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Tax calculations aren't very fun for most people, but they don't have to be as difficult as they seem. Discover how to do calculations for taxes with tips from an accountant in this free video series on taxes and finances.
There are 7 videos in this series:

The tax rate on an automobile depends on the state, warranties and titles that are involved in the purchase of a vehicle. Calculate auto sales tax, and contact the local sales tax authority, with tips from an accountant in this free video on taxes and finances.

Gross income is any form of income, including rents and royalties received in any format, including checks, cash and credit cards. Calculate gross income for tax purposes, such as the subtraction of goods sold from total earnings for a business, with tips from an accountant in this free video on taxes and finances.

Sales tax depends on the state and some items are not taxable, such as some food items. Calculate sales tax by contacting the state or county with tips from an accountant in this free video on taxes and finances.

A self-employed individual pays their side of the tax liability and the owner's side of the tax liability. Calculate self-employment tax, which is 15.3 percent if the individual makes up to 76.2 hundred dollars, with tips from an accountant in this free video on taxes and finances.

If a hobby results in someone making money, the IRS requires that income to be reported unless the hobby costs more than the income received. Calculate taxes for hobby expenses and income, if the hobby shows a profit, with tips from an accountant in this free video on taxes and finances.

The IRS Web site shows how much money an individual will receive on rebate checks. Calculate 2008 IRS tax rebate checks, which require an individual to make between $3,000 and $150,000 with tips from an accountant in this free video on taxes and finances.

Calculate auto sales tax with tips from an accountant in this free video on taxes and finances.

Taxes are financial charges or other levies imposed on an individual or a legal entity by a state or a functional equivalent of a state. Tax collection is performed by a government agency, such as the Internal Revenue Service in the United States. When taxes are not fully paid, fines, forfeiture or incarceration may be imposed on the non-paying entity or individual. Funds provided by taxation have been used by states and their functional equivalents throughout history for expenditures on war, the enforcement of law, protection of property, economic infrastructure, public works and the operation of government itself. In this free video series, an accountant provides information on calculating taxes. Discover how to calculate automobile sales tax, how to calculate gross income tax and how to calculate sales tax. Learn about self-employment taxes, calculating IRS tax rebate checks and making estimated tax payments. With these tax tips, the numbers will always be right and doing taxes won't seem so difficult anymore.
Doretha "Faye" Jones Doretha "Faye" Jones has an MBA and over 20 years of accounting experience in addition to experience at Sarbanes Oxley audit support. Jones works with businesses and their valued employees to spot problem areas and implement a plan to address those issues within the unique budgets and time constraints of the business.dkdk
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