By Dana Andrews and  Don Dey
dana@maggiemayer.com
http://www.maggiemayer.com
Many Federal energy tax credits for home improvements like replacing older furnaces and air conditioning units with new, Energy Star-rated products will expire at the end of 2010. If your plans for your principle residence or second home include replacing older heating and cooling mechanicals, or other improvements such as a [...]

Personal Taxes: Organizing Receipts
One of the most important aspects of preparing an individual income tax return is record retention.  Not only is it important to know what to keep but also how it should be kept.  In the past records were kept in file boxes by year, but with the inexpensive availability of digital records, [...]

As a tax accountant, I am often asked what is the difference between a tax attorney, an accountant/CPA, a bookkeeper, an Enrolled Agent, and a tax preparer.  So awhile back I wrote the following.
A Tax Attorney is not the same as an accountant. The accountant can work with the financial issues and has a general [...]