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                        Preparing Your Own Tax Return May Not Be Wise
                    
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                            Aug 18, 2016
                        
                    
                        If you're not a surgeon, you wouldn't trust yourself to operate on someone. So why would you expect a different outcome while preparing your own taxes if you're not a tax professional? Here is some information as to why it may not be wise to prepare your own taxes.
                    
                
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                        Tax Consequences of Losing Your Job
                    
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                            Marge Cook
                        
                        
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                            Jun 9, 2016
                        
                    
                        Losing your job can bring emotional and financial trauma to your life. You may be unaware of the tax consequences and other considerations of a job loss. Here is a summary of things to consider.
                    
                
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                        Tax Tips: Good Records Key to Claiming Gifts to Charity
                    
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                            Marge Cook
                        
                        
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                            May 12, 2016
                        
                    
                        If you're an American taxpayer who wants to make the most of the various tax deductions that the government makes available, it is essential that you take special care with your record keeping. Charitable contributions are the best examples of this, and especially those that are taken for donated vehicles and for contributions of $250 or more.
                    
                
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                        9 Tax Benefits When Adopting a Child
                    
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                            Marge Cook
                        
                        
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                            Apr 11, 2016
                        
                    
                        Everybody knows that having a child can be expensive, but the process of adopting a child has its own unique expenses, costs, and joys. There are a number of legal hoops to jump through in order to ensure that adoptions are in full compliance with all of the laws, and these will likely generate legal bills.
                    
                
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                        Show Me the Money: Six Best Practices in Billings and Collections
                    
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                            Marge Cook
                        
                        
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                            Nov 5, 2015
                        
                    
                        One area where most small business owners can improve their cash flow is in billings and collections.
                    
                
                Marge Cook
Based in Rhinelander, WI, Marge Cook has been a Tax and Accounting professional for 8 years. She specializes in small businesses and is certified as an Accounting Services Professional, Professional Bookkeeper, Professional Tax Preparer, and a QuickBooks ProAdvisor. Prior to starting Custom Accounting Services, she worked in Management at both McDonalds and Walmart.
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