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		<title>It&#8217;s Easy to Steal IRS Refunds</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/11/30/its-easy-to-steal-irs-refunds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/11/30/its-easy-to-steal-irs-refunds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Individual Taxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRS procedure]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tax Crimes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two years ago we addressed the IRS&#8217;s flawed refund procedure in False Refund Schemes and Backwards IRS Return Processing Rules. Today, Jay Weaver of the Miami Herald gives a distressing update in Scammers Steal IRS Refunds with Ease: “We are seeing defendants once involved in other types of crimes [such as  drug trafficking] getting involved in identity-theft schemes, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twenty Fake Dependency Exemptions Generate $300K Tax Refund?</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/09/12/20-fake-child-dependency-exemptions-300000-fraudulent-tax-refund/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/09/12/20-fake-child-dependency-exemptions-300000-fraudulent-tax-refund/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Individual Taxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Crimes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blake ellis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cnnmoney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dependency exemption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRS crimes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[norma coronel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blake Ellis of CNNMoney writes about a woman who fraudulently claimed 20 child dependents on her income tax return: Tax fraudsters are getting more creative &#8212; and, in some cases, more daring. But the IRS is making it harder for them to get away with their tricks. Late last week, a Los Angeles woman pleaded guilty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax No-Brainer of the Week: Don&#8217;t Have the IRS Prepare Your Tax Return</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/06/16/tax-no-brainer-of-the-week-never-have-the-irs-to-do-your-return/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/06/16/tax-no-brainer-of-the-week-never-have-the-irs-to-do-your-return/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Individual Taxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[irs conflict of interest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax preparation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.pappastax.com/?p=22178</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The IRS graciously gives taxpayers the following tips for how to choose a tax preparer: If you pay someone to prepare your tax return, the IRS urges you to choose that preparer wisely. Taxpayers are legally responsible for what’s on their tax return even if it is prepared by someone else. So, it is important to choose carefully [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deadline Reminder for Taxpayers Living Abroad and Those with Foreign Bank Accounts</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/06/13/deadline-reminder-for-taxpayers-living-abroad-and-those-with-foreign-bank-accounts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/06/13/deadline-reminder-for-taxpayers-living-abroad-and-those-with-foreign-bank-accounts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Individual Taxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Taxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voluntary disclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[90.22]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign b ank accounts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taxpayers living abroad]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.pappastax.com/?p=22126</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Taxpayers living abroad must file their 2010 tax returns by June 15, 2011. And individuals owning an interest in a foreign account must file form TD F 90.22-1 by June 30, 2011 or face steep penalties: June 15 Tax Deadline Nears for Americans Abroad; Don’t Forget to Report Foreign Accounts IR-2011-66, June 10, 2011 WASHINGTON [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Moving Signature Line to Top of Form Result in Less Tax Cheating?</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/06/03/will-moving-signature-line-to-top-of-form-result-in-less-tax-cheating/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/06/03/will-moving-signature-line-to-top-of-form-result-in-less-tax-cheating/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 01:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Individual Taxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Crimes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carmen nobel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[form 1040]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carmen Nobel of Harvard Business School&#8217;s blog Working Knowledge writes in Signing at the Top: The Key to Preventing Tax Fraud: [M]any taxpayers give in to the temptation to cheat on their taxes—in spite of the requirement for them to sign a statement declaring that the information on the form is &#8220;true, correct, and complete.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS Identity Theft</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/06/03/irs-identity-theft/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/06/03/irs-identity-theft/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Individual Taxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRS procedure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.pappastax.com/?p=21777</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The House of Representatives&#8217; Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held hearings yesterday on IRS E-File Identity Theft. For you masochists out there, below is the entire eight hours of testimony and obligatory self-serving statements of congressmen: Bookmark &#038; Share:]]></description>
