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  • Why is a business valuation necessary?
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  • Overly-aggressive deductions can red-flag you and lead to fraud detection
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  • What is a 941 Quarterly Withholding Form?
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  • Minority accounting firms in Chicago
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  • Why was I chosen?
  • What is sales tax?
  • What is use tax?
  • What is the audit process like?
  • What is an audit?
  • What if I don't have all of my source documents?
  • Sales and Use Tax audit firms
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  • What is it and how does it affect my business?
  • What happens when a former employee files for unemployment?
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  • How should I prepare myself for future claims?
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  • What is an audit?
  • What if I don't have all of my source documents?
  • An IRS agent’s routine audit questions about your business
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  • Who should attend an IRS audit?
  • How far back in time can the IRS audit?
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  • Medical practice accounting
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• Payroll Tax Problems (2)
  • Employee versus independent contractor determination IRS common law rules
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  • What should I use my copy of Quickbooks or Peachtree to do?
  • I have a copy of Quickbooks, and the numbers don't make any sense. What should I do?
• Real Estate Taxation (2)
  • 1031 Exchange, Starker Exchange, Like-Kind Exchange, or Tax Free Exchange
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  • Which records should I keep?
  • Should I try to do my own income statement and balance sheet?
  • Tax accountant and CPA correspondence and treatment
  • Basic accounting procedures
• Tax Planning (4)
  • What is tax planning?
  • What time of year should my accountant do tax planning?
  • Close corporation tax planning, strategies, and solutions
  • Tax strategies, solutions, and advice
• Trusts (3)
  • What is a trust?
  • What are the income tax rates?
  • What kind of trust is best for me or my situation?

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