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franchise tax calendar

tax tip #1

Credit crunch…if you’re

trying to get a loan do

so now



• Your credit score affects the

loan amount and terms

lenders will offer



• Build your credit score to

qualify for better loan rates:

- Pay debts on time

- Make more than the

minimum payment

- Keep an emergency card

- Face your debt



W-2s and 1099s are due to

employees this month,

must be postmarked by

January 31



Get new W-4s and I-9s







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JANUARY

C O N TA C T H O R N E T O L L F R E E AT

Nashville, TN 866.281.3950 • Tucson, AZ 800.549.6417

Mobile, AL 866.283.6150 • Lucedale, MS 866.297.9007



SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

STATES ARE COLOR

CODED TO PROVIDE 27 28 29 30 1 2 3

YOU WITH SALES

TAX DUE DATES.





ALABAMA

ALASKA

ARIZONA New Year’s Day

ARKANSAS

CALIFORNIA

HORNE Offices Closed

COLORADO

CONNECTICUT

DELAWARE

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

HAWAII

IDAHO

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

IOWA

KANSAS

KENTUCKY

LOUISIANA

MAINE

11 12 13 14 15 sales tax due 16 17

MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA

MISSISSIPPI

MISSOURI Tip Reporting for Quarterly Estimated

MONTANA December ‘08 Due

N. CAROLINA

Tax Payment Due

N. DAKOTA

NEVADA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

18 19 20 sales tax due 21 22 23 24

NEW JERSEY

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

NEBRASKA

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA

RHODE ISLAND

S. CAROLINA

S. DAKOTA

25 26 sales tax due 27 28 29 30 31

TENNESSEE sales tax due

TEXAS

UTAH

VERMONT

VIRGINIA

W. VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON

WISCONSIN

WYOMING

tax tip #2

Send your corporate tax

information to HORNE by end

of month to file tax returns

on time



Large food or beverage

establishments need to

complete form 8027 for tipped

employees — all must apply:



• Food or beverage is

provided for consumption

on the premises



• Tipping is a

customary practice



• 10 or more employees,

who work 80+ hours

in a pay period during the

preceding calendar year



W-2s and 1099s are due to

the IRS on February 28

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FEBRUARY

C O N TA C T H O R N E T O L L F R E E AT

Nashville, TN 866.281.3950 • Tucson, AZ 800.549.6417

Mobile, AL 866.283.6150 • Lucedale, MS 866.297.9007



SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

STATES ARE COLOR

CODED TO PROVIDE 1 2 sales tax due 3 4 5 6 7

YOU WITH SALES

TAX DUE DATES.





ALABAMA

ALASKA

ARIZONA Quarterly Payroll

ARKANSAS Tax Reports Due

CALIFORNIA

COLORADO

CONNECTICUT

DELAWARE

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

HAWAII

IDAHO

ILLINOIS

INDIANA Tip Reporting for

IOWA

KANSAS

January Due

KENTUCKY

LOUISIANA

MAINE

15 16 sales tax due 17 18 19 20 sales tax due 21

MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN Secure a New

MINNESOTA W-4 Form From

MISSISSIPPI Employees Claiming

MISSOURI

MONTANA “Exempt” During

N. CAROLINA 2009

N. DAKOTA

NEVADA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

22 23 24 sales tax due 25 sales tax due 26 27 sales tax due 28

NEW JERSEY

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

NEBRASKA

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA

RHODE ISLAND

S. CAROLINA

S. DAKOTA

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

TENNESSEE

TEXAS

UTAH

VERMONT

VIRGINIA

W. VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON

WISCONSIN

WYOMING

tax tip #3

Corporate tax returns

are due March 15



Perform quarterly-end

inventory and planning



Send your individual tax

information to HORNE by end

of month to file tax returns

on time









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MARCH

C O N TA C T H O R N E T O L L F R E E AT

Nashville, TN 866.281.3950 • Tucson, AZ 800.549.6417

Mobile, AL 866.283.6150 • Lucedale, MS 866.297.9007



SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

STATES ARE COLOR

CODED TO PROVIDE 1 2 sales tax due 3 4 5 6 7

YOU WITH SALES

TAX DUE DATES.





