RANSOMWARE -What does this really mean? What to do if you have been affected. How to prevent it
As someone who personally was hit by ransomware I know just how violated and vulnerable you feel. You can compare it to an assault on your person. My work computers are very secure, my work network is very secure, I never thought about my personal computer becoming a target. It is not and was not…
Proving Identity Theft – Documentation is a key, and victims need to take action immediately
Previously I’ve blogged about Identity Theft with regard to your federal tax return, but there are differences with regard to ID Theft with the Franchise Tax Board and how to deal with it. Both entities need you to report it immediately and try to resolve it swiftly. If the thief earned wages using your social…
2018 Tax reform bill
2018 is swiftly coming to an end and I wanted to wish you all Happy Holidays. I look forward to hearing from you and working with you in 2018. I just came back from the Annual Federal Tax Update seminar with a book about 3 inches thick, with more pages coming. There have been so…
How long do I need to keep my records and returns
From the Desk of C.G. Johnson & Company: I subscribe to a few experts that prepare information for us to share with our client base. Their articles are clear, concise and most important, reliable. I get calls all the time from my clients and people just calling for this information. “What do I do with…
Uber and Lyft Drivers – Shared Economy
This is such a new field that even the tax pros scratch their heads. There are a few really great articles I have read that explain how this new economy works for those who work in it and how it affects them in the tax world. Read this article and if you have any questions,…
FAFSA Security
Well, A Huge breach appears to have taken place and it could affect about 100,000 taxpayers – This is an article from the IRS which you should pay particular attention to if you have completed a FAFSA and used the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) Questions and Answers: Mailings about suspicious activity related to the…
American Health Care
From the Desk of C.G. Johnson & Company Well there has been some new movement in the American Health Care Act of 2017 – Good bad or otherwise, I thought I would share this with you. Here are some of the changes up for vote as of today. Today, the House of Representatives…
Affordable Health Care
From the desk of C.G. Johnson & Company. More information has come out on what congress has passed on the new health care and it doesn’t look good. Costs will go up and benefits will go down. Pre-existing conditions will not be covered like cancer, epilepsy, and a list of others. I am sharing…
46 Avoidable Tax-Filing Errors
From the Desk of C.G. Johnson & Company Well, here we are 18 Days from the deadline of the 2016 Tax filing season, April 18, 2017 – A brilliant CPA took time out his busy schedule and shared this checklist for us to share with you. So here are 46 Avoidable Tax-Filing Errors –…