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In this digital age, many of us turn to apps and software to manage our finances. However, not consulting with a tax professional about your Bitcoin investments can be a mistake, as technology can never replace human creativity and innovation.

Bitcoin is currently witnessing a huge growth rate after it gained the attention of mainstream investors in early 2017. While Bitcoin is attracting a lot of investors it has also attracted the IRS, which is currently finalizing the details of how it will apply the tax code to Cryptocurrency investments, but one thing is for sure, that the IRS will apply taxes on Bitcoin investments.

At Ruchi Gupta CPA LLC we specialize in rules and regulations of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrency taxes. 

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Did you know that you can settle your debt with the IRS for just pennies on the dollar with their Offer in Compromise program? The program allows taxpayers to settle with the IRS on tax debt that has been incorrectly assessed or for liabilities they cannot afford to pay.

The IRS Code states: "We will accept an Offer in Compromise when it is unlikely that we can collect the full amount owed and the amount you offer reasonably reflects the collection potential..." (Internal Revenue Code section 7122).

There is no preset bottom limit that the IRS will accept to settle your debt especially if your offer is done "right."  The key is to determine the least amount that the IRS will accept from you before you make the offer.

If you'd like to schedule a consultation with one of our Accounting professionals, please call us at (972)2003189

How Can we help Filing Back Taxes: Not filing your taxes can happen for many reasons. The most important first step is to get up to date and file your back returns. Ruchi Gupta CPA LLC firm will work with the IRS on your behalf to resolve any past issues, file your back taxes and do all we can to minimize your back tax debt and any penalties associated with your failure to file. The IRS will not allow you to use other tax debt relief options like an Offer in Compromise or Installment Agreement until your back taxes are filed. Once the back tax returns are filed we can work with the IRS to arrange alternate payment methods if you are unable to pay the balance due IRS Tax Liens and Levy Never ignore a notice from the IRS – it can have very serious consequences. The IRS can place a lien on your property, house, car or wages or even go as far as seizing your property in order to collect the back taxes. Contact Ruchi Gupta CPA LLC accounting firm immediately so we can begin to negotiate on your behalf. When you work through an accounting firm, it can show the IRS that you are trying to resolve the issue quickly Wage Garnishment Wage Garnishment is one of the ways the IRS uses to collect the taxes you owe. If they contact your employer they will demand that your employer send part of your wages to the IRS to cover your tax debt. If your wages have been garnished, contact Ruchi Gupta CPA LLC. We will contact the IRS to potentially work out an arrangement to settle your debt and have the wage garnishment removed Tax Settlement Options Offer in compromise Not everyone will qualify for an Offer in Compromise (OIC), an agreement between a taxpayer and the IRS, that can help you settle your tax debt for less than what you owe. We are experienced tax professionals who have experience negotiating Offers in Compromise with the IRS. Contact us today so we can determine if your situation qualifies for this special program. Installment agreement When you cannot afford to pay your tax debt immediately, we can help you negotiate an Installment Agreement with the IRS. This type of payment plan option is good those who cannot afford a lump sum payment to cover their tax debt. Currently Not Collectible When your account is placed into a Currently Not Collectible status, that means that your account is removed from the IRS' active collection status. There are very strict guidelines for people who qualify for this status. Contact us today so we can help you determine if you qualify. Penalty and Interest We are experienced at representing clients before the IRS to negotiate lower penalties or interest payments on back taxes. Sometimes it is possible to have the penalties and interest completely removed, depending on the situation.

