Volume 2 Issue 1
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Can You Support Your Charitable Deductions?
Year in and year out, charitable donations often provide big deductions for high-income individuals at tax return time. Deductions for charitable gifts may be claimed only by taxpayers who itemize their returns. But even itemizers are at risk if they do not have the requisite proof to back up their claims.
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Mapping Out Business Travel in 2012
T he IRS pays extra-close attention to deductions claimed for business travel expenses. As a result, both employers and employees must meet strict recordkeeping requirements or face the consequences. Fortunately, you can obtain some relief by using IRS-approved per diem allowances in lieu of accounting for every expense.
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Alternative Minimum Tax: Now It’s Personal
The alternative minimum tax (AMT) could be out to get you. This stealth tax, originally aimed at only the highest echelon of taxpayers, is expected to apply to 4 million taxpayers on 2011 returns, according to the Tax Policy Center. Even worse, the number is projected to explode to more than 31 million in 2012, absent any new legislation.
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