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Canadian citizen in US on TN Visa
A few questions regarding a Canadian citizen in the US. 1. Is a Social Security number required in order to work or is a TIN sufficient? 2. If the person is in school but working part-time as an...
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California HOA did not file form 3500 for exemption
What options does a California HOA have if it has been filing 1120-H for the last 5 years but did not file for a California exemption on form 3500 or 3500A? It looks like if you want to file a 1120-H...
 
IRS Nationwide Tax Forums for 2011
Registration on their site just opened, in case anyone is interested.
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What is the difference between deduction and tax credit?
I am confused by Making Work Pay Credit. I heard it is not a deduction and I am not sure if my nephew can claim it. He started his first year self-employed business last year. He made approx. USD...
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FICA taxes failed to pay - how do I pay now?
My sister was using Quickbooks to do her payroll taxes and to keep things simple let's just say she had no idea what she was doing. The federal withholding for her employees whe was doing property...
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Sec 179 Exp w/o using 4592?
I took a small sec 179 deduction for listed property (computer). My tax software (H&R Block) listed it on the Sched C, but it did not move the numbers to the 4592. In past years it always seemed to do...
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Student Wages (Fed. Work Study) - Special SSI handling?
My daughter worked in a "work-study" job in 2010 where she goes to college (4 year, undergrad) . I believe these jobs are 80% Federally subsidized at colleges. On her W-2, they did not withhold any...
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Pushing The Envelope (Canadian Tax Question)
I have posted in this group about tax implications of marrying a foreigner - we did get married last month. Is anyone aware of resources written that a mere human being can understand that can explain...
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Canadian Royalty Trusts
I have been told that Canada no longer withholds a deemed tax (15%) on royalty trusts held in an American IRA. I used to be able to buy royalty trusts (Canadian MLP's) inside My IRA but a couple of...
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SEP IRA question
Suppose I have a schedule C sole prop. business that nets $40,000. I created a SEP-IRA that I make contributions to, from this business. And suppose I have a second schedule C sole prop. business that...
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Online Home Based Business Education (scam?)
Hello to all, and thank you in advance for any words of wisdom. In 2010, client put up all the money she had ($10K) toward a bill of $13K to pay for the expertise of advisers at a company we will call...
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W 2 Retirement Box Checked
My employer does not offer a 401 K or SIMPLE IRA in which employer match or contribute anything for retirement. Employer offers a voluntary 401 K in which if an employee desires he/she can contribute...
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can both divorced parents cliam HoH
Can both divorced parents cliam HoH? Say they had two kids. One kid lives with parent A more than 6 months of the year, other kid lives with parent B more than 6 months of the year. They each pay for...
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Health SAvings Account (HSA) for nonemployee owner of C Corp
I've searched through the IRC and Regs as best as I can, but can't find anything conclusive on a C Corp contributing pre-tax money to the HSA of an owner who isn't on the payroll, but is an office and...
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Sale of MLP Prevents Electronic Filing?
I sold some units of a MLP and received a sales schedule from the partnership. The sales schedule lets me calculate how much is posted to Form 4797 Part II, line 10 and Form 1040 Schedule D for this...
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