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How do I get the deed to my house in PA?

How can I obtain information on a property/copy of my deed? You may research or request a copy of a property in our public Reference Room located in City ...

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How do you pay taxes on vested stock?

If you’re granted a restricted stock award, you have two choices: you can pay ordinary income tax on the award when it’s granted and pay long-term capital...

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Can a step parent file taxes?

Yes, you can claim your stepchild as a Qualifying Child dependent (filing as Married Filing Separate) if: The child must be related to you. Your child mus...

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What does a negative line of 31 mean?

The Good and the Bad Previously, you could only base the amount of your “Owners Replacement Compensation” on Line 31 (Net Income) of your Schedule C. This...

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Do you have to pay back film grants?

Film grants are usually unrestricted funds, services, or equipment that can be used for the development, production, or distribution of a project. They do...

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What happens when you sell a Section 179 vehicle?

To the extent of prior depreciation and Section 179 expensing, your sale of furniture, equipment, or vehicles produces ordinary income. Instead, the incom...

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How do I calculate how much tax I owe self-employed?

Generally, the amount subject to self-employment tax is 92.35% of your net earnings from self-employment. You calculate net earnings by subtracting ordina...

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What happens if your pension beneficiary dies?

Typically, pension plans allow for only the member—or the member and their surviving spouse—to receive benefit payments. “When a plan participant dies, th...

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Can distributions exceed net income?

Your distribution remains tax-free as long as the amount does not exceed your stock basis. The distribution amount that exceeds your basis is taxed as a c...

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Does the stimulus bill include small businesses?

Small business items Specifically, the bill provides: $15 billion for targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) advance payments. $25 billion for rest...

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