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John F Howes CPA


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    Tax Season Has Begun

    January 23rd, 2010 at 2:42 pm » Comments (0)

    Just electronically filed the first 2009 tax return of my tax season. All went swimmingly well considering I am studying a 5 dvd, 600 page tax update manual of all ...more »

    IRS Will Be Health Care Insurance Enforcers

    January 14th, 2010 at 11:14 am » Comments (0)

    Accounting Web has an article about the new duties the IRS will have regarding the new health care insurance reform bill:Monitoring compliance. Taxpayers will have to provide proof of coverage ...more »

    New Taxes Contemplated for WA State

    January 10th, 2010 at 1:42 pm » Comments (2)

    [caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption]Brad Shannon of the Olympian outlines new taxes being contemplated for Washington State to help with the budget crisis:Closing the exemption for door-to-door sales ...more »

    Determining The Correct Filing Status Can Be Tricky

    January 6th, 2010 at 8:59 am » Comments (0)

    [caption id="" align="alignright" width="186" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption]Determining your filing status for tax purposes is easy, right?  If you are single with no children, yes.  However sometimes the correct filing status ...more »

    Tax Tips: Year-End Tax Tips December 2009

    December 4th, 2009 at 11:27 am » Comments (0)

    httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtXvCX3Tn24 Issued by the IRS today.[caption id="attachment_141" align="aligncenter" width="432" caption="Click to enlarge"][/caption][caption id="attachment_142" align="aligncenter" width="432" caption="Click to enlarge"][/caption]Here is the entire 2009 IRS Pub 17.more »

    Homebuyer Tax Credits – What Are We Doing?

    November 9th, 2009 at 1:58 pm » Comments (0)

    My son recently purchased his first home.  After making his downpayment, the US government gave him an extra $3000 (the $8000 tax credit less his $5000 down payment) in cash ...more »

    $122,783.51 IRS refund issued in error

    August 26th, 2009 at 5:20 pm » Comments (0)

    One of my clients gets an adjustment of his taxes by the IRS which I know is incorrect.  It is a very small amount and it entails payroll taxes on ...more »

    You are Now Getting a Stimulus Check from the Government Every Payday

    April 25th, 2009 at 12:57 pm » Comments (0)

    Theoretically speaking that is.   This is to clear up some confusion regarding the recent "tax cut" that became effective April 1, 2009.You will not be getting a ...more »
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