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		<title>Increased Audit Activity Looming: Meals &amp; Entertainment and Business Mileage</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you deduct Meals (as a form of entertainment) expenses (“M&#038;E”) or Business Mileage on your tax return (either for a business you operate or as an un-reimbursed employee expense), you might want to pay close attention: The IRS is beefing up their audit activity of “low hanging” fruit in an effort to raise some revenue.  M&#038;E expenses and business mileage have made it to the short list of low hanging fruit.]]></description>
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		<title>If your Business is Audited, what will the Auditor look for?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A list of items that an IRS auditor will look at other than your Financial Statements.]]></description>
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		<title>2009 Tax Tips</title>
		<link>http://shannonpopecpa.com/blog/?p=17</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In December&#8217;s issue of The Woodland&#8217;s Living Magazine, I am publishing some &#8220;tax tips&#8221; for 2009 tax planning.  I&#8217;m giving you the opportunity to read them first here!

You should spend extra time reviewing the following which top the IRS’s list of common tax return mistakes: incorrect/trasposed social security numbers, incorrect or misspelled names (the name [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wealth Transfers to Heirs</title>
		<link>http://shannonpopecpa.com/blog/?p=14</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you want to transfer some money to your kids tax free?  Here may be a way.]]></description>
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		<title>New Roth Conversion Rules for 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2010, income limitations around converting traditional IRAs to Roth IRAs are gone!  Should you consider a conversion?  Read on...]]></description>
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