Preparing your own income tax return can be a task that leaves you with more questions than answers. According to a study released by the US Government's General Accounting Office, most taxpayers (77% of 71 million taxpayers) believe they benefited from using a professional taxpreparer. Whether we like it or not, today's tax laws are so complicated that filing a relatively simple return can be confusing. It is just too easy to overlook deductions and credits to which you are entitled. Even if you use a computer software program there's no substitute for the assistance of an experienced tax professional. Here's what you get... •Your tax return will be checked and rechecked by our computer software identifying potential problems the IRS may look at more closely and reviewing the math to limit IRS contacts. •Your tax return can be filed electronically so you will get a refund back quicker. •Our staff will show you how to adjust your payroll withholding to get more money back each week. Why give the IRS an interest free loan for up to 16 months. •We will show you potential deductions to limit your tax liability for next year. In addition, we will give you a sheet of commonly overlooked deductions to limit the following year's tax liability. Books a Mess? No Problem!If you own a small business and haven't kept up your bookkeeping, don't worry. We can help you. We'll prepare your bookkeeping for the year, prepare a full Schedule C, as well as your personal income tax return. Then we'll help you set up an easy system that allows you to keep your books in tip-top shape next year.

Small business tax return preparation and filing instructions is a core service offered to our clients. Whether your company is a C corporation, S Corp, Limited Liability Company, Partnership or Sole Proprietor a properly prepared tax return can be filed to minimize the tax owed.

Planning is the key to successfully and legally reducing your tax liability. We go beyond tax compliance and proactively recommend tax saving strategies to maximize your after-tax income. We make it a priority to enhance our mastery of the current tax law, complex tax code, and new tax regulations by attending frequent tax seminars. Businesses and individuals pay the lowest amount of taxes allowable by law because we continually look for ways to minimize your taxes throughout the year, not just at the end of the year. We recommend Tax Saving Strategies that help you... • grow and preserve assets by keeping Uncle Sam out of your pockets. • defer income so you can keep your money now and pay less taxes later. • reduce taxes on your income so you keep more of what you make. • reduce taxes on your estate so your family keeps more of what you've made. • reduce taxes on your gifts so you can give more. • reduce taxes on your investments so you can grow your wealth faster. • reduce taxes on your retirement distributions so you can retire in style. Remember, we work for you not for the IRS. If you'd like to receive more information about our Tax Planning Service, please contact us at 9722003189.

Creating Financial Freedom!

Building and preserving your personal wealth requires specialized attention. You get one-on-one guidance and a comprehensive financial plan that helps manage risk, improve performance, and ensure the growth and longevity of your wealth.

We help you...

• Save enough for a comfortable retirement by identifying your retirement needs, analyzing your assets and sources of retirement income, reviewing estimated shortfalls, and identifying the best ways to save for retirement given your financial situation and risk tolerance.

• Pay for your child's college education by accurately estimating the amount of money you'll need, analyzing your assets, reviewing estimated shortfalls and considering general alternatives and strategies to help address these potential shortfalls, and developing an optimal savings plan given your financial situation and risk tolerance.

• Protect your family in case of you become disabled by ensuring you have enough money in your emergency fund and analyzing your life, disability, health, home, and auto insurance coverage. We also review your will and various powers of attorney designed to take care of your affairs in the event you are incapacitated and can't manage them yourself.

• Achieve your investment goals by identifying the steps needed to maximize your investment returns as well as the steps needed to help minimize your risk while building increased predictability of your investment returns.

• Leave a legacy for your heirs by maximizing the value of your estate by saving tax dollars, professional fees, and court costs. As well as minimizing the costs of probate, creditors, lawyers, and estate taxes, which can negatively impact the value of your estate. We also help you stay in control of your affairs by providing a road map for passing your estate on to your heirs.

A financial plan's true value comes with its implementation. Let us help you attain financial freedom by requesting a consultation below.

Estate planning on your own can be complicated and costly. And the list is endless... state taxes, bureaucracy, probate courts, unfair appraisals, health care concerns, eligibility of heirs, life insurance, IRA's, 401K's, annuities, burial or cremation costs, and intent regarding death-postponing treatment to name a few. Not knowing your legal and financial rights often ends up costing you more in the end.

Thoughts of estate planning often bring more questions than answers: Could an heir be too young to inherit? Should the inheritance be given at a certain age? Is the intended beneficiary in a shaky marriage with divorce as a possibility? Are there children from a previous marriage? Should inheritance be protected from potential creditors of the heir? Are there taxes that can be avoided? Are you able to avoid the probate court rules, delays, and costs?

