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Expect some changes when you file your 2007 tax return! Here are a few highlights from the Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007.

Do you own real estate?

At the very end of 2007, Congress passed a bill with several tax law changes impacting real estate. Qualified Joint Ventures by Married Taxpayers If a husband and wife who file a joint return are the only members of a qualified joint venture, they can elect not to be treated as a partnership for Federal tax purposes. Applies to tax years beginning after December 31, 2006.

§179 Deductions: This great deduction has been extended through 2010. Taxpayers with $500,000 or less in assets placed in service on or after January 1, 2007 can elect to expense immediately up to $125,000.

GO ZONE §179 Deductions: For 2007 Taxpayers with $1,050,000 or less in assets placed in service on or after January 1, 2007 can elect to expense immediately up to $212,000.

FICA Tip Credit: The FICA tip credit will continue to be based on the old minimum wage of $5.15 even though the minimum wage is scheduled to increase to $7.25 over the next two years. Applies to tips received for services performed after December 31, 2006.

Work Opportunity Tax Credit: The Work Opportunity Tax Credit is extended an additional 44 months through August 31, 2011. (Note that with respect to an employer that hires a targeted individual on August 31, 2011, the credit will be available for wages paid through August 30, 2012.) The targeted veterans group is expanded to include veterans with service-connected disabilities, and doubles the maximum credit for hiring those veterans. The “high-risk youth” targeted group has been replaced with a much broader group that includes older individuals (up through age 39), and individuals who reside in certain rural counties. The rehabilitation referrals group has been expanded to include individuals referred through a Social Security Administration Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program. Applies to individuals who begin work for the employer after May 25, 2007.

Waiver of AMT Limits on Work Opportunity and FICA Tip Credits: The work opportunity tax credit and the credit for portion of FICA taxes paid with respect to employee cash tips may offset alternative minimum tax liability. The waiver of AMT limits apply to credits determined in tax years beginning after December 31, 2006, and to carrrybacks of such credits. Effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2006, and to carrybacks of such credits.

Sale of Stock in a Qualified Subchapter S Subsidiary: An S corporation’s sale of a QSub’s stock is treated as a sale of an undivided interest in the QSub’s assets followed by a deemed creation of the subsidiary in a §351 transaction. These new rules are not intended to affect current law treatment of transfers of QSub stock in otherwise nontaxable transactions. For example, certain pro rata distributions of QSub stock by a parent S corporation to its shareholders can qualify for tax free treatment if the requirements of §355 and §368(a)(1)(D). Applies to tax years beginning after December 31, 2006.

What changes are in store for your 2008 taxes?

Kiddie Tax: The kiddie tax is expanded to apply to any child who is 18 years old or is a full time student over the age of 18, but under age 24. However, the kiddie tax will not apply to such individuals if their earned income exceeds half of their support for the year. Does not apply until 2008.

Passive Investment Income of S Corporations: S corporation capital gain from the sale or exchange of stock or securities is no longer characterized as passive investment income. Gross receipts from more regular income streams (those derived from rents, royalties, dividends, interest and annuities) remain subject to the passive investment income limitations. Becomes effective for tax years beginning after May 25, 2007.

When the month of April rolls around most of America is preparing their income tax returns. Each year all individuals who made an income are required to report that income to federal and state governments by filing an income tax return.

Taxpayers must file two separate income tax returns. One income tax return goes to the federal government and the other goes to the state government that a particular taxpayer resides in. The majority of taxpaying Americans are able to fill out a Form 1040A: U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. Individuals that do not have any children or other qualifying dependents are able to file a federal 1040EZ form. This form is also referred to as the Income Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers With No Dependents. The 1040EZ is basically a shorter version of the 1040A form; however, taxpayers must meet certain requirements before filing a 1040EZ form.

The majority of taxpayers will have the federal income tax forms they need mailed to their home. The option to have federal income tax forms mailed to a taxpayer is given on the previous year’s tax forms. Taxpayers who do not wish to receive federal income tax forms but do need them can get the forms from a number of sources. Many paper forms are available for pickup at many local post offices, banks, and libraries. Taxpayers can also visit the website of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) which is found at http://www.irs.gov. The Internal Revenue Service has a collection of federal income tax forms that can be downloaded and printed. http://www.taxhelpdirectory.com/federalincometax/

When a taxpayer reports their income earned to their state government they will also have to fill out a state tax return form. Each state has their own income tax return forms. The form numbers will all be different because they vary from state to state; however, some forms will have the same heading. It is not uncommon for a state income tax form to be known as the Resident Income Tax Return. As with federal income tax returns, the majority of states have a long income tax return form and a short one. Taxpayers who are able to fill out and file a short state income tax return are encouraged to do so because it saves many taxpayers a large amount of tax preparation time. As with most federal income tax forms, state tax return individuals are likely to have a packet of state income tax forms mailed directly to their home. It is also possible for taxpayers to find their state tax forms at their local post office, financial institution, or library.

