The Tax Preparation Blog

Question: Filing a 2005 Tax Return; Should I put my old or current address?

I am just now filing for 2005 Federal. At the top of the 1040 form, should I fill in:
a. the California address where I lived when I made all the money, or
b. the Oregon address I am at now where they correspond with me?

Answer: Your current address.

California Budget Setback Imperils Brown

Gov. Jerry Brown won’t be able to move forward with his agenda until he bridges a $15.4 billion budget gap

California’s State Budget – Weekly Address – 10/08/2010

Question: Looking for CPA recommendations in the San Francisco Bay Area?

I am looking for a good CPA in the San Francisco Bay Area, California with experience in gift tax, NRO accounts as well laws in India and USA. Anyone who has experience with such accountants, please send me the CPA contact info.

Answer: Have you checked out the Calif. CPA website? Usually CPA’s list their areas of specialization.

Obituaries for March 31, 2011

Tuolumne native and lifelong resident Glenn Kolpack died March 12 at San Joaquin General Hospital in Stockton. He was 27. The son of Noni and Glenn “Skeeter” Kolpack, he worked as a heavy equipment operator for 10 years. He enjoyed the outdoors and working on cars.

Your San Francisco CPA – Jerry Newman

Question: AUCTION SITES!!! australia?

I have seen lots of posts on forums lately talking about the debate of
Ebay vs’ Other Australian Auction sites.
So i thought i would ask the question in here so i can get a response from some people who have decided to use another australian Auction Site.
Now, from what i have read Ebay Australia takes around 200 million dollars out of this country EVERY year, all into a swiss bank account with no GST or INCOME tax paid.
So do u think it is worth supporting the Australian Auction Sites and maybe getting less sales but giving the aussie sites a chance to build up so ebay is no longer a monopoly in this country ?
Do you think ebay should even be in Australia???
Do you think it is right that they take so much out of the country every year without contributing to the society they are taking all the money from???
well please let me know your thoughts guys

Answer: It is very altruistic to rally around local sites, and to keep the money within your own economy. However, for the housewife who just wants to quickly and securely get top dollar for reselling her too-small sweater, the big international site like ebay is a very tempting remedy. It is true that you must act locally to impact globally, but a hard sell to the masses. Good luck to you in this worthy endeavor.

Why Declining House Values Could Spark The Next Taxpayer Rebellion

You might think property taxes have declined 30%, paralleling declines in housing values. But nope–property tax revenues have shot up 27% just since 2006.

Samuel A. DiPiazza, Jr. on economic nationalism

Accenture Reports Strong Second-Quarter Fiscal 2011 Results

Accenture reported strong financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2011, ended Feb. 28, 2011, with net revenues of $6.05 billion, an increase of 17 percent in U.S. dollars and 18 percent in local currency over the same period last year and exceeding the company’s guided range of $5.6 billion to $5.8 billion.

Climate Change -The Transport Challenge