Planning what happens to your estate when you're gone can seem frustrating and intimidating without qualified help.

You may feel that you're too young to care about estate planning. Or, perhaps the reminder of death makes you uncomfortable. You might be tempted to put the whole thing off, assuming that it will just take care of itself. In all cases, estate planning ends up saving your family lots of time, heartache and money.

And we can help.

Every estate planning situation is different. In order to help you, we want to know you, your unique situation, and the nature of your relationships. We offer discussion, recommendations and useful research tools to make your planning simple, efficient, and worry-free. We are available throughout the process for further discussion regarding questions, change of circumstances, and alternatives. At every step, we'll be there with you.

We help you...

• Clearly define your estate planning goals.
• Organize and create your estate planning team (experts on law, finance, and taxes) if you need one.
• Evaluate and recommend estate planning options.
• Prepare, organize and review your estate planning documents including current wills, trusts, health care and power of attorney.
• Decrease the problems and expenses associated with probate.
• Lessen taxes at time of death.
• Arrange for management of your estate in the event you are incapacitated.
• Draft a working plan for conserving and effectively managing your estate after death.
• Transfer the assets of your estate to heirs the way you want.
• Organize fair and adequate liquidation of estate to cover taxes and other expenses.
• Amend your plan as needed.

You also get help with...

• Living Wills and Trusts.
• Lifetime Family Wealth Transfers.
• Family partnerships and other business relationships.
• Leaving money to charities.
• Preparation for estate and trust tax problems.

The hassles and red tape associated with estate planning can be daunting, but you don't need to do it alone. Our team is waiting to assist you through every step of the process.

 

If you'd like more information about our estate planning services please call us at (972) 200 3189.

We can help you setup and maintain your non-profit organization's tax-exempt status by handling all the IRS reporting for you.

Each year the IRS requires most tax-exempt organizations to submit the Form 990 and its relations, which includes the following items.

1. Income Statement with very specific revenue and expense categories like donations, salaries, postage, rent...

2. Balance Sheet with specific categories like cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable...

3. Functional Expense Statement with all the expenses allocated to either program services, fundraising, or operations.

4. Individual Program Expense Statement that reports all of the expenses for each program or service like seminar programs or educational mailings.

5. Revenue Support Schedules that detail the organization's sources of income in specific categories like charitable donations, membership fees, investment income.

The IRS uses these very specific revenue and expense classifications to determine if your organization will retain its tax-exempt status. So it's imperative that you build your accounting system around these revenue and expense classifications.

Here's what we do for you...

• Review and compile your financial statements

• Design, install, and maintain your Accounting System

• Weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly payroll preparation

• Payroll Tax Preparation and Deposits

• Provide training for your accounting personnel

• Complete and file your non-profit status application

• Provide training for your board on non-profit financial statement usage and effective budgeting practices

• Prepare and file the 990 and 990T tax forms

• Prepare your initial start-up documentation, including incorporation, federal employee identification number (FEIN), and payroll setup with federal and state agencies.

• Churches: We prepare the pastoral housing allowance and other required benefit documentation to meet the complex dual status of ministers.

If you're starting a new not-for-profit organization we can help you prepare your organization's 501 (c)(3) application for tax-exempt status.

Here's what's needed...

• Articles of Incorporation containing the Exempt Purpose Statement as described in IRS Code section 501(c)(3) and defined in Treasury Regulation 1.501(c)(3)-1 Paragraph d and the Dissolution Statement described in Treasury Regulation 1.501(c)(3)-1 Paragraph b subparagraph 4 ("Organizational Test").

• Employer Identification Number

• By-laws of the Organization

• Minutes of Board Meetings

• Names, Addresses, and Resumes of Board Members

• Names and addresses of all Active Members

• Inventory of Assets like cash, furniture, equipment, property, pledges...

• Inventory of Liabilities like mortgages, accounts payable, loans...

• Rent/Lease Agreements and Contracts

• Revenue and Expense Statements for the last four years or as far back as possible if your organization has been in existence for less than four years.

