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CHECKLISTS: Use the links above to navigate to checklists that will help you figure out what information you need to bring your preparer in order to get your taxes done.  These are a good tool to help you jog your brain.  However, they are very generic and may not include everything that pertains to you.  If you think something might be deductible that we haven't listed, or have a question about something that's not on the list, right it down or bring it in anyway.  It never hurts to ask!

 

 

 USEFUL WEBSITES

 

 

 

IRS WEBSITES

Get the status of your tax refund!  Get Refund Status

 
Figure out what to claim on your W4!  Withholding Calculator

Get IRS forms and publications!  Forms & Publications

STATE WEBSITES

Department of Revenue  WSDOR

Labor & Industries  WSLNI

Employment Security  WSDES

Report your New Hires online!  Report New Hires

STARTING OR CHANGING YOUR BUSINESS

Register to become a corporation or LLC.
Corporations & LLC Registrations

License your business.  WSDOL


Apply for an employer identification number online.
EIN Online

OTHER SITES YOU MAY NEED

Sales Tax Rates  Sales Tax Rates


Figure out loan payments.  Amortization Calculator

Look up or pay your property taxes online.

Pierce Co. Assessor

Kitsap Co. Assessor

 

We have links to other assessor web sites as well.  Email us with your county and we'll send you the link if we have it or can obtain it.

Find a zip code or look up postage rates.  USPS

 

 NEWS AND TIPS

 

 

 

TAX SHACK SMALL BUSINESS CLIENTS

 

Department of Revenue will no longer be mailing out their Tax Facts newsletter twice a year.  It will only be available online at their web site.  We will also be sure to post it on our web site when it comes out.  Here is the most recent one.

 

TaxFacts_Dec09.pdf

 

Remember that you are required to update your labor posters every year!  There are different companies that you can purchase them from or you can download them yourself for FREE from the internet.  Here are the sites that you will need to go to:

 

L&I's Labor Posters

 

US Department of Labor Posters

 

Employment Security Posters

 

Remember, some agencies will try to bully you into purchasing their posters.  There is no law requiring you to buy labor posters.  It is legal to get them online from the appropriate agencies.  But it is up to you to make sure you keep them updated!

 

MINIMUM WAGE WILL NOT GO UP IN 2010!! 

IRS NEWS THAT MAY AFFECT YOU

 

Save for the Future!

 

You can use your 2009 Federal Tax Refund to purchase government issued Series I Savings Bonds.  For more information on how to do this, talk to your tax preparer.

 

TIPS FOR THE TAXPAYER 

 

Employers have until January 31st to mail you your W-2.  Do not try to file your taxes using a substitute W-2 until you have given your employer ample time to send you the original.  Make sure all of your employers for the year have your current contact information on file.

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