I am in school to become an accountant and am graduating next year. Although I am excited about what I will be doing I havent found a way of make it meaningful. How can I give back to society and contribute through my accounting skills? ...
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Archive for "January, 2010"
How Can I Give Back As An Accountant?
Are My Recent Dividend Reinvestments Taxed At The Short Term Or Long Term Capital Gains Tax Rate?
I have a regular brokerage account (not tax deferred). I bought a mutual fund a number of years ago, and over the years the dividends have been reinvested in the same fund. This year, I was advised to rebalance my portfolio, so I sold all of this mutual fund. Unfortunately, the last dividend reinvestments were within the last year.
So the questio ...
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What Can You Do If You Are A Qualified Accountant Appart From Accounting?
I know that if you are a qualified accountant you can do all sorts of business jobs including of course being an accountant. I also heard that the FBI takes on accountants. Are there any other jobs that accountants can do that you wouldn't naturally think of? ...
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I Have Already Filed My Taxes. Am I Not Entitled To The Tax Break Congress Just Passed Last Week?
I filed my taxes in Mid-January. Last week conress announced that every tax paying adult will recieve $600 and $300 per child, in an attempt to avoid a recession. Since my taxes were already filed, am I not entitled to this extra tax break? ...
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How Hard Is It To Become A Accountant?
I'm planning to go to college and studying accounting, but before i start can someone tell me what is like working in this job field? Are the maths difficult in accounting? Can i be accountant if i'm very good with algebra? Thank you. ...
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How Does The Tax Deduction Work For State And County Transfer Taxes?
My wife and I are buying a new house in MD where the state and county transfer taxes will be about $8000. We are going to close in December this year, but will probably take a standard deduction. Can we deduct the property transfer tax even though we are going to take the standard deduction this year? Are transfer taxes deductions or credits? ...
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What Are The Requirements To Become An Accountant?
I'm 13, and have just decided to become an accountant so what can I start doing now to make sure that I will become one. uk paid surveys ...
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How Much Estimated Tax Do I Owe On The Taxable Part Of My Fellowships?
So I am a grad student and i've received some fellowships for the coming academic year. They are as follows:
$7500
$10530
TOTAL: $18300 (all of it taxable because it will go toward living expenses)
So, according to my calculations for Federal Estimated Tax (form f1040es), my standard deduction is $10,700 (married filing jointly) and I can cl ...
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Where Can I Find A Good Tax Accountant?
I was wondering how people find good tax accountant other than word of mouth. I've gone to H&R Block and they've made mistakes on my taxes last year. I'm not sure who else I can trust.
Thanks in advance. ...
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If I Am Getting A Tax Refund From 2007 Tax, Will I Still Get The Tax Rebate Check?
I filed my 2007 taxes and am recieving a tax refund. Will we recieve the tax rebate? There is myself, my hubby and 5 kids. We made around $24,000 last year. Do we qualify for the rebate check? And how much will we be getting if we do qualify? ...
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