Long Island Tax Lawyers You Can Trust

Whether you are preparing complex taxes or need tax relief assistance, it’s important to have a professional you can trust working on your behalf. Yael N. Lazar P.C. is the IRS Angel when it comes to Long Island tax lawyers. Having Nassau County tax lawyers you...

Hiring Household Employees

According to the IRS, you have a household employee if you hired someone to do household work and that worker is your employee.  The worker is your employee if you can control not only what work is done, but how it is done.  It is also irrelevant how you hired the...

Scams Targeting Taxpayers

I have recently received many telephone calls from freaked out clients telling us about scary telephone calls they’ve received from supposedly the IRS and their representatives.   I even received several myself.  They have all been scams.  See below helpful...

Education Credits on Your Tax Return

Here are some education credit tips from the IRS: IRS Summertime Tax Tip 2017-25 The beginning of the school year is a good time for a reminder of the tax benefits for education. These benefits can help offset qualifying education costs. Here is information about two...

Are you filling your tax return with the correct filling status?

It’s important to use the correct filing status when filing your income tax return. It can impact the tax benefits you receive, the amount of your standard deduction and the amount of taxes you pay. It may even impact whether you must file a federal income tax return....

Eight Tax Benefits for Parents

Although at times your children may cause you some gried, during tax time they may help you qualify for valuable tax benefits, such as certain credits and deductions. If you are a parent, here are eight benefits you shouldn’t miss when filing taxes this year....

Beware of Tax Scams This Filling Season – Phony Refund Scheme

The Internal Revenue Service is warning senior citizens and other taxpayers to beware of an emerging scheme tempting them to file tax returns claiming fraudulent refunds.  The theme of this scheme promises refunds to people who have little or no income and normally...

2012 Tax Rerurns Preparation – Taxable or Non-Taxable Income?

Although most income you receive is taxable and must be reported on your federal income tax return, there are some instances when income may not be taxable. Below is a list of the following that do not have to be included as taxable income on your federal income tax...