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Our Focus newsletter provides monthly tax trends and topics written by our professionals.
The Focus - Our Tax E-Newsletter | 11/01/2010IRS Taxpayer & Tax Preparer Initiatives: Going (for the) “Green”!“Going Green” is all the rage these days as individuals and businesses strive to be more eco-friendly and reduce their “carbon footprints”. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is doing its part to become more environmentally friendly. |
The Focus - Our Tax E-Newsletter | 11/01/2010Reading the Tea LeavesThe November elections are over with the Republicans winning historic gains and improving their position in the Senate. This will change the political dynamics in the next Congress starting in January. |
The Focus - Our Tax E-Newsletter | 10/01/2010Beyond the Numbers: Valerie L. HamletValerie L. Hamlet recently joined Dermody, Burke & Brown as a Tax Associate in the Estate and Trust Department. Valerie has over 25 years of experience as a paralegal and accountant specializing in trusts and estates. |
The Focus - Our Tax E-Newsletter | 10/01/2010Small Business Jobs Act of 2010On September 27, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (2010 Jobs Act). |
The Focus - Our Tax E-Newsletter | 10/01/2010The Troubled Trust and Estate Profession Navigating Turbulent TimesMost tax professionals that specialize in trusts and estates have never before experienced such an uncertain tax environment. Prior to 2010, estate and gift tax legislative changes were incremental in amounts and mostly predictable in… |
The Focus - Our Tax E-Newsletter | 09/01/2010Sales Tax in New York StateNew York State is looking for additional sources of revenue to close its substantial budget gaps. Increased rates and stepped up enforcement have had their effects on our clients. |
The Focus - Our Tax E-Newsletter | 09/01/2010Research and Development CreditAs December 31, 2010 comes and goes so will many of the tax benefits of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA). In addition, the Research and Development Tax Credit expired as of December 31, 2009, unless… |
The Focus - Our Tax E-Newsletter | 09/01/2010Beyond the Numbers: Kathleen Wells-BurkeKathleen Wells Burke has been with Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC since September 1979. Kathy is a Senior Tax Manager with over 31 years of experience in public accounting. |
The Focus - Our Tax E-Newsletter | 08/01/2010S Corporation shareholders: A potential bright side to a gloomy "sunset"?As the days of 2010 dwindle, school buses will soon be on the road, leaves will be changing colors and sunsets will come earlier. Whenever I think of sunsets, it conjures up visions of my time in Hawaii watching a fire-red ball… |
The Focus - Our Tax E-Newsletter | 08/01/2010Is your college student really your dependent?Is your child a college student? Who provides over one-half of your college student's support? Are you still allowed to claim your college student as a dependent on your tax return? Who is allowed to claim the education credits? |
The Focus - Our Tax E-Newsletter | 08/01/2010Beyond the Numbers: Melissa P. LaniganMelissa Lanigan joined Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC in 2007. |
The Focus - Our Tax E-Newsletter | 07/01/2010Beyond the Numbers: Brian R. DuMond, CPABrian R. DuMond, CPA, started with Dermody, Burke & Brown in January 1987, and leads the Firm’s Risk Management Niche. He is a graduate of Le Moyne College and is a member of the NYSSCPA and AICPA. |