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Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009

Richard Rogers, EA| November 9, 2009

President Obama signed into law on November 6th the Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009.

The major thrust of the new bill was to extend Unemployment Compensation by up to an additional 14 weeks for jobless workers but the new law also includes tax provisions for businesses and individuals, including new Net Operating Loss (NOL) provisions, increased penalties for S-Corporations and Partnerships for late filing of tax returns, the extension of the FUTA tax surcharge, plus a number of other changes. The law also extends the first-time homebuyer tax credit and makes modifications to allow existing homeowners to take advantage of the credit for the first time under certain circumstances

Home Buyer Credit Extension?

Richard Rogers, EA| October 29, 2009

Well, it has been a few weeks since my last blog; the October 15th deadline for individuals on extensions have come and gone and there is not too much going on in the tax world right now.  But one thing that I wanted to mention was that it looks like there will be an extension [...]

2009 Tax Incentives

Richard Rogers, EA| September 14, 2009

As the October 15th tax deadline for filing your individual tax return approaches I just wanted to remind you of some of the special incentives that may be available to you this year. These incentives are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and were legislated to promote the economic recovery. It is still not too late to take advantage of these credits, so if you were thinking about the possibilities of any of the items below, now may be the time to do it.