The 2017 Federal Form 1040, U.S. Personal Income Tax Return is 79 lines long consisting of a slew of income items, deductions, non-refundable credits, additional taxes, and refundable credits. The latest draft 2018 Federal Form 1040 Simplified, U.S. Personal Income Tax Return only has 23 lines. What happened to the other line items? Majority of those items have now been moved to six different tax schedules that can be attached to the Form 1040 Simplified.

As of July 1, 2018, minimum wage workers across Oregon will be receiving a wage increase due to 2016 Oregon Legislature, Senate Bill 1532.  Beginning July 1, 2016, it calls for an annual minimum wage increase.  These prescribed increases will…

A common question amongst people seems to be, “How do I go about paying less taxes?” As a CPA, I have never heard someone ask, “How can I pay more taxes?” If you are a small business owner, particularly one…