<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!-- generator="WordPress/2.9.1" -->
<rss version="0.92">
<channel>
	<title>Paul Jones &#124; Utah Attorney</title>
	<link>http://pauljonesattorney.com</link>
	<description>Tax, Business, Real Estate, Securities, Estate Planning</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:19:24 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs>
	<language>en</language>
	
	<item>
		<title>Form 8857, Request for Innocent Spouse Relief</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you file a joint income tax return, the law makes both you and  your spouse responsible for the entire tax liability.                         This is called joint and    [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pauljonesattorney.com/form-8857-request-for-innocent-spouse-relief</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Estate Planning with a Utah Tax Attorney</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are no shortage of people who think about the need to have a will in preparation for their inevitable departure from this life. Many of those people also wonder if they need a trust as well.  In general, people just want to know the best way to handle their affairs while they are alive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pauljonesattorney.com/estate-planning-with-a-utah-tax-attorney</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Form 5227 Split-Interest Trust Information Return</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All charitable remainder trusts described in Internal Revenue Code Section 664 must file Form  5227. All pooled income funds described in IRC Section                         642(c)(5) and all other trusts such as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pauljonesattorney.com/form-5227-split-interest-trust-information-return</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Extension to the First-time Homebuyer Credit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Legislation enacted in July 2010 extended the closing deadline on the first-time homebuyer credit from June  30 to Sept. 30, 2010. Legislative changes in  November 2009 expanded and extended the credit and also added  documentation requirements for claiming the credit.  Here are the new requirements:

You must have bought — or entered into a binding [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pauljonesattorney.com/extension-to-the-first-time-homebuyer-credit</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Tax Deduction: Percentage Depletion versus Cost Depletion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Depletion is the using up of natural resources by mining, quarrying,  drilling, or felling. The depletion deduction allows                         an owner or operator to account for the  reduction of a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pauljonesattorney.com/tax-deduction-percentage-depletion-versus-cost-depletion</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Insurance Captives: Utah and other domestic jurisdictions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A captive insurance company or a &#8220;Captive&#8221; is an insurance company formed to insure the risks risks of its parent and/or affiliate organization(s). Captives give their insured business entities control over the  operations and tailor coverage to the organization&#8217;s specific needs. Captives are very common among large national and multinational business. Utah is becoming [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pauljonesattorney.com/insurance-captives-utah-and-other-domestic-jurisdictions</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Form 5472, Information Return of a 25% Foreign-Owned U.S. Corporation or a Foreign Corporation Engaged in a U.S. Trade or Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Foreign companies often form U.S. subsidiaries when they enter or expand their U.S. operations. If your business involves a foreign entity and US related entity your business will have to file IRS Form 5472 for every transaction with its related business entity. Form 5472 is an information return and does not impose a tax, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pauljonesattorney.com/form-5472-information-return-of-a-25-foreign-owned-u-s-corporation-or-a-foreign-corporation-engaged-in-a-u-s-trade-or-business</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>HIRE Act&#8211;Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On March 18, 2010 the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act was enacted. The HIRE act contains two new tax benefits that are available to employers who  hire certain previously unemployed workers (the Act calls them “qualified employees”).
The first, referred to as the payroll tax exemption, provides  employers with an exemption from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pauljonesattorney.com/hire-act-hiring-incentives-to-restore-employment-act</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Expatriate Tax Issues (Form 8854 and other issues)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Expatriation and being termed an &#8220;expatriate&#8221; have very specific meaning in the Internal Revenue Code.  Expatriation tax provisions apply to U.S. citizens who have relinquished their citizenship and long-term residents who have ended their residency (expatriated). You are an long-term resident if you were a lawful permanent resident of the United States in at least [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pauljonesattorney.com/expatriate-tax-issues-form-8854-and-other-issues</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Health Care Tax Credit for Small Businesses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[President Obama&#8217;s health care bill adds a new tax credit for small businesses of up  to 50%  (or up to 35% for tax-exempt small  employers) of the total insurance premium cost for providing health insurance coverage  to their employees.
To be eligible for the credit, the small business employer must  contribute at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pauljonesattorney.com/health-care-tax-credit-for-small-businesses</link>
			</item>
</channel>
</rss>
