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Debt

Could Your Debt Relief Turn Into a Tax Defeat?

Restructuring debt has become a common approach to personal financial management. But many people fail to realize that there's often ...
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Tax Breaks

Go, Save Green With Sustainable Tax Breaks

Many people want to do something, however small, to contribute to a healthier environment. There are many ways to do ...
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Tax and Business

Tax and Business Alert: April 2016

Our Tax and Business Alert newsletter for April 2016 is now available. Topics in this edition include: Go, Save Green ...
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security

Latest TurboTax Scam

Hackers know when people are vulnerable, and since its tax time, they're busy trying to catch people off guard. TurboTax ...
Life Insurance

Run a Business “On the Side?” Make Sure It’s No Hobby

If you run a business "on the side" and derive most of your income from another source (whether from another ...
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Protecting Americans Tax Hikes Act

Five Things to Know About Substantiating Donations

There are virtually countless charitable organizations to which you might donate. You may choose to give cash or to contribute ...
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Cash

Walk the PATH to Tax Savings for 2015

Like many taxpayers, you may have been expecting to encounter a few roadblocks while traversing your preferred tax-saving avenues. If ...
/ / Business, Tax
Tax and Business

March Tax and Business Alert Newsletter

Our March 2016 Tax and Business Alert Newsletter is now available. Headlines in this edition include: Walk the PATH to ...
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security

Security Awareness for Taxpayers

The IRS, the states and the tax industry are committed to protecting you from identity theft. Working together, many changes ...
ACA Section 6055 and 6056

ACA Section 6055 and 6056 Coding Seminar

Please join Greg Kenworthy, Partner at Hawkins Ash CPAs, and Stanley McDonald Agency of Illinois, Inc. for a morning seminar on ...
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