You can enjoy a vacation home and cut your taxes – with some careful planning and a little discipline. The IRS rules can be complex and potentially restrictive, so a word of caution is in order as you plan the use of your vacation home. Owners of vacation homes...
If you’re an officer or on the board of a community organization, you may wonder about the tax requirements that apply to your group. Generally, an organization will not owe taxes if two things are true: * It has registered as an exempt nonprofit organization...
If you’re receiving a tax refund this year, the IRS reminds you that you can use it to buy U.S. savings bonds directly from the IRS. Here are the details. * You may purchase up to $5,000 in U.S. Series I savings bonds. * The total amount of bonds you purchase...
Every week reporters publish stories about companies that have lost thousands, even millions of dollars because of fraud. They recount the dreadful details of business owners who learned – too late – that a lack of basic controls left their companies vulnerable to...