As you have undoubtedly heard by now, National Economic Director Gary Cohn and Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin unveiled President Donald Trump’s tax plan yesterday in the White House Press Room. The plan itself was a single page, consisting of eighteen single sentence bullet points, and was very vague. More details were gleaned from […]

If you have not yet filed your 2016 tax returns, Cardin & Company is here to help you. Cardin & Company has been preparing taxes in San Diego County for more than 20 years, and with our offices conveniently located a stone’s throw from the I-5 in Carlsbad, we are just a short drive from […]

In Fall of 2016, certain cities in California caused outrage amongst Californians by publicizing the fact that they were considering imposing a tax on Internet video streaming subscriptions. This so-called “Netflix Tax” could take the form of a sales tax, or be imposed as a utilities services tax, much like cable users pay each month. […]

When it comes to the IRS or California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) audits, two related areas are common targets: business deductions for taxpayers with a Schedule C business, and Unreimbursed Employee Business Expenses taken on Form 2106. These areas have been a common target because these areas are definitely subject to abuse by taxpayers, and […]

Starting in Spring of 2017, US taxpayers will begin receiving letters from the Internal Revenue Service notifying them that their “outstanding inactive tax” debt has been reassigned to one of the four (4) following Private Collection Agencies (PCA): ConServe 200 CrossKeys Office Park Fairport, NY 14450. Pioneer 325 Daniel Zenker Drive Horseheads, NY 14845 Performant […]