disclosure Program
by Patrick J. McCormick When clients admit to a retroactive failure to meet filing requirements involving their offshore assets, the overarching question is typically the proper route for making a disclosure to the U.S. IRS. For a multitude of reasons, ‘‘quiet’’...
Quickbooks Tip of the Month: September
Ctrl+Y- A useful tool Did you ever wonder how to easily find the way a transaction was entered into Quickbooks? Ctrl + Y is the answer. Using those keys when in an open Quickbooks screen for a vendor bill, check, or invoice, etc. will bring up a screen showing which...