If you are a small business owner looking for cost cutting ideas here are ten tax planning ideas that may result in substantial tax savings.  The following article highlights planning areas often missed by business owners. ...

Tax return anxiety is on the rise as the federal tax filing date looms. The prospect of filing an erroneous return increases as more rely on tax software to help prepare their returns. For the week ending March 28, more than...

More and more taxpayers are finding a hidden tax on their individual tax returns. The alternative minimum tax (AMT) attempts to ensure that high income individuals who benefit from the tax advantages of certain deductions and exemptions will pay at...

FREMONT, California, March 18, 2008 — Greenstein Rogoff Olsen & Co. (GROCO) is proud to be one of the 500 business partners sponsoring this year’s Book Buck$, a non-profit program that benefits more than 65,000 Tri-City students and families....

The new Economic Stimulus package will do little to turn around our current economy. However, many individuals will welcome the additional handout from “Uncle Sam”. The $150 billion stimulus package focused on three areas:...

Double-digit growth drives search FREMONT, California, March 4, 2008--Driven by 30 percent growth in each of the last three years, Greenstein, Rogoff, Olsen & Co. (GROCO) expanded their search for the...

The Average American spends a great deal more than they make every year. This results in a financial pitfall to them later in life. If you find yourself digging deeper into the empty wallet there are ten steps that you can...

Many find themselves faced with Foreclosure in the world today. Sometimes the circumstances leading to Foreclosure isn’t our fault. If faced with Foreclosure most likely you want to know what to do, how to get help and if you...

Starting a business takes a substantial amount of money and effort. However, there are right and wrong ways to go about lending money to your corporation. If you want to lend money to your corporation, you properly document...

Wealth management is an important issue for those with substantial assets to protect. Many people incorrectly assume that their estates will escape federal estate tax as a result of underestimating what their principal residence...

As a result of the passage of Proposition 13 almost thirty years ago, real estate owners currently enjoy paying property taxes based on the property’s purchase price, value of improvements and an annual increase of 2% over the previous years’ assessed...

The relationship between a chief executive and his accountant is an extremely important one. An outside accountant can be one of your most trusted business advisors and a key to your success. That’s one of the reasons why a...

Alert: This article is no longer current due to recent tax law changes (H.R. 3648).Unless you pay absolutely no attention to the news, then no doubt you’ve heard about the skyrocketing rate of home foreclosures nationwide resulting from the sub-prime...

What goes around comes around, especially with outsourcing. It looks as if a new wave of entrepreneurs from China, Russia and Europe are creating new jobs in Northern California – including the East Bay. Even India, which ironically has run into some...

If you are self-employed, the chance that you have of being selected for an IRS audit will be closer to your ballpark. The IRS looks for red flags that when processing tax returns, targeting individuals to potentially audit. Self-employment is a...

Do you want an IRS agent to make a visit to your office? I don’t know many people who do, but knowing strategies to prevent an unwanted visit could certainly save you from an extra bit of stress in life. Only one percent of...

The IRS recently announced plans to launch a new National Research Program (NRP) compliance study for individual taxpayers. The IRS is preparing to increase the number of audits and to step up its compliance programs. The study...

A weblog (blog) is an online journal you can use to share thoughts, ideas, gripes, project status, or anything else you want. Blogs allow you to be a contributor rather than just a bystander. Postings are arranged chronologically and can be categorized...