In addition to the traditional taxpaying individual, there are others who have to report and possibly pay an income tax. All businesses and estate properties of an individual who has passed on are subject to an income tax. A small business owner or the executor of an estate property will have to file different federal and state income tax forms than the traditional taxpayer. These forms can be obtained at the same places where standard federal and state forms are available.

When you want to understand Alabama tax credits for businesses, you have to gain a basic understanding of what tax credits really are. Tax credits are not to be confused with tax deductions. Tax deductions will lower the gross income of any business, but a tax credit is something that is granted by the government that will help lower what you owe in taxes. These credits are usually given to either individuals or entities.

In terms of Alabama tax credits for businesses, many of them are usually non-refundable. The government offers these credits to businesses that make investments in certain ventures, property or even research. These credits, although non-refundable are usually carried over to the next year for many companies which they can apply to next year’s taxes. This means that next year, upon calculating tax deductions from their gross income, they can subtract the tax credits after applying the taxes owed by a company to a corresponding tax table. This means less taxes paid by the company, which is a good thing!

Since the current taxation rate in Alabama is roughly 6.5 percent, expanding and new companies in Alabama are offered special tax credits through their Capital Investment Tax Credit program which offers tax credits on income reaching 5 percent of a qualifying project’s initial capital costs, which basically last for twenty years.  Alabama tax credits for businesses may apply to a whole list of companies in the Alabama area that range from treatment facilities that do recycling activities to new companies that create new jobs in an area.

Overall, Alabama tax credits for businesses are awarded to those companies that are innovative, increase employment, and generally do positive things that will help a community and its surrounding environment. The more that businesses are conscious of doing things in an area that give value added, the more tax credits they will get that they can apply during tax season.

All tax filings are due to be posted by April 15th. Will you be ready?

To prepare our taxes it is necessary to organize our paperwork, decipher a minimum of one form and send it into the government on time, if not we face penalties and interest charges.

Lately, as people have become more computer savvy, programs to do your tax return have become increasingly popular.

Utilizing a computer program to do your taxes will make things go much faster and get you taxes completed sooner.

You will also improve the likelihood of providing exactly what is needed. You can even file on-line.  No more rushing to the post office at midnight.

All the programs are extremely intuitive and designed to guide you through your federal income tax form. The software is one of wo categories. Some are completely on-line and those where you load the program directly onto your computer.

Both usually include tax calculators for the different taxes and many offer an electronic filing option (e-file) that send your return directly to the IRS for processing. This allows faster processing of any return.

Whether on-line or on your computer, each has it’s own advantages and disadvantages.

Software loaded onto your computer:

Will cost more than most of the on-line versions. You will also need to purchase the program at a store or access a high speed internet connection to download a generally large program. This result also in that the information is only on your computer or any of your back ups.

The on-line sites:

Walk you from beginning to end of the forms all without downloading anything onto your computer. Normally it is possible do save, print or e-file your returns. Often the federal forms are free or low cost. State taxes are usually charged separately.

Basically the biggest contrast between the two options is the expense. However, whichever you decide on, your filing will be much easier if you use your computer.

As I flip through the pages of various aircraft publications and websites, I often run across ads or articles telling potential owners of the sales and use tax benefits to owning an aircraft in an out of state company. This is also one of the first questions I am asked when I receive a call from a potential owner; how can I set up an out of state company to purchase an aircraft? My first question back is what kind of business will it be? The person at the other end says there is no “business,” it will be a company to own the aircraft.

It doesn’t seem to matter whether your passion is vehicles, boats or airplanes, somebody from one of the five states in the U.S. that have no sales tax will set up his tent along side the road and begin selling you on the idea of avoiding sales and use tax. There is nothing in the law that prevents you from establishing a corporation in one of these states; it is perfectly legal. However, owning a corporation or LLC in a state that has no sales tax does not preclude your corporation from owing sales tax in another state.

If your accountant advises you to use a corporation in a state other than the one you live in for IRS purposes, he probably knows what he is talking about. If your attorney advises you to use a corporate structure to minimize personal risk, you can be reasonably certain that he knows his area of expertise. However, if anyone leads you to believe that owning your personal property in an out of state corporation or LLC will legally avoid your sales or use tax obligation in the state where you store and use the property, you are being led down a path of financial destruction.

