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Debt Ceiling Negotiations Have Big Effect on Small Business

If the debt ceiling negotiations fail, and the United States defaults on obligations everyone will see a double digit increase in their interest rates on borrowing ,and the value of the US dollar will... 

Mitigate Tax Penalties and Interest By Paying On Time

  If you calculate and pay your tax liability in a timely manner before the end of the year you may avoid tax penalties and interest for late payments which you would incur if you waited to pay them... 

Take A Mid Year Check Up for Your Business. How Were You Doing for the First Six Months of 2010 Versus the First Six Months of 2011??

Every business has to take a mid year check up. Every business should compare their first six months of 2010 (1/1/10-6/30/10) to the same period for 2011. If your revenue is down you have to find out... 

The Cost Savings Facts About Our Accounting, Tax, and Bookkeeping Outsourced Services

If you hire a $15 an hour employee you will pay 7.65% in FICA taxes, 2-14% in state unemployment taxes, and .3 % in worker’s compensation insurance. So your $15 an hour employee is actually going... 

Relief From the Leasehold Improvement 39 Year Life Through 2010 Section 179 Changes

Typically depreciated assets are recovered through the lifetime of their service. For a commercial lease this would be five years. Unfortunately for the lessee the congress has passed legislation that... 

Section 179 Change for 2010: Certain Real Property Improvements May be Immediately Expensed

The Section 179  Deduction for Items, which may be subject to depreciation has always allowed an immediate deduction of expenses for capital items.  Most accountants choose not to avail their clients... 

Rental Property Tax Reporting Tips

Rental property activities are typically reported on the federal Schedule E Income from Rental property on your 1040 individual income tax return unless you are in the business of owning rental property... 

Patriot Poll Says 57% Of Customers Want You To Call Them on Monday

Patriot Tax and Bookkeeping, Inc, has recently conducted research as to what day customers preferred to be contacted by their vendors. A random poll among business people in the Boston area has revealed... 

File Under: No Thanks I’ll Take The Cash

From the Southwest Daily News: IRS reminds filers about savings bond option Washington, D.C. — The IRS is reminding those who haven’t filed their tax returns that they can receive their refunds... 

Canceled Debt on a Foreclosure or Short Sale Can be Exempt From Taxes

From the Boston Herald: IRS debt guidance really hits home By Kenneth R. Harney Sunday, March 13, 2011 – Updated 3 days ago WASHINGTON — The IRS has issued fresh guidance on how to handle... 

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Industry Focus: Condominium and Rental Property Financial Management

  We can send management fee invoices to your owners of condominiums and rental invoices to your tenants, and manage your payments and accounts. (You really don’t want anyone else to deal with... 

Industry Focus: Our Health Care Clients

  We provide services to small healthcare practitioners and have wide experience in financial management  in the healthcare  industry in the areas of rehabilitation, mental health, healthcare staffing... 

On Site Services Now Offered

Patriot now offers on site services for monthly closings including bank reconciliations, accruals, and loan and credit card reconciliations. We will provide you with profit and loss statements, balance... 

Unemployed? Medical Expenses? Big Credit Card Balances? Let Us Mitigate Your Credit Card Debt!

If you have changes in your financial circumstances such as unemployment, a large medical expense, or divorce since the time you took out unsecured credit card debt, you may be eligible for mitigation... 

Why You Should Choose Us to Prepare Your Individual Income Tax Return

Donald Korb, IRS Chief General Counsel. Most of the individual tax returns we prepare are for business owners. We also prepare the tax returns for their businesses along with providing them with accounting,... 

Our New Office at 19 Pond St. in Stoneham, MA Is Now Open

Our new office  at 19 Pond St., Stoneham, MA  02180 is open. We are conveniently located off Main St.  south of the square at the corner of Hancock and Pond St.  We have easy access from routes 93,... 

Get Your 2010 Bookkeeping Done Now And Make 2010 Your Year!

We have people contacting us to get straightened out for 2010 and file accurate tax returns. They will incorporate or form an LLC so they have limited liability for their business activities and tax advantages... 

Patriot Tax and Bookkeeping, Inc. Now Offers Credit and Collections Management

Sammy “The Bull” Gravano, Notorious “Collector” The problem is he didn’t keep his customers. Patriot Tax and Bookkeeping Now Offers Credit Management Did you ever have a... 

Our Services in A Nutshell

We provide superior economical service in the areas of bookkeeping, business and personal income tax returns, sales/use taxes, automatic tax payments, full payroll, accounting, and financial reporting... 

How To Structure Your Business

So you’re starting a new business? The structure you choose has serious tax and legal implications. The following are the most common business structures: Sole Proprietorship You need not do anything... 

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