California Taxes – Tax Accountants – Tax Service in Los Angeles, California

Benjamin Franklin said that two things are inevitable in life: death and taxes.   And the nice thing about death is that it’s the end of campaigning. 2016. The year started with the Republicans complaining about rigged elections and ended with the Democrats complaining about rigged elections. 50% of the people had a fight over the […]

Benjamin Franklin said that two things are inevitable in life: death and taxes.    And the nice thing about death is no one is running for election. Started out with the United Nations declaring 2015: The year of light. By the end of the year it was declared the year of the eclipse. Everything became politicized.  […]

Benjamin Franklin said two things are inevitable in life: Death and Taxes. And the nice thing about death is that climate change is an acceptable fact. 2014. Starting off with the War in Afghanistan winding down and ending with the Cold War coming back, along with the Crusades. The movie Fifty Shades of Gray is […]

Benjamin Franklin said two things are inevitable in life: death and taxes. But he forgot to mention the third: gridlock. 2013. It was a year that came and went and if you wondered what the heck happened, you joined the rest of us. It started out with the second Obama administration and the announcement by […]

Benjamin Franklin said that there were two things inevitable in life: death and taxes.  And the nice thing about death is that there are no elections. Though there are debates. 2012. The year started out with the country deeply divided between Democrats, Republicans and the undecided. 2.6 Billion dollars later. The country was deeply  divided between […]

Benjamin Franklin said that two things were inevitable in life: death and taxes. And the nice thing about death is that you don’t need bipartisan cooperation.

2010. The year began with people singing the old depression hit “Brother Can You Spare a Dime?” and it ended with the country still out of tune.

The year started out with Sarah Palin abandoning her Alaska governorship. She thought lame duck were two four letter words. It ended with her living the American Dream… having her own reality show.

Liberals started their own Green Tea Party.

Mark Twain just had his autobiography published. One hundred years after his death. Jon Stewart has been compared to Twain. Of course, Mark Twain didn’t have a stable of comedy writers. Unless you want to count Samuel Clemens.

Once leader of the committee that writes tax law, Representative Charlie Rangel, learned how long it takes to fully depreciate a political career.

Bristol Palin proved the old political adage. Republicans can’t dance but they can sure vote. As a counter political move, Michelle Obama tried out for American Idol.

Scream 5 came out before Scream 4. Scream 4 actors David Arquette and Courtney Cox are separating.

Benjamin Franklin said that two things were inevitable in life: death and taxes. And the nice thing about death is that the Congress doesn’t debate it. 2009.A year so tough that many people wish that the Mayan calendar ended three years earlier. Those of you using the Mayan calendar as an appointment book be sure […]

Benjamin Franklin said that there are two things inevitable in life: death and taxes. But the nice thing about death is there are no picket lines.

2008. A leap year. The only leaping we seemed to be doing is back to 1929.Things are so tough that the old sixty is today’s sixty-five.

Madonna’s getting divorced. Guy Ritchie found out that she was cheating on him. Because in her new act, she started singing,’Like a Yankeee. For the very first time.’ When Alex Rodriguez’ cap fell off in a game, he was wearing a yamakah.

The election lines were so long that some people swear by the time they got to vote, Sarah Palin was running for president.
[…]
LEAVING THE COUNTRY TO WORK? The foreign-earned income exclusion is $87,600 in 2008 and $91,400 in 2009. You have to stay out of the U.S. for 330 out of 365 days. Those of you who want to escape global warming and work at the South Pole are out of luck. It’s considered part of this country.

TEACHABLE MOMENT. Educators can still take $250 of unreimbursed expenses as a deduction off the top of their income. Now, no more teachers’ dirty looks.

STANDARD DEDUCTION FOR PROPERTY TAXES. If you own property but don’t itemize, you can take $500 of your property taxes if you’re single and $1,000 if you married off the top of your income. Perfect for older people and people who buy their home at the end of a tax year.

IT PAYS TO BE SICK. Medical mileage rates are 19 cents a mile for the first six months of 2008 and 27 cents for the last six months. It’s the same for moving. You can not take a double deduction if you moved because you’re sick of L.A…(read more)

2007 – The Iron Age was during the 12th century B.C.We seemed to be entering the Irony Age.

England has banned fat Santa Clauses.The government feels that fat Santa Clauses promote childhood obesity. California has gone a few steps further.They have stopped Santa Clauses from saying Ho. Ho.This, they say, has been promoting a childhood dessert.Those of you who don’t know what a HoHo is, it’s not the same as a Ho which is an adult dessert.But I digress.Santa Clauses can now say ‘Broccoli.Broccoli.’Next year they will probably be banning fake Santa fur.Stuffed animals have feelings, too.

007.This is definitely a year we could have used James Bond. Unfortunately, he too was outed by Scooter Libby….(read more)