Synopses & Reviews
Filled with important IRS websites, state hot lines, and more than a thousand insider secrets, this widely acclaimed book--a Business Week bestseller--reveals critical strategies that the best CPAs use for their clients to file shrewd, legal, money-saving returns.
With tax laws constantly changing and existing regulations hidden in voluminous tax codes, businesses and individuals in every income bracket need expert advice that cuts through IRS bureaucracy and prevents taxpayer horror stories. In this completely updated version, the authors explain the latest IRS targets and weapons, how to work with the IRS personality, and the thirty biggest misconceptions taxpayers have about their returns, from IRAs, refunds, gifts and inheritances to audit selection, deductions, avoiding penalties, and more. There's also a brand-new chapter, New Tax Legislation--What It Means for You, and the most recently available information on the dramatic IRS overhaul.
Synopsis
This successful book offers rarely found information about how to work within the system to save money, prevent audits, take advantage of loopholes, and avoid being an IRS target. Charts & graphs.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 509-513) and index.
About the Author
Martin Kaplan has been a certified public accountant for over thirty years and has managed a New York City public-accounting firm for over twenty years. He is now a member of Geller, Marzano & Com-pany, CPAs, P.C., whose clients include wholesalers, manufacturers, and service industries. The firm performs audit and accounting work, represents clients in IRS matters, and focuses on tax-planning opportunities. You can ask him a tax question at www.irsmaven.com.
Naomi Weiss writes fiction and nonfiction on a broad range of subjects. As president of Naomi Weiss Communications, she also writes and produces marketing and communications materials for clients, from small businesses to multinationals. She has received awards from the National Council of Family Relations, the International Association of Business Communicators, and the Art Directors Club.