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		<title>Making Estimated Tax Payments</title>
		<link>http://askcpasam.com/blog/2012/01/16/making-estimated-tax-payments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CPA Sam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Taxation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tax liability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Q. I am a 1 person (no employees) sole proprietor.  What would be the best way for me to calculate taxes and make quarterly tax payments (both Fed. and State)? A. This is one of the most common questions I get from self-employed individuals who are just starting out.  Basically, estimated payments in a self-employed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Tax Twice From Payroll?</title>
		<link>http://askcpasam.com/blog/2011/08/12/medicare-tax-twice-from-payroll/</link>
		<comments>http://askcpasam.com/blog/2011/08/12/medicare-tax-twice-from-payroll/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CPA Sam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Payroll]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q. Because of the economic situation, I now have to work two jobs because  my main job cut my hours.  I have Medicare and Social Security tax coming out of both checks.  Isn&#8217;t there a way to stop this tax deduction from one of them? A.  Unfortunately&#8230;no.  Medicare withholding is required on all your wages. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Did You Tell Your Payroll Department?</title>
		<link>http://askcpasam.com/blog/2011/05/31/tell-payroll-department/</link>
		<comments>http://askcpasam.com/blog/2011/05/31/tell-payroll-department/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 13:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CPA Sam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Planning]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[changes in withholding]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://askcpasam.com/blog/?p=662</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s post was inspired by my attendance at the American Payroll Association&#8216;s 29th Annual Congress.  This is the biggest gathering of payroll professionals and vendors anywhere in the world.  The common theme I observed during workshops and networking opportunities was that employees just don&#8217;t communicate changes to their payroll system well enough.  Many presenters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the Earned Income Credit?</title>
		<link>http://askcpasam.com/blog/2011/04/25/the-earned-income-credit/</link>
		<comments>http://askcpasam.com/blog/2011/04/25/the-earned-income-credit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CPA Sam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Taxation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[paychecks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://askcpasam.com/blog/?p=655</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q. What is the Earned Income Credit? A. A common question from my tax preparation clients each year is &#8220;Why is my refund so big?&#8221;  Many of my clients can&#8217;t understand that they are getting a refund bigger than the total of the tax they had withheld from their check during the year.  One major [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care and Overtime—Do the Twain Meet in 2014?</title>
		<link>http://askcpasam.com/blog/2011/03/23/health-care-and-overtime/</link>
		<comments>http://askcpasam.com/blog/2011/03/23/health-care-and-overtime/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vlambert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payroll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordable Care Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fair Labor Standards Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[overtime]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://askcpasam.com/blog/?p=649</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This month&#8217;s post from guest blogger, Vicki Lambert: The passage of the Affordable Care Act has certainly generated questions in the payroll community. Will the taxation of health care change? No it is still nontaxable. Will it need to be reported on the Form W-2 anyway? Yes, but not mandatory until 2012. But one question [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage Insurance Premium &#8211; Tax Deductible?</title>
		<link>http://askcpasam.com/blog/2011/03/18/mortgage-insurance-premium-tax-deductible/</link>
		<comments>http://askcpasam.com/blog/2011/03/18/mortgage-insurance-premium-tax-deductible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CPA Sam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Taxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[1098]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Mortage Interest Deduction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mortgage Insurance Premiums]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://askcpasam.com/blog/?p=645</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Another great question from one of my readers: &#8220;My question is in regards to the Upfront Mortgage Insurance Premium that was charged on my HUD statement (line 905) on the house I closed on in February 2010. Is this amount tax deductible on my taxes in full this year? I have been told a few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Which 1040 Do I Use</title>
		<link>http://askcpasam.com/blog/2011/03/04/which-1040-do-i-use-2/</link>
		<comments>http://askcpasam.com/blog/2011/03/04/which-1040-do-i-use-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CPA Sam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Taxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[1040]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax filing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax season]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[W-4]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://askcpasam.com/blog/?p=642</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A great question this week comes from one of my readers.  Which Form 1040 am I supposed to use?  As a professional tax preparer, I always recommend you let a professional handle the complicated task of determining your tax liability.  However, there are people who choose to go it alone with Turbo Tax or another [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is the Cloud Ready Yet? Let&#8217;s Ask the Accountants</title>
		<link>http://askcpasam.com/blog/2011/02/17/is-the-cloud-ready-yet-lets-ask-the-accountants/</link>
		<comments>http://askcpasam.com/blog/2011/02/17/is-the-cloud-ready-yet-lets-ask-the-accountants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CPA Sam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accountants]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://askcpasam.com/blog/?p=626</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a guest post submission from Hunter Richards, who blogs about online accounting software. The original article has a survey which asks whether or not accountants are recommending the cloud. It&#8217;s located here: Is the Cloud Ready Yet? Let&#8217;s Ask the Accountants. &#8211; Technology enthusiasts have long praised the cost savings and simplicity of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mandatory Electronic Filing of FTDs—This is a Good Thing</title>
		<link>http://askcpasam.com/blog/2011/02/07/mandatory-electronic-filing-of-ftds%e2%80%94this-is-a-good-thing/</link>
		<comments>http://askcpasam.com/blog/2011/02/07/mandatory-electronic-filing-of-ftds%e2%80%94this-is-a-good-thing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vlambert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Payroll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACH]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[EFTPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tax deposits]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://askcpasam.com/blog/?p=623</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s edition comes from guest blogger, Vickie, Lambert, CPP: Effective January 1, 2011, the IRS adopted the Financial Management Service (FMS) decision to discontinue the system of processing federal tax deposit coupons. In other words, the IRS is no longer allowing businesses to make employment tax deposits with PAPER coupons. For this move I say to the IRS&#8212;BRAVO! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Paycheck Changes</title>
		<link>http://askcpasam.com/blog/2011/01/21/2011-paycheck-changes/</link>
		<comments>http://askcpasam.com/blog/2011/01/21/2011-paycheck-changes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CPA Sam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payroll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[FICA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[income tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[making work pay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paycheck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PaycheckCity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://askcpasam.com/blog/?p=620</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By now, most employees in the United States have received their first paycheck of 2011.  About the same time the first check is received, payroll departments across the country were deluged with questions about the changes on employee checks.  This edition of the blog should help to clear up some of the confusion regarding a [...]]]></description>
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