ALABAMA

ALASKA

ARIZONA W-2s and 1099s

ARKANSAS Due to IRS

CALIFORNIA

COLORADO

CONNECTICUT

DELAWARE

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

HAWAII

IDAHO

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

IOWA

Tip Reporting for

KANSAS February Due

KENTUCKY

LOUISIANA

MAINE

15 16 sales tax due 17 18 19 20 sales tax due 21

MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA Corporate Income

MISSISSIPPI Tax Returns Due

MISSOURI (1120)

MONTANA

N. CAROLINA S-Corp’s File 1120-S

N. DAKOTA

NEVADA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

22 23 24 sales tax due 25 sales tax due 26 27 28

NEW JERSEY

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

NEBRASKA

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA

RHODE ISLAND

S. CAROLINA

S. DAKOTA

29 30 31 sales tax due 1 2 3 4

TENNESSEE

TEXAS

UTAH

VERMONT

VIRGINIA

W. VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON

WISCONSIN

WYOMING

tax tip #4

Individual, LLC and

partnership tax returns are

due April 15



• E-file your return

(information in back of calendar)





• Pay taxes through the

Electric Federal Tax

Payment System (EFTPS)

(information in back of calendar)





Avoid common mistakes:



• Review your entire return



• Provide correct mailing

address if mailing a

paper return



Filing an extension does

not grant you an extension

on payment

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APRIL

C O N TA C T H O R N E T O L L F R E E AT

Nashville, TN 866.281.3950 • Tucson, AZ 800.549.6417

Mobile, AL 866.283.6150 • Lucedale, MS 866.297.9007



SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

STATES ARE COLOR

CODED TO PROVIDE 29 30 31 1 2 3 4

YOU WITH SALES

TAX DUE DATES.





ALABAMA

ALASKA

ARIZONA

ARKANSAS

CALIFORNIA

COLORADO

CONNECTICUT

DELAWARE

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

HAWAII

IDAHO

ILLINOIS

INDIANA Tip Reporting for

IOWA March Due

KANSAS

KENTUCKY

LOUISIANA

MAINE

12 13 14 15 sales tax due 16 17 18

MARYLAND Quarterly Estimated

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN

Tax Payment Due

MINNESOTA Income Tax Returns

MISSISSIPPI Due for Most Individuals

MISSOURI

MONTANA

& Partnerships

N. CAROLINA (excluding corporations)

N. DAKOTA

NEVADA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

19 20 sales tax due 21 22 23 24 sales tax due 25

NEW JERSEY

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

NEBRASKA

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA

RHODE ISLAND

S. CAROLINA

S. DAKOTA

26 27 sales tax due 28 29 30 sales tax due 1 2

TENNESSEE

TEXAS

UTAH

VERMONT

VIRGINIA

W. VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON Quarterly Payroll Tax

WISCONSIN Reports Due

WYOMING

tax tip #5

Contribute to an IRA to lower

your taxable income



Real Property Tax Deduction:

Non-itemizers may claim

an additional standard

deduction for state and local

real property taxes paid —

maximum deduction is $500









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MAY

C O N TA C T H O R N E T O L L F R E E AT

Nashville, TN 866.281.3950 • Tucson, AZ 800.549.6417

Mobile, AL 866.283.6150 • Lucedale, MS 866.297.9007



SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

STATES ARE COLOR

CODED TO PROVIDE 27 28 29 30 31 1 2

YOU WITH SALES

TAX DUE DATES.





