trim your tax bill mauldin & jenkins

3 last-minute tips that may help trim your tax bill

If you’re starting to fret about your 2019 tax bill, there’s good news — you may still have ...
Continue Reading
year end tax planning mauldin & jenkins

Business year-end tax planning in a TCJA world

The first tax-filing season under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was a time of uncertainty for ...
Continue Reading
ira charitable donations

IRA charitable donations are an alternative to taxable required distributions

Are you charitably minded and have a significant amount of money in an IRA? If you’re age 70½ ...
Continue Reading
Mauldin & Jenkins year end tax planning

It’s not too late to trim your 2019 tax bill

Fall is in the air and that means it’s time to turn your attention to year-end tax planning. ...
Continue Reading
tax related scams

Watch out for tax-related scams

“Thousands of people have lost millions of dollars and their personal information to tax scams,” according to the ...
Continue Reading
avoiding excess benefit transactions

Avoid excess benefit transactions and keep your exempt status

One of the worst things that can happen to a not-for-profit organization is to have its tax-exempt status ...
Continue Reading
gift tax exclusion rules

Take advantage of the gift tax exclusion rules

As we head toward the gift-giving season, you may be considering giving gifts of cash or securities to ...
Continue Reading
taxes due on series EE savings bonds

When is tax due on Series EE savings bonds?

You may have Series EE savings bonds that were bought many years ago. Perhaps you store them in ...
Continue Reading
college costs tax return break

Uncle Sam may provide relief from college costs on your tax return

We all know the cost of college is expensive. The latest figures from the College Board show that ...
Continue Reading
divorce tax issues

Getting a divorce? There are tax issues you need to understand

In addition to the difficult personal issues that divorce entails, several tax concerns need to be addressed to ...
Continue Reading
tax deadline

The next estimated tax deadline is September 16: Do you have to make a payment?

If you’re self-employed and don’t have withholding from paychecks, you probably have to make estimated tax payments. These ...
Continue Reading
what teachers cant deduct on tax returns

Expenses that teachers can and can’t deduct on their tax returns

As teachers head back for a new school year, they often pay for various expenses for which they ...
Continue Reading