April 2023
Goodbye tax season and hello spring! Continue reading for Charles' post-tax season message, several tax savings tips for 2023, and a warning or two about scams going around.
I am extremely proud of our firm. 40 years of trying to provide world-class service. We always follow the Golden Rule; we hire, train, and retain the best staff; we utilize the best computers and software solutions available; we constantly develop and improve our processes and procedures; and stress work/life balance. We not only carefully select our staff; we also carefully select clients – not all are a good fit.
We look forward to spending the summer working on ways to further increase efficiencies and enhance our services. We want to become an even better firm and help improve the lives of our clients.
Sincerely,
Charles Tzinberg
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Tax Credits and Benefits
If you are a parent, whether single, married or divorced, there are a significant number of tax benefits available to you, including deductions, credits, and filing status that can help put a dent in your tax liability. Read More
If you are a grandparent there are several things you can do to teach your grandchildren financial responsibility and set aside money for their future education and retirement.
At its most straightforward, the Work Opportunity Tax Credit is available at the federal level to businesses that go out of their way to hire people from a targeted group that has historically had difficulty finding gainful employment. The theory is to encourage business owners of all types to create economic opportunities whenever possible. Read More
This credit goes all the way back to 2006, providing a tax credit for making energy-saving improvements to a taxpayer’s home. This tax benefit was supposed to expire after 2021 but a law change has given the credit renewed life and substantially enhanced it beginning with 2023.
This new credit, officially termed the Previously-Owned Clean Vehicle Credit in the tax code, comes with some rules that limit the vehicles that qualify and essentially bars the credit to higher income taxpayers. Here are the details
The US Internal Revenue Service issued a warning to taxpayers about a new phishing campaign that employs Emotet malware to steal personal information. The emails, which appear to come from the IRS, include a malicious attachment or link that, if clicked, will download the Emotet malware on a victim's machine. Read More
Tzinberg.com now has an Employee Help Page with information and tutorial videos for setting up employee portals, resetting portal passwords, reading paystubs, links to popular apps, and printable new hire documents.

About 3 out of 4 American taxpayers receive a refund each year when they file their income tax returns, but there are those who for one reason or another end up owing. Of those who owe Uncle Sam many don’t have the means to pay what they owe by the return due date (usually in April). Read More
If you are a business person relaxing at home after a long day’s work, watching TV and a commercial comes on claiming you can get a tax refund of thousands of dollars by filing for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC), it gets your attention, right? What those ads fail to mention is you must meet certain stringent qualifications to be eligible for the credit.
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