ALABAMA

ALASKA

ARIZONA

ARKANSAS

CALIFORNIA

COLORADO

CONNECTICUT

DELAWARE

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

HAWAII

IDAHO

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

IOWA

KANSAS

KENTUCKY

LOUISIANA

MAINE

10 11 12 13 14 15 sales tax due 16

MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA

MISSISSIPPI

MISSOURI Tip Reporting for

MONTANA

N. CAROLINA

April Due

N. DAKOTA

NEVADA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

17 18 19 20 sales tax due 21 22 23

NEW JERSEY

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

NEBRASKA

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA

RHODE ISLAND

S. CAROLINA

S. DAKOTA

24 25 sales tax due 26 27 28 29 30

TENNESSEE sales tax due

TEXAS

UTAH

VERMONT

VIRGINIA

W. VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON Memorial Day

WISCONSIN

WYOMING

31 HORNE Offices Closed

tax tip #6

Evaluate your loan interest

rates against the market



Obtain pricing proposals on

insurance (i.e. workers’

comp, health)



Contact your CPA for review

and planning for the rest of

the year









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JUNE

C O N TA C T H O R N E T O L L F R E E AT

Nashville, TN 866.281.3950 • Tucson, AZ 800.549.6417

Mobile, AL 866.283.6150 • Lucedale, MS 866.297.9007



SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

STATES ARE COLOR

CODED TO PROVIDE 31 1 sales tax due 2 3 4 5 6

YOU WITH SALES

TAX DUE DATES.





ALABAMA

ALASKA

ARIZONA

ARKANSAS

CALIFORNIA

COLORADO

CONNECTICUT

DELAWARE

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

HAWAII

IDAHO

ILLINOIS

INDIANA Tip Reporting for

IOWA

KANSAS

May Due

KENTUCKY

LOUISIANA

MAINE

14 15 sales tax due 16 17 18 19 20

MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN Quarterly Estimated

MINNESOTA Tax Payment Due

MISSISSIPPI

MISSOURI File Form 1040 for

MONTANA Individuals Working

N. CAROLINA Outside the US

N. DAKOTA

NEVADA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

21 22 sales tax due 23 24 sales tax due 25 sales tax due 26 27

NEW JERSEY

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

NEBRASKA

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA

RHODE ISLAND

S. CAROLINA

S. DAKOTA

28 29 30 sales tax due 1 2 3 4

TENNESSEE

TEXAS

UTAH

VERMONT

VIRGINIA

W. VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON

WISCONSIN

WYOMING

tax tip #7

Commonly missed deductions

and credits:



• Earned Income Credit,

Child Tax Credit, medical

expenses, moving expenses



• Education tax benefits

including: Hope Credit,

Life-Time Learning Credit,

Tuition and Fees Deduction,

Student Loan Interest

Deduction



You can file an amended

return to claim missed

deductions and credits

within three years









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JULY

C O N TA C T H O R N E T O L L F R E E AT

Nashville, TN 866.281.3950 • Tucson, AZ 800.549.6417

Mobile, AL 866.283.6150 • Lucedale, MS 866.297.9007



SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

STATES ARE COLOR

CODED TO PROVIDE 28 29 30 1 2 3 4

YOU WITH SALES

TAX DUE DATES.





ALABAMA

ALASKA

ARIZONA

ARKANSAS HORNE Offices Closed Independence Day

CALIFORNIA

COLORADO

CONNECTICUT

DELAWARE

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

HAWAII

IDAHO

ILLINOIS

INDIANA Tip Reporting for

IOWA

KANSAS

June Due

KENTUCKY

LOUISIANA

MAINE

12 13 14 15 sales tax due 16 17 18

MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA

MISSISSIPPI

MISSOURI

MONTANA

N. CAROLINA

N. DAKOTA

NEVADA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

19 20 sales tax due 21 22 23 24 sales tax due 25

NEW JERSEY

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

NEBRASKA

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA

RHODE ISLAND

S. CAROLINA

S. DAKOTA

26 27 sales tax due 28 29 30 31 sales tax due 1

TENNESSEE

TEXAS

UTAH

VERMONT

VIRGINIA

W. VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON Quarterly Payroll

WISCONSIN Tax Reports Due

WYOMING

tax tip #8

Review your budgeting for

the remainder of 2009 and

start planning your budget

for 2010









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AUGUST

C O N TA C T H O R N E T O L L F R E E AT

Nashville, TN 866.281.3950 • Tucson, AZ 800.549.6417

Mobile, AL 866.283.6150 • Lucedale, MS 866.297.9007



SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

STATES ARE COLOR

CODED TO PROVIDE 26 27 28 29 30 31 1

YOU WITH SALES

TAX DUE DATES.





