TaxSense: Keeping What's Yours

Originally recorded on January 18, 2014, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

In this episode of TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours, Owen Arnoff looks at how taxpayers choose a tax preparer, common tax pitfalls, and several issues that can create unpleasant surprises during filing season.

Topics include:

• How people select a tax preparer
• $16 million in undeliverable tax refunds from 2012
• Taxes involving laundromats
• Tax fraud and fraud prevention
• The ten most litigated tax issues
• A proposal to replace the Earned Income Tax Credit
• Five potentially unpleasant tax surprises
• A step-by-step look at a tax return

This episode has been restored from the original TaxSense radio archive as part of an ongoing effort to preserve the program’s 2012–2014 broadcast history.

Originally broadcast on January 13, 2014, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

In this Tax Sense Report, Owen Arnoff discusses the growing problem of tax documents arriving later each year and the effect that delayed W-2s, 1099s, brokerage statements, and other reporting forms can have on tax preparation and filing.

The report highlights why taxpayers may need to wait for complete and corrected information before filing and why filing too early can sometimes create additional problems.

This short-form report was part of the companion series to TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours, providing timely tax updates and practical commentary between the longer radio broadcasts.

This recording has been preserved as part of the restored TaxSense historical archive.

Originally recorded on January 11, 2014, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

In this episode of TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours, Owen Arnoff shares practical tax tips designed to help taxpayers avoid common mistakes and better understand when professional tax help may be needed.

Topics include:

• What “Tax CPR” means
• Whether you are required to file a tax return
• Common tax traps to avoid
• Obamacare and its tax implications

This episode has been restored from the original TaxSense radio archive as part of an ongoing effort to preserve the program’s 2012–2014 broadcast history.

Originally recorded on January 4, 2014, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

In this episode of TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours, Owen Arnoff focuses on practical tax guidance and the value of working with knowledgeable tax professionals.

Owen is joined by Justin Elliott and Ryan Mason for additional market and financial-planning insight.

Topics include:

• Tax tips and fraud prevention
• How to start and maintain a mileage log
• Whether the IRS was moving toward more self-service options
• Tax-law reform
• Using an IRA to fund a business
• Property taxes
• Market and financial-planning insights

This episode has been restored from the original TaxSense radio archive as part of an ongoing effort to preserve the program’s 2012–2014 broadcast history.

Originally recorded on December 28, 2013, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

In this episode of TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours, Owen Arnoff mixes practical tax discussion with some of the more unusual and entertaining sides of the tax system.

Topics include:

• The average cost of tax preparation
• The Social Security Death Master File and tax-related identity issues
• Forms 1040, W-2, and 1099
• Using an IRA for short-term borrowing or to fund a business
• The Alternative Minimum Tax
• Michael Jordan and taxes

This episode has been restored from the original TaxSense radio archive as part of an ongoing effort to preserve the program’s 2012–2014 broadcast history.

Originally recorded on December 21, 2013, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

The original audio for this episode of TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours has not yet been recovered, but the original episode title and show notes survive in the historical feed.

Topics included:

• Energy efficiency, tax savings, and home improvements
• Calculating Social Security
• Google Maps and taxpayer privacy
• Commuting costs and taxes
• John Koskinen’s nomination as IRS Commissioner
• Toilet paper and tax exemptions
• Mortgage interest deductions
• Rules for deducting business meals

This metadata has been preserved from the original TaxSense archive while efforts to recover the missing audio continue.

Originally recorded on December 14, 2013, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

The original audio for this episode of TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours has not yet been recovered, but the original episode title and show notes survive in the historical feed.

Real estate professional David Jurewicz returned for a special episode focused on the Sacramento real estate market.

Topics included:

• A review of the 2013 real estate market
• Real estate predictions for 2014
• Large investors and Sacramento home prices
• The Buzz Oates story
• Whether the real estate industry was moving toward a paperless future

This metadata has been preserved from the original TaxSense archive while efforts to recover the missing audio continue.

Originally recorded on December 7, 2013, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

For this special edition of TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours, Ryan Mason and Justin Elliott join Randy Roth for a wide-ranging discussion of taxes, financial planning, retirement, and current events.

Topics include:

• Clergy and taxes
• Year-end financial planning
• Oregon’s per-mile tax test
• Market and real estate updates
• The baby boomer retirement check
• Protecting your retirement portfolio
• Bitcoin — what it is and what was happening with it at the time
• A tax-funded “robo-squirrel” project

This episode has been restored from the original TaxSense radio archive as part of an ongoing effort to preserve the program’s 2012–2014 broadcast history.