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Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012

2011 Tax Year In Review

2012 tax season ends quietly
The 2011 filing season ended quietly, apart from a few IRS reminders and last-minute tips issued just before the April 17 deadline. Practitioners generally agreed with the government’s assess...

GAO reports confusion over foreign account reporting under FATCA and FBAR
The U.S. government has been tightening its scrutiny of taxpayers who use foreign financial accounts to circumvent U.S. tax law. Last year the Treasury department imposed new requirements on taxpay...

IRS Commissioner reviews priorities/accomplishments; will step down in September
IRS Commissioner Shulman recently announced he plans to leave his position when his five-year term ends in September 2012. Speaking before the National Press Club this past April, ...

IRS eases up on local lodging deduction for employees
The IRS has issued proposed “reliance” regulations that allow an employee’s deduction for local lodging that is business-related. Although the proposed regulation...

IRS releases updated collection financial standards for ability-to-pay
The IRS has released its Collection Financial Standards for 2012. The Collection Financial Standards specify the amounts that taxpayers may claim as basic, necessary living expenses when they claim...

CA - Third 15-day notice issued for regulation on sales of other than tangible property
The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has issued a third 15-day notice for a proposed California corporation franchise and income tax regulation (Reg. 25136-2) addressing the ma...

MA - Conference bridging service taxable
Conference bridging service sold to Massachusetts customers by an out-of-state taxpayer is subject to Massachusetts sales and use tax because it falls within the broad definition o...

NY - Changes enacted in extraordinary Legislative session summarized
The New York Department of Taxation and Finance has issued summaries of the corporate franchise and personal income tax changes enacted by Ch. 56, Laws 2011, during the extraordina...

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Lillian Gonzalez holds the ADPA^SM designation which represents specialty in the area of wealth transfers, federal taxation, retirement planning, and planning for financial and medical end-of-life needs for domestic partners.

Gonzalez and Associates, P.C. provides services in the accounting, audit and tax areas including corporate, partnership, trust, estate, and individual tax preparation, financial and retirement planning, audit, reviews and compilations of non public and non profit entities.  We have extensive experience in the area of planning issues for same gender married couples and unmarried couples. We are also well versed in the tax issues that affect transgendered tax payers.

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