ALABAMA

ALASKA

ARIZONA

ARKANSAS

CALIFORNIA

COLORADO

CONNECTICUT

DELAWARE

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

HAWAII

IDAHO

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

IOWA

KANSAS

KENTUCKY

LOUISIANA

MAINE

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA

MISSISSIPPI

MISSOURI

MONTANA

Tip Reporting for

N. CAROLINA July Due

N. DAKOTA

NEVADA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

16 17 sales tax due 18 19 20 sales tax due 21 22

NEW JERSEY

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

NEBRASKA

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA

RHODE ISLAND

S. CAROLINA

S. DAKOTA

23 24 sales tax due 25 sales tax due 26 27 28 29

TENNESSEE

TEXAS

UTAH

VERMONT

VIRGINIA

W. VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON

WISCONSIN

WYOMING

30 sales tax due 31

tax tip #9

New tax law for all entities —

extended tax returns are

due September 15 other

than individuals



Think of ways to increase

volume through the “Back to

School Slump”



• Consider back to school

special



• Talk to schools for catering

opportunities









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SEPTEMBER

C O N TA C T H O R N E T O L L F R E E AT

Nashville, TN 866.281.3950 • Tucson, AZ 800.549.6417

Mobile, AL 866.283.6150 • Lucedale, MS 866.297.9007



SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

STATES ARE COLOR

CODED TO PROVIDE 30 31 1 2 3 4 5

YOU WITH SALES

TAX DUE DATES.





ALABAMA

ALASKA

ARIZONA

ARKANSAS

CALIFORNIA

COLORADO

CONNECTICUT

DELAWARE

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

HAWAII

IDAHO

ILLINOIS

INDIANA Tip Reporting for

IOWA Labor Day

KANSAS HORNE Offices Closed August Due

KENTUCKY

LOUISIANA

MAINE

13 14 15 sales tax due 16 17 18 19

MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS Extended Income Tax

MICHIGAN Returns Due for All

MINNESOTA Entities (except individuals)

MISSISSIPPI

MISSOURI

MONTANA Quarterly Estimated

N. CAROLINA Tax Payment Due

N. DAKOTA

NEVADA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

20 21 sales tax due 22 23 24 sales tax due 25 sales tax due 26

NEW JERSEY

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

NEBRASKA

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA

RHODE ISLAND

S. CAROLINA

S. DAKOTA

27 28 29 30 sales tax due 1 2 3

TENNESSEE

TEXAS

UTAH

VERMONT

VIRGINIA

W. VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON

WISCONSIN

WYOMING

tax tip #10

Extended individual tax

returns are due October 15



Begin tax planning



Ask your HORNE advisor

about performing a cost

segregation study for

your stores









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OCTOBER

C O N TA C T H O R N E T O L L F R E E AT

Nashville, TN 866.281.3950 • Tucson, AZ 800.549.6417

Mobile, AL 866.283.6150 • Lucedale, MS 866.297.9007



SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

STATES ARE COLOR

CODED TO PROVIDE 27 28 29 30 1 2 3

YOU WITH SALES

TAX DUE DATES.