• Written Reason for Formation and History of the organization.

• Organization Mission Statement or Statement of Faith or Beliefs for Churches and other Religious Organizations.

• Organization Activities, Operations and Programs Documentation including your statement of purpose & operations, food programs, fundraisers, flyers/brochures/pamphlets...

• Financial Support Documentation including all sources of revenue like contributions, tithes, offerings, fundraisers...

• Fund Raising Program Descriptions

• IRS Processing/Filing Fee

We are happy to prepare any of these items if you need help.

 

10 Reasons Why You Should Use QuickBooks

QuickBooks is the ideal business accounting software for small to mid-sized business owners. Here's 10 reasons why you should be using QuickBooks.

1. You save time on bookkeeping and paperwork because many of simple bookkeeping tasks are handled automatically making it easier to run your business.
    
2. You can easily generate the reports with the information you need, so you always know where your business stands. You instantly know whether you're making money and whether your business is healthy.
    
3. You save money because QuickBooks is so affordable. You can use it to run a $5 million or a $25 million business for a few hundred bucks. Accounting software is truly one of the great bargains in business.
    
4. Your business can grow with QuickBooks. QuickBooks will help you design a business plan to use when trying to secure a small business loan or line of credit or to plan for the future. QuickBooks will create a projected balance sheet, profit and loss statement and statement of cash flows in the format recommended by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
    
5. You can customize QuickBooks to work the way you want. QuickBooks is specifically designed to be flexible and adaptable to a wide range of small businesses. To broaden its appeal, QuickBooks has recently added customized accounting packages for contractors, retailers, health care professionals, and non-profit organizations.
    
6. You can rest assured knowing that QuickBooks is a stable, reliable and proven product. Hundreds of thousands of small businesses throughout the world have chosen QuickBooks as their accounting software. You can't go wrong with a software program with such an extensive installed user base.
    
7. You save typing time and errors by sharing data between QuickBooks and over 100 business applications. You can even share data with popular programs, such as Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and ACT.
    
8. You will get paid faster with QuickBooks online payments. E-mail an invoice or statement and with QuickBooks Online Billing, your customer can easily pay you with a credit card or bank account transfer. No more waiting for the check in the mail!
    
9. You can easily accept credit cards. With QuickBooks Merchant Account Service, you can accept credit cards with ease. QuickBooks Merchant Account Service is the only credit card acceptance service integrated with QuickBooks software, which means you don't have to enter the same data twice. No additional software or hardware is required. Your customers can use Visa, MasterCard, or American Express.
    
10. You can pay your bills and handle your banking online. Setup your current bank account in QuickBooks, and you're ready to pay your bills without licking envelopes, sticking stamps, or printing paper checks. Just write checks in QuickBooks as you normally would, then click a button and your participating bank does the rest! Pay anyone in the U.S. from your credit card companies to your pizza service. Online banking also lets you download your monthly statement from your participating bank directly into QuickBooks for easier reconciliation.

Although QuickBooks is designed for the layman to understand, the initial setup and installation must be done correctly in order for future information to be accurate.

All information necessary to setup manual accounting records is also necessary to setup and install QuickBooks on your desktop. This task is even more complicated if you switch from manual accounting operations to QuickBooks in the middle of the year.

Which accounting method will you use? What chart of accounts do you need for your business? How do you handle beginning balances?

An expert can easily answer all of these questions and complete the initial setup and Installation in a timely manner. In addition, your accounting employees receive training on the accounting software to enhance their performance.

How much does it cost? We first want to find out a little more about your business and your accounting records before we quote you an exact price. Rest assured that we work with many small business owners and our rates are designed to fit the budgets of our clients.

