Public Safety Tax Return Experts

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Public Safety Tax Returns Experts Presents Most Overlooked Job Related Deductions

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Public Safety Tax Returns Experts

Presents

Most Overlooked Job Related Deductions

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First Year in Public Safety Career

Most Academy Students Do Not Know

What can be Deducted on Tax Returns Totals commonly exceeds the Standard

Deduction Total of Itemized Deduction can change

the Tax by Hundreds of $$$’s

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What is Standard DeductionFor 2015?

Filing Status Amount Single $ 6,300

Married $ 12,600

Head of Household $ 9,250

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What is Itemized Deduction ?

Itemizing is done by recording Allowed Deductions on Schedule A.State Taxes Paid – Income Tax, Property

Taxes Car/Truck DMV License

Donations Cash or Non-CashJob Expenses See our

Worksheets**Advantage to Exceed Standard

DeductionLowers Tax Due

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Record on Schedule A

Line 21

Job Expenses

Deductions

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Commonly Missed Deductions

Communications Uniform, Gear & Equipment Purchases Temporary Job Site Travel Cleaning of Uniforms

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Communications Personal Cell Phone Use for Job

Private Communication Device For Job only or Family Plan

When communications usually happen Emergency Call-in – Need more workers Other workers not able to cover shift Special Event Coverage – Staff Shortage

Types of communications on Private Device Text Messages Voice Recordings Emails Direct Communications

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Our Office Knows

Federal Law that allows Deductions When the deduction is Qualified What is allowed to be deducted How to record the expense on Tax Return

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Temporary Job Site

Rules that Allow This Deduction How to calculate the amount How to Record on Tax Return

This can be a VERY Rewarding Result that will Save You Lots of Money $$$$$$

We are Experts in

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Uniform Washing

What is usually Washed at home How to determine value How and Where to Record this Expense

Our Tax Office will explain

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Public Safety Discounts

We give rewarding discounts Student Discounts (Posted on Website) Discounts to Public Safety Employees $

50 Discounts for Referrals $ 50 Each

Our Tax Office wants to be your Tax Service

Professional

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Hire Tax Professional or Use Online Tax Software?

What Turbo Tax & H & R Block will not do:

Identify items Public Safety can deduct

Explain the deductions allowed Alert about special rules that apply

to your Job Related Deductions Ask detailed questions to ensure

best result Know how to record correctly