Unanswered Tax Questions

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Credits

Tax break / credit for AC upgrade in 2023.

Asked onSunday, July 16, 2023 by Vincent

If I update my home AC unit to a 16 SEER system this year, how much of a Tax break will I recieve? How about for a 14 SEER? I have read the IRS.gov pages about this, but it is not really clear to me what I would recieve... Thank you so much for the information!


Business Formation

Advice on how two owners pay themselves from the business

Asked onFriday, July 14, 2023 by Jamie

I'm co-owning a business curious on the best way to pay myself and other advice on setting in place a system that helps me get the most taxes breaks.


Miscellaneous

inherited stocks JTWROS

Asked onFriday, July 14, 2023 by Granger

My mother passed away in nov22 She had a raymond james brokerage account JTWROS Her and Me (her son). I understand that jtwros will only get a 50% step up in basis however, i thought there was an exception as i am not a spouse and never contributed to the joint account...?


Credits

Ev Tax Credit

Asked onFriday, July 14, 2023 by Scott

I am looking into purchasing an electric vehicle and have a question about the $7,500 tax credit. I know that it is a non refundable credit. Does this mean that anyone who would normally receive a refund at the end of the year would not benefit from the credit since we don’t have to pay anything?


Frequently Asked Questions

Inheritence yax

Asked onFriday, July 14, 2023 by April

How much tax on inheritenceoney


Home Ownership

Selling a jointly owned lake house

Asked onFriday, July 14, 2023 by Debbie

My sister and I own a lake house we want to sell. We know we will have to pay long term capital gains. Will we only pay tax on each of our portion of the profit from the sale?


Deductions and Write-Offs

How do I deduct a $100,000.00 donation to a church from my Traditional IRA Account?

Asked onThursday, July 13, 2023 by Carl

I receive Social Security Benefits of $34,160 annually and normally file my taxes with the standard deduction. The RMD on my IRA this year is approximately $28,000. I want to donate $100,000 to the church I attend to expand the Sanctuary to accommodate more members and allow our church to grow. Is there a way to do this without paying personal income tax on the $100,000? Even when I used itemized deductions I was only to deduct $3,000 per year on a loss of a large amount of money by theft.


Frequently Asked Questions

Saving money over retirement per month

Asked onWednesday, July 12, 2023 by Michael

If I make over what the retirement plan is if I make $950 more per month can I put that in a 401k or somewhere


Tax Filing Tips

Keeping Inventory and Accrual method

Asked onWednesday, July 12, 2023 by Tanisha

Hello, I am a very small business owner in Maryland, I make beauty products , lip gloss, lip oils, lip scrubs and body oils, and I would like to know what is the best method to choose on my schedule C form of my taxes, accrual or cash. Also, do I have to keep and value my inventory for taxes? Thank you


Retirement

Payment to irs

Asked onWednesday, July 12, 2023 by Deborah

I sold my home of 26 years in 2022. What write-offs can I clam to get the amount owed down