There are many people who believe that by registering their aircraft in the name of an Oregon, Montana, Alaska, New Hampshire or Delaware Corporation or LLC, they have legally avoided sales and use tax. The truth is they believe it because they haven’t been caught yet. Their ignorance of the law will not be a valid defense when their case has to be argued in front of the state taxing authority. The fact that they have been told by 50 people in their aviation club how “Joe and Jane” didn’t pay sales tax doesn’t change the brutal truth for John. Every person who has used an out of state corporation or address to register their property is juggling a hand grenade with the pin pulled. In fact, the longer they juggle it, the more dangerous it becomes.

The following hypothetical story is intended to explain the dangers.

In January of 2000, John Doe of San Diego, California was planning to purchase a King Air 350 to fly around the United States, Canada and Mexico for pleasure. Life had been good for John so he could afford an $8,000,000.00 aircraft. After locating several potential aircraft to purchase, John began to research the ultimate cost of ownership; fuel consumption, maintenance, hangar fees, insurance etc. In discussions with one of the salesmen, John was hit with the reality of having to pay an 8% sales tax, which on an 8 million dollar aircraft would equate to $640,000.00.

John began to pay attention to the ads about buying the aircraft in Montana or other tax advantageous state. By March he was ready to commit to the aircraft purchase. John contacted an attorney from an ad that he had saved saying that a Delaware Corporation/LLC would eliminate the sales and use tax on the purchase. The attorney took care of legally establishing the Delaware Corporation and John purchased the aircraft in the name of XYZ, Inc. with the Delaware address listed on the FAA Bill of Sale and FAA Registration. John flew via commercial airlines to Oregon to accept delivery of his new King Air 350 and immediately flew it into California where it would be based in San Diego, CA.

For the next several years John seemed to literally fly under the California sales and use tax radar. In May of 2006, John decided he wanted to re-register the aircraft to his California address. Soon after the re-registration, a letter from the Consumer Use Tax Section (CUTS) of the California State Board of Equalization (Board) arrived in his mailbox, requesting the details of the purchase. The hand grenade had all but detonated.

John’s attorney filed the tax return for the aircraft claiming that the corporation was an out of state resident and the purchase took place in Oregon. In addition, the attorney indicated the statute of limitations had expired and therefore the transaction fell outside the reach of the Board.

The Board’s response was that it didn’t matter who owned the aircraft. They forwarded a letter which outlined excerpts from the California sales and use tax code, Regulation 1620, which states in pertinent part:

“Property purchased outside of California which is brought into California is regarded as having been purchased for use in this state if the first functional use of the property is in California. When the property is first functionally used outside of California, the property will nevertheless be presumed to have been purchased for use in this state if it is brought into California within 90 days after its purchase, unless the property is used or stored outside the state of California one-half or more of the time during the six-month period immediately following its entry into this state.”

The countdown to explosion had begun.

The accountant filed a statement and documentation which claimed the aircraft was purchased for out of state use. He included flight logs and fuel receipts for numerous flights between California, Texas, Florida, Washington, New York, Arizona, Oklahoma, Kansas, Canada and Mexico during the first six months of ownership.

The Board responded that even though the property was purchased outside the state, it entered California within 90 days and did not meet the 50% out-of-state storage and/or use requirement. Therefore, it was presumed the aircraft was purchased for use inside California. The Board issued a Notice of Determination (Bill) on August 20, 2006, totaling $1,203,200.00; ($640,000.00 in tax, a $64,000.00 failure to file penalty of 10% and $499,200.00 in interest at 12% per year, by 6.5 years). Included in the Notice was a warning that the interest accrued an additional $6,400.00 each month that the tax remained unpaid.

John Doe brought his attorney into the case along with his accountant to file a Petition for Re-determination to have their case reheard. Six months later an appeals conference was held and the taxpayer’s representatives used the previously submitted documents to support that the aircraft was purchased for out of state use. They claimed that the majority of the use of the aircraft since the date of purchase had been in traveling to locations outside of California. The Board staff responded that since the aircraft entered the state the same day it was purchased, the only time that would be evaluated was the six month period following the date of first entry into California.

The representatives responded that in Regulation 1620 it states, “unless the property is used or stored outside the state of California one-half or more of the time during the six-month period immediately following its entry into this state.” They asserted that John’s flights to Texas, Florida, Washington, New York, Arizona, Oklahoma, Kansas, Canada and Mexico during the six-month test period constituted more than 70% of the total flight time traveled. It was their assertion that because the regulation states that the property must be used “or” stored more than one-half the time, the aircraft was exempt.

The Board’s staff responded to the contentions that for the last several years the Board had been interpreting that the property must be used “and” stored for more than one-half the time. Therefore, the percentage of flight hours flown inside of California versus outside of California meant nothing in this case.