ALABAMA

ALASKA

ARIZONA

ARKANSAS

CALIFORNIA

COLORADO

CONNECTICUT

DELAWARE

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

HAWAII

IDAHO

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

IOWA

KANSAS

KENTUCKY

LOUISIANA

MAINE

11 12 13 14 15 sales tax due 16 17

MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA

MISSISSIPPI Extended Income

MISSOURI Tip Reporting for Tax Returns Due

MONTANA

N. CAROLINA

September Due for Individuals

N. DAKOTA

NEVADA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

18 19 20 sales tax due 21 22 23 24

NEW JERSEY

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

NEBRASKA

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA

RHODE ISLAND

S. CAROLINA

S. DAKOTA

25 26 sales tax due 27 28 29 30 31

TENNESSEE sales tax due

TEXAS

UTAH

VERMONT

VIRGINIA

W. VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON

WISCONSIN

WYOMING

tax tip #11

Year end tax tips:



• Defer income



• Explore last-minute

deductions



• Beware of the

Alternative Minimum Tax



• Make repairs to lower

income for taxes









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NOVEMBER

C O N TA C T H O R N E T O L L F R E E AT

Nashville, TN 866.281.3950 • Tucson, AZ 800.549.6417

Mobile, AL 866.283.6150 • Lucedale, MS 866.297.9007



SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

STATES ARE COLOR

CODED TO PROVIDE 1 2 sales tax due 3 4 5 6 7

YOU WITH SALES

TAX DUE DATES.





ALABAMA

ALASKA

ARIZONA Quarterly Payroll

ARKANSAS Tax Reports Due

CALIFORNIA

COLORADO

CONNECTICUT

DELAWARE

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

HAWAII

IDAHO

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

IOWA

Tip Reporting for

KANSAS October Due

KENTUCKY

LOUISIANA

MAINE

15 16 sales tax due 17 18 19 20 sales tax due 21

MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA

MISSISSIPPI

MISSOURI

MONTANA

N. CAROLINA

N. DAKOTA

NEVADA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

22 23 24 sales tax due 25 sales tax due 26 27 28

NEW JERSEY

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

NEBRASKA

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON Thanksgiving

PENNSYLVANIA HORNE Offices Closed HORNE Offices Closed

RHODE ISLAND

S. CAROLINA

S. DAKOTA

29 30 sales tax due 1 2 3 4 5

TENNESSEE

TEXAS

UTAH

VERMONT

VIRGINIA

W. VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON

WISCONSIN

WYOMING

tax tip #12

Ask your HORNE

advisor about:



• Doing a bond swap



• Kiddie tax tango



Check on your Flexible

Spending Accounts



Perform year-end inventory

and purchase needed

equipment









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DECEMBER

C O N TA C T H O R N E T O L L F R E E AT

Nashville, TN 866.281.3950 • Tucson, AZ 800.549.6417

Mobile, AL 866.283.6150 • Lucedale, MS 866.297.9007



SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

STATES ARE COLOR

CODED TO PROVIDE 29 30 1 2 3 4 5

YOU WITH SALES

TAX DUE DATES.





ALABAMA

ALASKA

ARIZONA

ARKANSAS

CALIFORNIA

COLORADO

CONNECTICUT

DELAWARE

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

HAWAII

IDAHO

ILLINOIS

INDIANA Tip Reporting for

IOWA

KANSAS

November Due

KENTUCKY

LOUISIANA

MAINE

13 14 15 sales tax due 16 17 18 19

MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA

MISSISSIPPI

MISSOURI

MONTANA

N. CAROLINA

N. DAKOTA

NEVADA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

20 21 sales tax due 22 23 24 sales tax due 25 sales tax due 26

NEW JERSEY

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

NEBRASKA

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON Christmas Eve Christmas Day

PENNSYLVANIA HORNE Offices Closed HORNE Offices Closed

RHODE ISLAND

S. CAROLINA

S. DAKOTA

27 28 29 30 31 sales tax due 1 2

TENNESSEE

TEXAS

UTAH

VERMONT

VIRGINIA

W. VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON

WISCONSIN

WYOMING

TAX TIPS

• If you are an S-Corp shareholder take a reasonable compensation • Tax law changes for 2009

