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	<description>Expect More Than Just Numbers</description>
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		<title>A Perspective on Michigan&#8217;s Tax Overhaul</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Castle</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michigan Business Tax]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michigan Tax Overhaul]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Written by: Keith O. Frame, CPA It seems I continually still see newspaper articles, editorials and letters to the editor in various publications referring to the Michigan tax overhaul as a “$1.8 billion dollar give-a-way to business”. Let’s investigate this claim. If you work in Michigan as an employee of a business in Michigan, you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Additional Payroll Tax Changes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Castle</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tax Tips & Alerts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[payroll tax changes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment tax rate determination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment wage base]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Written by: Heather Graham, CPA, CVA Changes to the Michigan Employment Security Act, Effective for 2012 On December 19, 2011 the State of Michigan made several changes to the Michigan Employment Security Act.  The State issued $3.323 billion in revenue bonds and retired the debt due to the federal government for funds used to pay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Error on your W-2?  Here is what to do.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Castle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Individuals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Employers must provide W-2s by January 31st so I would imagine most of you have received them by now.  There are a few things you should do when you receive these forms to be sure there are no problems. Check the amounts against your records to make sure the reported items are correct.  You do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New Year&#8230;New Payroll Tax Changes!</title>
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		<comments>http://www.robertfmurray.com/individuals/a-new-year-new-payroll-tax-changes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Castle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Individuals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Tips & Alerts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[payroll taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax base change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax changes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by: Annette Clark, CPA A new year brings new payroll tax changes that you need to be aware of if you are preparing your own payroll. If you need assistance or have any questions please contact us.  Michigan unemployment wage base has increased from $9,000 per employee to $9,500 for 2012.  The Federal Unemployment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do you have all your charitable receipts?</title>
		<link>http://www.robertfmurray.com/individuals/do-you-have-all-your-charitable-receipts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Castle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Individuals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planning & Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charitable contributions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[donations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax deductions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You must have a hard copy receipt for every single dollar you contribute to a church or charity in order to claim a tax deduction on Schedule A.  Charitable contribution deductions will not be allowed for any monetary contributions by cash or check unless the donor maintains a record of the contribution.  The record must [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax Planning&#8230;Are You Ready?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Castle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Individuals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planning & Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax planning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[December 31, 2011 is just around the corner, so it is time to plan.  Here are a few tips! Check your paycheck withholding.  The majority of Americans get a tax refund check, so why not get it all throughout the year instead? There are plenty of tax calculators out there to help you estimate your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Ask the CPAs&#8221; on CMU Public Television</title>
		<link>http://www.robertfmurray.com/in-the-news/ask-the-cpas-on-cmu-public-television/</link>
		<comments>http://www.robertfmurray.com/in-the-news/ask-the-cpas-on-cmu-public-television/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Castle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In The News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ask the CPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ask the professional]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public television]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[round table]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax advice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tune in to CMU Public Television at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, for a new episode of its &#8220;Ask the Specialists&#8221; series. &#8220;Ask The CPAs&#8221; is hosted by Robert F. Murray &#38; Company&#8217;s Mike Harter and features professional advice from MC Kostrzewa &#38; Company’s CPA Michael Kostrzewa and Robert F. Murray &#38; Company&#8217;s CPA Paul [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michigan Income Tax Pension Withholding</title>
		<link>http://www.robertfmurray.com/individuals/michigan-income-tax-pension-withholding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.robertfmurray.com/individuals/michigan-income-tax-pension-withholding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Castle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Individuals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Tips & Alerts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan pension tax payment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[required tax withholding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Michigan Department of Treasury has issued the 2012 pension withholding guide for personal income withholding tax purposes. Effective January 1, 2012, administrators of pension and retirement benefits are required to withhold income tax on taxable payments. Qualified pension and retirement benefits include most payments reported on Form 1099-R for federal tax purposes. For example, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michigan Sales &amp; Use Tax Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.robertfmurray.com/small-business/michigan-business-tax/michigan-sales-use-tax-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.robertfmurray.com/small-business/michigan-business-tax/michigan-sales-use-tax-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Castle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michigan Business Tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[macpa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[michigan taxes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Michigan sales and use tax audits are on the rise.  Many Michigan taxpayers are facing these audits and because of this, the MACPA is offering a Sales and Use Tax seminar on October 28, 2011 in Grand Rapids. Click here for more information. Some of the topics covered will be the ten year audit, audit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monitoring Elderly Parents&#8217; Mail</title>
		<link>http://www.robertfmurray.com/individuals/monitoring-elderly-parents-mail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.robertfmurray.com/individuals/monitoring-elderly-parents-mail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Castle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Individuals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Tips & Alerts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[donations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elderly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mail scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solicitations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a great KIP TIP from Cameron Huddleston, Contributing Editor, Kiplinger.com, regarding monitoring your elderly parents’ mail. Financial scams are everywhere we turn. Elderly people are bombarded with donation solicitations in the mail. Now mind you, the majority of these solicitations are legitimate organizations, lobbying groups and political parties, but it can be very [...]]]></description>
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