Accounting & CPA Blogs

Buying and Selling Stocks

Buying and Selling Stocks

You can often manage the size of your gain or loss when you decide to sell some, but not all, of a particular stock or mutual fund. To do this, you must have kept good records of the date and the price for each share purchase. By selling the highest cost shares first,...
Tax On U.S. Savings Bonds

Tax On U.S. Savings Bonds

When you own Series EE or Series I savings bonds, you have a tax decision to make. Both types of bonds earn interest monthly. Usually, you’ll choose to defer paying any taxes on the interest until the bond reaches final maturity or you redeem it, whichever comes...
Buying and Selling Stocks

Business Tip

If your business is incorporated, it is often a good idea for you to personally own the business real estate and lease it to your corporation. There are a number of tax and nontax concerns relating to real estate ownership. For the income tax considerations, see...
Buying and Selling Stocks

Peter Witts, CPA PC Partners Up Again With Toys For Tots

Peter Witts, CPA PC is once again partnering up with Toys For Tots to help bring toys to children this holiday season. Once again, this year for every unwrapped toy that you donate a ticket will be placed into a raffle for a brand new IPad. The more toys that you...