- Estate Tax Exemption – the $2 million federal estate tax

• First-time Homebuyer Credit – Taxpayers who purchased a principal exemption rises to $3.5 million

residence after April 8, 2008 and before June 30, 2009 may claim a

refundable credit for 10% of the purchase price — max credit $7,500 • Tax law changes for 2010

- Estate Tax repealed – federal estate tax is eliminated for

• Depreciation – The maximum Section 179 deduction for tax years

estates of individuals dying in 2010

starting in 2008 has been increased to $250,000

- Roth IRA Conversions – individuals with more than $100,000

• Estimated tax payments of modified adjusted gross income are free to switch an IRA to

- If you received income where taxes were not withheld a Roth IRA

you’re generally required to pay estimated taxes

- Use Form 1040-ES • Tax law changes for 2011

- If you underpay your estimated taxes, you may be - Estate Tax Revived – individuals dying after 2010, the federal estate

subject to a penalty tax returns with $1 million exemption and a 50% maximum rate

- Increase in Capital Gains and Dividend Tax Rates

• Payment required when filing an extension . Long-term capital gains tax rate goes up to 20%

. Dividend income is taxed as ordinary income at taxpayer’s

• Missed deductions & credits highest marginal tax rate

- Commonly overlooked deductions and credits are Earned Income - Tax rate reductions for long-term capital gains

Credit, Child Tax Credit, medical expenses, moving expenses, etc

and dividends expire this year

- Education tax benefits including; Hope Credit, Life-Time Learning

- Decreased Section 179 Expenses Deduction – maximum

Credit, Tuition and Fees Deduction, Student Loan Interest

Deduction, etc deduction drops to $25,000

- Able to file an amended return to claim missed deductions and - Mortgage Insurance Premiums – the special itemized deduction

credits within three years for mortgage insurance premiums paid on mortgages taken out

after 2006 expires after 2010

• Look out for taxpayer scams

- Be wary of phony e-mails that ask for personal information • E-file Returns – Method of transmitting your tax return directly to the

- Using a frivolous argument to avoid paying taxes could IRS electronically

subject you to a $5,000 penalty - Accuracy

- Misuse of tax-exempt organizations is considered tax fraud - Timeliness

- Quicker refunds

• Cash Gifts – Able to give up to $13,000 to any number of individuals - Easy payment options

without having to file a gift tax return

• Electronic Federal Tax Payment System – Allows taxpayers

• Self-employment strategies

- Keep every business related receipt to use as a write off (individuals and businesses) to pay taxes online or by phone,

- Maximizing your non-capital losses can result in major tax savings schedule payments in advance and reduce penalties

- Talk to a professional

JANUARY 2010

STATES ARE COLOR CODED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH SALES TAX DUE DATES, SEE PREVIOUS MONTHS

HORNE OFFICE LOCATIONS

SU M T W TH F SA NASHVILLE TENNESSEE

27 28 29 30 31 1 2 624 Grassmere Park Drive, Suite 4

Nashville, TN 37211

Voice: 615.312.9060 I Fax: 615.832.2545

New Year’s Day

HORNE Offices

Toll Free: 866.281.3950

Closed



3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TUCSON ARIZONA

5055 E. Broadway, Suite A-200, Tucson, AZ 85711

Voice: 520.751.2729 I Fax: 520.751.2732

Toll Free: 800.549.6417



10 11 12 13 14 15 16

sales tax MOBILE ALABAMA

due

851 E. I-65 Service Rd. South, Suite 800, Mobile, AL 36606

Tip Quarterly

Reporting

for Dec.

Estimated Voice: 251.476.1578 I Fax: 251.476.1678

Tax Payment

‘09 Due Due

Toll Free: 866.283.6150

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sales tax

due LUCEDALE MISSISSIPPI

11259 Old 63 South, Lucedale, MS 39452

Voice: 601.947.4278 I Fax: 601.947.3759

Toll Free: 866.297.9007

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sales tax

due

sales tax

due

TOLL FREE FAX, ALL

31

LOCATIONS: 866.843.0801

www.hornefranchise.com

888.myHORNE

HFN1182.5


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