As with any accounting software program, installation and training take time - time taken away from managing your business. Here's a short list of the services we provide during your QuickBooks setup:

• Study and evaluate your software and accounting needs.
• Recommend software and hardware requirements.
• Install software, design and set up chart of accounts and entire accounting package including payroll, accounts receivable, inventory, accounts payable, etc.
• Determination of your QuickBooks starting date.
• Loading your chart of account and balances as of that starting date.
• Preparation of a list of the items that you sell to your customers. This list includes services, inventory parts, non-inventory parts, other charges and sales taxes.
• Entering your outstanding accounts receivable and accounts payable details as of your starting date.
• Entering your ending statement bank balances and outstanding checks and deposits in transit as of your starting date.
• Printing a trial balance as of your starting date and comparing it to your trial balance from your old system.
• Entering your transactions since your starting date into QuickBooks
• Train client or client staff in use of software to meet their accounting, management and tax needs.

Ongoing Services:

• Follow up training to ensure the client is "on the right track".
• Monthly, quarterly or annual review of client QuickBooks data to assist in tax preparation and management reports.

Once QuickBooks is set up and working properly, we can train you or your employees to properly operate QuickBooks specifically for your business.

Why choose one-on-one attention instead of taking a class?

• We come to your location.

• We focus on the individual issues facing your business.

• We will be there to answer your specific questions and concerns.

• No need to spend time on features that don't impact your business!

As a small business owner you have more important things to do than to keep your own books. We take care of your books for you, so you can get back to the job of running your business and generating profits. Each month or quarter we'll do the following things for you... •Reconcile your bank account •Generate an income statement •Generate a balance sheet. •Clean up your general ledger These tasks form the solid foundation of your small business accounting system. You can customize the package of services you receive by adding payroll, tax planning, tax preparation, or any of our other services. Bank Reconciliation Reconciling your business checking account each month allow us to keep your bank account, accounting, and taxes up-to-date. Having us reconcile your account each month allows you to... •Identify lost checks, lost deposits and unauthorized wire transactions. •Detect and prevent excess/unjustified bank charges and ensures transactions are posted correctly by your bank. •Detect and prevent embezzlement of funds from within your company. •Know how your business is doing? You can't really know unless all accounts are reconciled and properly accounted for on your financial statement. • Manage your cash more effectively. Proper management of funds not only saves money, it makes money for you. •Protect yourself. By timely reconciling and promptly objecting to your bank about any unauthorized, fraudulent or forged checks presented to your bank and paid by that bank, you can relieve your agency of responsibility for the shortfall and transfer the risk to the bank. This reason to reconcile alone should be enough. Crime exists. Income Statement An income statement, otherwise known as a profit and loss statement, basically adds an itemized list of all your revenues and subtracts an itemized list of all your expenses to come up with a profit or loss for the period. An income statement allows you to... •Track revenues and expenses so that you can determine the operating performance of your business. •Determine what areas of your business are over-budget or under-budget. •Identify specific items that are causing unexpected expenditures. Like phone, fax, mail, or supply expenses. •Track dramatic increases in product returns or cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales. •Determine your income tax liability. Balance Sheet A balance sheet gives you a snapshot of your business' financial condition at a specific moment in time. A balance sheet helps you: •quickly get a handle on the financial strength and capabilities of your business •identify and analyze trends, particularly in the area of receivables and payables. For example, if your receivables cycle is lengthening, maybe you can collect your receivables more aggressively •determine if your business is in a position to expand •determine if your business can easily handle the normal financial ebbs and flows of revenues and expenses •determine if you need to take immediate steps to bolster cash reserves •determine if your business has been slowing down payables to forestall an inevitable cash shortageBalance sheets, along with income statements, are the most basic elements in providing financial reporting to potential lenders such as banks, investors, and vendors who are considering how much credit to grant you. Maintaining a Clean General Ledger The general ledger is the core of your company's financial records. These records constitute the central "books" of your system. Since every transaction flows through the general ledger, a problem with your general ledger throws off all your books. Having us review your general ledger system each month allows us to hunt down any discrepancies such as double billings or any unrecorded payments. Then we'll fix the discrepancies so your books are always accurate and kept in tip top shape. Unlimited ConsultationsWe are always available to spend time with you so you fully understand how to interpret and utilize the financial information we provide. Our consultations are already included in our price, so please feel free to call us whenever you have a question or concern