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		<title>Declaring Your Correct Filing Status is Not Lying</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/04/06/declaring-your-correct-filing-status-is-not-lying/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/04/06/declaring-your-correct-filing-status-is-not-lying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Individual Taxation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Paul Caron: An organization called Refuse to Lie is recommending that gay couples whose marriages are recognized under state law but not for federal tax purposes because of the Defense of Marriage Act file their federal tax returns as single taxpayers but attach this disclaimer (detailed tax memo here): Attachment to Federal Tax Return Affirming Marriage The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Tax Changes</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/02/08/21147/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/02/08/21147/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Individual Taxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 taxes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Laura Sanders of the Wall Street Journal gives a rundown of some of the important tax changes for 2010 in Taxes &#8211; April 18 (Yes, that&#8217;s right) Is Coming Up: Here are [some major] changes affecting 2010 returns. First-time homebuyer tax credit: There have been several versions of this credit, but most taxpayers who claimed it for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPAs vs. Unenrolled, Unlicensed &amp; Unaccountable Tax Preparers</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/01/19/cpas-vs-unenrolled-unlicensed-unaccountible-tax-preparers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/01/19/cpas-vs-unenrolled-unlicensed-unaccountible-tax-preparers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Individual Taxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulation of Tax Preparers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cpa tax preparer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to hire a preparer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joe kristan]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.pappastax.com/?p=21063</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CPA tax blogger Joe Kristan has written a rejoinder to Wandering Tax Pro Robert Flach, our favorite non-CPA, non-Enrolled Agent, non-lawyer, non-anything-that-requires-licensing-testing-and-accountability tax preparer: Robert D. Flach has put up another one of his occasional posts where he beats up on my profession: Don&#8217;t assume that because a person has the initials &#8220;CPA&#8221; after his name he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Payroll Tax Relief</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/12/18/2011-payroll-tax-relief/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/12/18/2011-payroll-tax-relief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 13:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employer Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Individual Taxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRS procedure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obama tax bill]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tax relief]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.pappastax.com/?p=20688</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the more talked about provisions of the tax bill signed into law yesterday by President Obama is the temporary payroll tax reduction. WebCPA reports that the IRS has already issued guidance on the relief measure: Millions of workers will see their take-home pay rise during 2011 because the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS is Auditing More Taxpayers; Hire a Reputable Preparer</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/12/16/irs-is-auditing-more-taxpayers-hire-a-reputable-preparer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/12/16/irs-is-auditing-more-taxpayers-hire-a-reputable-preparer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 04:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Individual Taxation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[IRS Penalties]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.pappastax.com/?p=20675</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Associated Press reports that the IRS is intensifying and expanding its tax return audit program: The IRS is making it a bit riskier to cheat on your taxes. The tax agency increased the number of returns it audited by nearly 11 percent this year, statistics released Wednesday show. Wealthy taxpayers and big businesses were most likely to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS&#8217;s Home Mortgage Indebtedness Ruling Much Ado About a Little Bit</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/10/20/irss-home-mortgage-indebtedness-ruling-much-ado-about-a-little-bit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/10/20/irss-home-mortgage-indebtedness-ruling-much-ado-about-a-little-bit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Court Cases]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got unduly excited when I read the following headline in the Journal of Accountancy: IRS Rules That Mortgages Over $1 Million Can Be Deductible Great, I thought. Now my heart surgeon client with a $2 million dollar home mortgage can deduct all of his interest. The taxosphere seems to have shared my excitement. See James Maule&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Richest 10% Pay 71% of Federal Income Taxes</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/09/05/the-richest-10-pay-71-of-federal-income-taxes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/09/05/the-richest-10-pay-71-of-federal-income-taxes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Individual Taxation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kay Bell takes a look at who pays federal income taxes in Where Does Your Taxable Income Rank: Kiplinger took 2007 tax data (the most complete available) from the IRS and created an online calculator to show you where your income ranks compared to the rest of U.S. taxpayers. I ran some various incomes through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Statistics Showing that the Rich Pay Bulk of U.S. Taxes</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/06/21/more-statistics-showing-that-the-rich-pay-bulk-of-u-s-taxes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/06/21/more-statistics-showing-that-the-rich-pay-bulk-of-u-s-taxes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Individual Taxation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Paul Caron, here is yet another study that shows that the rich pay a highly disproportionate share of federal taxes. Of course, we shouldn&#8217;t expect this study to change the minds of the soak-the-rich crowd when the 50 studies preceding it that said the same thing were insufficient to do the trick. Instead, the pro-tax crowd will attempt to diminish the sincerity and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swiss Parliament Ratifies U.S. Disclosure Agreement; Too Late for Voluntary Disclosure Program</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/06/18/swiss-parliament-ratifies-u-s-disclosure-agreement-too-late-for-voluntary-disclosure-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/06/18/swiss-parliament-ratifies-u-s-disclosure-agreement-too-late-for-voluntary-disclosure-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 06:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Individual Taxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Taxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Crimes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ataxingmatter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign bank account]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[IRS Penalties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[linda beale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[offshore bank tax]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tax evasion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax penalties]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Linda Beale reports that the Swiss Parliament has ratified the U.S.