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John F Howes CPA


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    Tax Credits for Home Energy Improvements – They’re Baaaaack!

    April 22nd, 2009 at 11:55 am » Comments (0)

    [caption id="" align="alignright" width="200" margin="8px" caption="Solar water heater on a rooftop in Jerusalem"][/caption]The recent stimulus bill passed by Congress and signed by the President re-instituted home and business energy tax ...more »

    How and WHY to File Your Taxes on the Last Day: Six Last-Minute Tax Day Tips

    April 14th, 2009 at 10:41 pm » Comments (0)

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    Significant 2009 Tax Break for Purchase of a New Vehicle

    March 31st, 2009 at 11:34 am » Comments (2)

    [caption id="" align="alignright" width="202" caption="Compressed Air Car Image via Wikipedia"][/caption]The IRS just announced the new "above the line" tax deduction for the sales tax on the purchase of a NEW ...more »

    Tax Implications of Foreclosures and Debt Cancellation

    March 20th, 2009 at 7:36 am » Comments (0)

    A podcast from Edward K. Zollars, CPA (podcast geared toward IRS code junkies): Debt, Foreclosures and the Tax LawThe new year opens up with a podcast based on a topic that ...more »

    Social Security Recipients to Receive 2009 $250 Stimulus Payment

    March 6th, 2009 at 11:00 am » Comments (39)

    Just received this notice from the Social Security administration: Special Report: Economic Recovery Bill Provides Social Security with Resources to Help Americans On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed ...more »

    Debt Cancellation on Short Sales and Foreclosures

    January 25th, 2009 at 8:11 pm » Comments (0)

    [caption id="" align="alignright" width="269" caption="Half million dollar house in Salinas, California"][/caption]For those facing a foreclosure or a short sale on real estate,  here is a video from an IRS forum ...more »

    $266 Million Missing – Is Some of This Your Money?

    October 29th, 2008 at 12:55 pm » Comments (0)

    $266 million is the amount of money the Internal Revenue Service is holding because the refunds checks were returned to the IRS due to the address for the taxpayer not ...more »

    New Property Tax Deduction for Non-itemizers

    October 13th, 2008 at 12:46 pm » Comments (11)

    Effective for the tax year 2008 (and now 2009 with the bailout bill), taxpayers who normally do not itemize deductions because their mortgage interest and other deductions do not exceed ...more »
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