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Zen Mensch Accounting

A Midsummer Night’s Mensch
(Much Ado About Some Things)

August 8, 2014 Rich Streitfeld, CPA
Business, Irreverent, Non-Profit, Rhode Island

Q: I file the IRS 990 information return for my non-profit.  Why does it ask me if my organization offers indoor tanning services? –Sunshine on my Mind, Anchorage A: It’s Obamacare, silly.  Section 10907 of the Affordable Care Act imposes a 10% penalty on indoor tanning services offered by for-profits or non-profits. (You didn’t notice all the
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Zen Mensch Accounting

Om Vey! Q And A with the Zen Mensch CPA
(Mindful Answers, What’s Not To Like?)

June 27, 2014 Rich Streitfeld, CPA
Irreverent, Taxes

I’m aqua-phobic and I always pay my taxes on April 15, unless it’s raining. Wait a month and I ALWAYS receive a penalty notice from the IRS.  Why is my CPA screwing up and why haven’t I switched? Your tax return is due April 15, but taxes must be paid throughout the year, whether you are paid
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Zen Mensch Accounting

Is Sex Therapy Tax Deductible?
The Medical Deductions Quiz

February 18, 2014 Rich Streitfeld, CPA
Irreverent, Taxes

I get asked this a lot. Actually,  yes — as long it is doctor-prescribed. (The lodging is on your own.) Clarinet lessons — Deductible “if advised by dentist for treatment of tooth defects”. (But tooth whitening to reverse discoloration — nope, this is cosmetic.) Wigs — Yes, “if doctor has advised as essential to mental
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