-Swiss agreement providing for the release of  U.S. account-holder information on about 4,500 accounts: It is likely that the names will start flowing very soon, which moves the ball back to the U.S.  The voluntary disclosure program that provided some assurance of limited penalties has ended.  But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Stossel&#8217;s $6,000 Income Tax Return</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/04/18/john-stossels-6000-income-tax-return/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/04/18/john-stossels-6000-income-tax-return/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 14:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Individual Taxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulation of Tax Preparers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[john stossel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kay Bell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax complexity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax preparation fees]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tax simplification]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kay Bell reports that Fox News&#8217; John Stossel is ticked off that he has to pay his tax accountant thousands of dollars every year: This year&#8217;s anti-tax rant winner is Fox News&#8217; John Stossel. But it&#8217;s not just taxing jurisdictions that make Stossel&#8217;s list. He also has no love for his accountant. The complexities of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Killing the Tax Messenger</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/02/17/killing-the-tax-messenger/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/02/17/killing-the-tax-messenger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gross Income]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Individual Taxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joe kristan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kill the messenger]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[nobel prize tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[olympic medals tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paul caron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prize tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[section 61]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taxable income]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that Professor Paul Caron is a Bolshevik for suggesting that the tax code requires that medal-winning Olympic athletes include the value of their gold, silver or bronze medals in their taxable incomes? Joe Kristan writes in Explaining Something Doesn&#8217;t Mean You Agree With It that the good Professor received the following letter calling him a dastardly Muscovite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Tax Help Articles</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/02/15/10-tax-help-articles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/02/15/10-tax-help-articles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Individual Taxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 tax returns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax preparation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There have been many changes in the tax laws over the last year, but most of the tax code is the same. Here are 7 tax advice articles I wrote last year that apply equally to this year: 7 All Time Tax Concepts S Corporations Wages and Distributions: Basic Tax Planning Taxes 101: What Filing Status Should You Use? 5 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S Corporation Loss Basis Worksheets</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/02/02/s-corporation-loss-basis-worksheets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/02/02/s-corporation-loss-basis-worksheets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Individual Taxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[S Corporations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[at risk rules]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[debt basis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loss basis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pass through losses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[s corporation basis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[s corporation losses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stock basis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.pappastax.com/?p=14101</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Because of the prolonged recession we expect to see many businesses report losses from their 2009 operations. Losses from S Corporations are deductible on a taxpayer&#8217;s Form 1040 only to the extent of the shareholder&#8217;s stock plus debt basis. Tax preparers should maintain the following two worksheets (courtesy Small Business Taxes and Management) for each of their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Tax Return that Costs Less than $68 is Worth Less than $68!</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/01/30/a-tax-return-that-costs-less-than-68-is-worth-less-than-68/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/01/30/a-tax-return-that-costs-less-than-68-is-worth-less-than-68/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Individual Taxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulation of Tax Preparers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[h&r block]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[robert flach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self worth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[simple tax returns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax preparation services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wanderingtaxpro]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;A person&#8217;s worth in this world is estimated according to the value he puts on himself.&#8221; - Jean De La Bruyere - Well-run tax peparation firms have minimum fees because they have calculated their break-even price points, the point below which they lose money by gaining clients. Poorly run firms, on the other hand, pay no attention whatsoever to the [...]]]></description>
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