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Work Expenses

Anything that you have to buy for work, that is ordinary & necessary is an employee business expense. The tax code says “An expense is ordinary if it is common and accepted in your trade, business, or profession. An expense is necessary if it is appropriate and helpful to your business. An expense does not […]

Turbo Tax Horror Story

A client filed her own taxes on Turbo Tax, paid $29.95 for the “free” version with CA and efile. She went thru all the questions, double checked her work, and was happy with her refund of $3,421. While preparing the next year’s tax return for her, I noticed a glaring mistake… she had omitted her […]