The representatives responded that when you take into account the time the aircraft was in out of state locations, the actual total exceeded the 50 percent requirement in the Regulation. The Board responded that fuel receipts only prove where the aircraft was located at the moment of the purchase, and less than 15 receipts were submitted. Often there were periods of time in excess of 10 days where no receipt was provided. The reps responded that they provided two monthly hangar rental receipts from an airport in Canada for the months of February and May 2000. The staff countered that even though the taxpayer had provided the receipts for those months, it did not prove the aircraft never re-entered California during that time.

The attorney and accountant moved to the flight logs as serving as documentary evidence of the whereabouts of the aircraft during the six-month period, however the Board auditor had searched various online flight tracking sources to discover that although a majority of flights were documented in the logs, there was a material discrepancy documenting more than 20 un-logged flights.

The representatives then asserted that the period of time that has expired from the date of purchase was in excess of six years and it was impossible to recreate a document trail to establish that the taxpayers had supported their claim for an exemption. The staff simply reminded the reps that it is the taxpayer’s burden of proof, not the staff’s burden to prove the exemption was not supported.

In addition, the Board auditor determined that the Delaware Corporation was simply set up to register the aircraft to avoid the tax and recommended a 50% penalty be added for knowingly registering the aircraft outside of California with the intent to evade the tax. The Board came to this conclusion by determining there was no business conducted by the corporation, the location of the business was a Post Office Box and a forwarding agent was used for incoming mail.

On June 7, 2007, John received a Decision and Recommendation from the Board. The appeal was denied due to the aircraft not being adequately stored and use outside the state of California in excess of 50% of the time during the first six-month period immediately following the first entry into this state. In July 2007 John received a Notice of Re-determination totaling $1,607,680.00 in tax ($640,000.00), interest ($583,680.00), 10% failure to file penalty ($64,000.00) and a 50% intent to evade penalty ($320,000.00).

On April 4, 2008 John wrote a check to the Board for over $1,607,680.00, after exhausting a settlement offer with the Board and an oral hearing before the elected members of the Board of Equalization, who found the staff’s positions within the laws and regulations. After adding to the bill over $35,000.00 in legal and accounting fees that were incurred for establishing the out of state corporation, filing its returns, and for the representation before the California State Board of Equalization, the time had finally run down to zero and the grenade detonated, inhaling nearly all of John’s liquid funds. John is currently trying to sell his King Air 350 to replace the equity in his home, which he borrowed against to pay off his debt.

The sad truth is that John could have legally avoided the tax in California. He didn’t need the Delaware Corporation and he could have registered the aircraft to his California address. Instead of hiding in a bomb shelter and waiting for an explosion, all he had to do was wrap him self in the armor of a specialized program that is prepared by sales and use tax experts who understand the way the Board works from the inside.

When you are thinking of a refinancing home mortgage move so you can lower your payments and pay at a lower interest rate, you may not really save money in the long run. The total amount of the loan, the interest rate and the length of the loan term will determine what kind of savings you will make; another thing that has to be considered are the taxes related to the move.

The taxes you pay on your mortgage are an automatic itemized deduction when you prepare payment for them. In refinancing home mortgage, you will pay fewer taxes supposedly on the loan itself to the government. But check with the accountant if this move is going to move you into a higher tax bracket, which could be another thing to think about.

The best person to tap for advice when it comes to tax deductions (and their impact on your overall financial condition) will be an accountant or a specialist skilled in tax preparation matters. You should get an accountant or the tax preparation specialist who can help in making your decision on whether or not to refinance your mortgage loan. Seek also the advice of your friends, coworkers and family who may have experienced a similar situation before. They may have availed themselves of such services from a reliable accountant and they can give good information that can help you make the right decision.

If you cannot avail of a tax preparation specialist or an accountant for this problem on taxes, there are many free tax calculators that are widely available online. By entering a few lines of information about your situation that the online calculator needs as inputs, you will easily get an idea of what savings you can make should you decide to go ahead with the refinancing home mortgage move; the online tax calculator will also tell you of the amount of possible tax deductions. The online tax calculators however are only a tool, though they could be accurate. The best advice you can get on the taxes will still be from a professional tax preparer or an accountant, who can give you (with the appropriate explanations) the exact figures relating to your savings and tax deduction amounts.

Taxes are important and no one can avoid them, being a government requirement that has to be complied with. The aspect on taxes in mortgage refinancing is equally important to take into consideration, as the amount of the loan could be a factor to determine whether you stay in your current tax bracket, or it will move you up into a higher one, where you have to pay more. A tax preparation specialist or the online tax calculator can help make the decision much easier for you.

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