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Energy credits can mean big tax savings, IRS reminds taxpayers

Taxpayers seeking to reduce their energy bills should not overlook valuable savings from energy tax credits. The IRS recently reminded both individuals and businesses that they can benefit from enhanced and extended energy-saving tax credits in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 (2009 Recovery Act). Continue reading

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IRS guidance fine tunes tax breaks in 2009 Recovery Act

The IRS is moving quickly to issue guidance on the many tax incentives for individuals and businesses in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (2009 Recovery Act). Since Congress passed the multi-billion dollar stimulus package in February, the IRS has released guidance on the extended net operating loss (NOL) carryback for small businesses, the new Making Work Pay credit, the enhanced first-time homebuyer tax credit, the new COBRA subsidy, and the new sales tax deduction for motor vehicles.

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All-Electric Tesla Roadster…0-60 In 3.9 Seconds And Saves Tax Dollars

If you purchase an all-electric Tesla Roadster (base price $109,000) you can receive up to a $7,500 tax credit under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Read about this and other Green Energy Tax incentives in the new tax act summerized in the latest Journal of Accountancy article.
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 extends/creates business tax breaks

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 (ARRTA) provides more than $75 billion worth of tax benefits for business for 2009 and 2010, in addition to numerous individual tax breaks. This article highlights some of the valuable tax breaks for businesses in the new law.

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Individual tax incentives abound in American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 (ARRTA) is loaded with various tax incentives for individuals for 2009 and 2010. Among the individual tax breaks in the new law are incentives for homeownership, help for the unemployed and employed, as well as education assistance and tax breaks for taxpayers with children. This article provides an overview of the major individual tax incentives provided by the ARRTA.

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Individual Tax Breaks in the Stimulus Package

With its new and expanded tax benefits for individuals, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 seeks to get more money into the pockets of American consumers. College students and their families, homebuyers, and buyers of new cars are among the potential beneficiaries, but so too are low-income Americans, with the act’s continuation and expansion of such tax breaks as a higher eligibility limit for the earned income tax credit. Continue reading

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