Taxpayer Basis Confusion Clarified by EA Continuing Education

Posted on January 23, 2012 by admin | Permalink 0

Common situations that cause trouble for income tax professionals involve capital gain calculations. The difficulty rests with obtaining complete information from the taxpayers. Selling any investment or business property mandates determination of the capital gain or loss. In fact, selling any personal asset for a gain is taxable.

Since a capital gain is the difference between sales price and basis, IRS jobs of assessing the capital gain tax require details to determine basis. Unfortunately, taxpayer confusion about basis causes considerable complications. This is especially true for assets acquired in ways other than purchase. In order to unwind the historical elements that reveal basis, the expertise of an IRS enrolled agent is particularly beneficial. Read more »

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Where to Apply for a Loan in Tough Credit Markets

Posted on January 16, 2012 by admin | Permalink 0

Applying for a loan to begin with can be a difficult process, but going to apply for a loan in a credit market that is very rough can be much more frustrating. Many institutions’ requirements for applying for a loan have gotten much stricter. Businesses are having the same troubles getting loans to use for equipment, expansion or hiring employees.

Alternatives for Businesses

One very good alternative for getting loans as a business is using trade credit. Trade credit is also the single largest source of lending across the whole world. When you use trade credit, it means that one business is selling goods or services to another business on credit terms. When the business has an established business credit profile and business credit score, they are more likely to get approved, regardless of the credit score of the individual business owner. If you are going to own a business, it is imperative for your business to have a credit profile and score, which includes being in compliance with the lending market. Read more »

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Forex Trading Wipe-Outs

Posted on January 9, 2012 by admin | Permalink 0

If you’ve ever traded in the foreign exchange markets, the chances are most of you have had an account wipe out. You’ve gone into the Forex market with high hopes, with a high expectation of making a lot of money and with low expectations of losing that money, however, most new traders have their low expectations come true and wipe out their entire Forex trading capital within weeks.

It’s a horrible feeling being caught in a bad trade, over leveraged with no pre-determined stop loss. For those of you who haven’t experienced this, the following is an example of what so many have experienced in the Forex; we will use imaginary Joe as an example. Read more »

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