Category : Taxes : Business & Finance

How to Understand K-1 Taxes

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Schedule K-1 is used as an appendix to several different types of business tax returns to report the proportionate share of the profits or losses of a corporation, partnership (domestic or foreign) or LLC that is allocated to shareholders, partnerships, or members, respectively. The business is resp

How Does Property Tax Work?

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HistoryIn the 1790s, the United States government first started charging property tax on its citizens during an undeclared war against France, but later rescinded this tax. Then, to pay debts from the Revolutionary War, the government levied some property taxes, but also instituted...

About Self-Employment Tax

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Taxpayers who work for themselves pay self-employment tax. It is primarily a Social Security and Medical tax similar to the one withheld for taxpayers who work for someone other than themselves. Examples of the self-employed are contractors, sole proprietors, and small business owners. Self-employed

An In-Depth Look of IRS and Tax Law

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The most common kind of tax that the IRS collects is personal income tax, which is figured as a percentage of the money an individual earns from employment and investments. This percentage is calculated according to a progressive tax scale, meaning that the more you earn, the higher a percentage you