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CPA Reasons You Shouldn't Extend Your Tax Return Extending your tax return beyond April 15th seems to make sense. But with tax season just around the corner, one CPA points out there are really good reasons for taxpayers NOT to extend the due date of their tax returns. How Real Estate Investors Save Taxes Using S Corporations The general rule is, "Never, ever put real estate inside a corporation." But in a handful of special cases, a corporation, more precisely an S corporation, can be a useful tool for savvy real estate investors. A CPA Explains Why to Fire Your Financial Planner Do you really need to pay a financial planner five, ten or twenty thousand dollars a year to help you with your personal finances? Some CPAs say "no," as this article explains. The Successful C Corporation Owner's Wealth-building Blunder Successful business owners operating as C corporations often make a terrible tax blunder--they decide to do their investing inside the business. A tax professor and CPA explains why this mistake is such an expensive error--and what the business owner can do to correct the problem. Can You Save Taxes with an S Corporation? Subchapter S corporation status often saves the small business owner thousands of dollars a year in taxes. But tight eligibility rules mean some small businesses can't qualify. In this article, a CPA explains who can and can't take advantage of S corporation status.

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