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Maryland SALT Cap

For an update about the state tax cap in federal returns and what to do for Maryland returns, check out the information compiled below: Directly from the MarylandTaxes.com website, here are instructions for FORM 502 — itemized deduction calculation: “Copy the amount from federal Form 1040, Schedule A, line 17, Total Itemized Deductions, on line …
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#TechTips: Putting Your Best Foot Forward

By Jonathan Rivlin In today’s post we’re going to cover the last part of the data management chain: Getting that data out. Hubdoc, Bill.com, Gusto, bank feeds – all deal with data going in, and Xero manages that data once in the system. But how can we get that data out again? Historically, as a …
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Top 5 Books For Entrepreneurs

1. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck Start off the new year by learning about the growth mindset. Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., is a Stanford University psychologist who discovered the power of mindset. Dweck writes about how success in every area of your life can be dramatically influenced by how you …
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The Importance Of Self-Reflection

It’s natural for us to want to be the best at what we do. We get so caught up in building our future, though, that most of the time, we forget to take a moment and evaluate ourselves. As the 2019 tax season begins, think about how the last one went. Did you meet your …
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2019 Legislative Session // FB Live Recap

First, you may or may not know about the shut down going on in the government. The Internal Revenue Service released notification that despite the government shut down, the IRS confirmed that they will start processing tax returns beginning January 28, 2019, and will begin providing refunds to taxpayers as scheduled. Hopefully, they’ll get started, …
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Google Applications // FB Live Recap

2019 marks our 60th anniversary! To start the year, we are going to be concluding our seminar season with the Tax Season Kick-Off Event on January 17th, at 5:00 pm at our Columbia office. Come relax and network with your fellow members! This will be a great opportunity to talk with them and to learn …
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#TechTips: Don’t Worry, There’s an App For That!

By Jonathan Rivlin It’s been said that when your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. For decades we shoehorned our clients into whatever accounting system (usually QuickBooks desktop) we had. Our clients are like little snowflakes; each uniquely different and equally complex. Yet somehow we expected to fit these oddly …
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Social Security Administration Online Access // FB Live Recap

One update we had to mention is Franchot announced the BPW approval of a $160 million contract to replace the state tax processing system. Some of the areas covered: adjusting fraud prevention, increase ability of taxpayers to match their account via an online self-service application, best practice for security standards, audit collection reporting and estimating …
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#TechTips: Accountable Plans get “-iffied”

By Jonathan Rivlin Have you ever worked up a client’s QB file (the modern equivalent to the “bag of receipts”) and prepared their Schedule C and 1040 only for the client to suddenly remember all the other business expenses that they paid out of pocket? Nothing like seeing the tax due line to jog a …
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Federal and Local Legislative Update // Facebook Live Recap

Covering all the legislative matters coming up in January here in Maryland and items happening on the hill in Washington before the end of the year keeps us on our toes. A lot has been going on in both necks of the woods. Let’s talk about Federal legislation first. Sales Tax Update The landscape has …
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