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As a full service accounting firm, we offer a comprehensive wide range of personal income tax, corporate accounting and small-business consulting services in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

At P&M we pride ourselves at being your full service accounting firm. We offer expert Accounting Services, Tax Advice, Tax Representation, Business Valuation, financial statement Compilation and Review, along with Strategic Business Consulting services. We have a full staff dedicated to servicing your individual and business needs. Choosing P&M as your tax planner makes dollars and sense!

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FAQ

For Businesses

1. Why should I choose Pappalardo & Merrill for my business accounting over other providers?
2. Do you specialize in certain kinds of businesses?
3. My business is not located in New Hampshire. Can P&M still help me?
4. How do your services work?
5. Are your services expensive?
6. What are the tax deadlines for fiscal-year business taxpayers?
7. What is the business standard mileage rate?
8. How much will bookkeeping services cost?
9. What is the 2008 FICA wage limit?
10. What is the telephone tax refund?
11. How do I get the telephone tax refund?
12. What if a MA based self-employed (MA resident) has no insurance? How is that handled on the Massachusetts tax return and what are the consequences?
13. If my children work for me in my business, what employment taxes do I have to pay?
14. Do we offer payroll services?

For Individuals

1. Why should I choose P&M as my personal tax advisor?
2. I don’t live or work in New Hampshire. Can P&M still help me?
3. What are the tax deadlines for fiscal year individual taxpayers?
4. How long should I keep my tax records?
5. How do I know if I have to file quarterly individual estimated tax payments?
6. I have both purchased and sold shares in a money-market mutual fund. The fund is managed so the share price is constant. All gain is reported as dividends. Do I have to report the sale of these shares?
7. How do return of principal payments affect my cost basis when I sell mutual funds?
8. How do I calculate the average basis for the sale of mutual fund shares?
9. If I used an average basis method for shares of one mutual fund I sold, do I have to use it for all mutual funds I sell?
10. How do I calculate the average cost method of a mutual fund if the fund price splits?
11. I received a 1099-DIV showing a capital gain. Why do I have to report captial gains from my mutual funds if I never sold any shares?
12. I was under the impression that a Dependent Care Benefit Plan would benefit me, not penalize me with an increase in taxes. How can my employer say they provided a benefit in the total amount of $3,000 in W-2, Block 10 when I had $3,000 in wages set aside for dependent care benefits?
13. What is the alternative minimum tax or AMT?
14. What is the nanny tax?
15. When is the deadline for making IRA contributions?
16. What are the Capital Gains and Qualified Dividends Rules?
17. Who and when do you call regarding missing(s) Form W-2?
18. I have misplaced my W-2, what should I do?
19. Does the recipient of a gift of less than $12,000 have to report the gift fund as income?
20. Requirements for cash charitable contributions?
21. Requirements for clothing and household items?
22. Where is my refund?
23. Can we pay Federal income taxes owed to the IRS by credit card?

General Questions

1. What services does P&M provide?
2. Why doesn’t P&M sell insurance and retirement plans?
3. What if I need insurance or financial planning? Can P&M refer me?
4. How much does P&M charge to prepare and file my taxes?
5. Should I update my IRA or Pension or Life Insurance Beneficiary?
6. Should I hold on to an old U.S. Savings Bond?

Year-End Tax Tips

1. Can I benefit by postponing any of my income until January?
2. How does bunching itemized deductions and/or payments benefit me?
3. How can reviewing income and deductions save taxes?
4. What is the deadline for opening an IRA to make a deductible contribution for the prior year?
5. How can I benefit by giving cash donations for a current deduction?
6. Should I contribute to my company's 401(k)?
7. How can I offset capital gains?
8. How should I handle this year's annual gift tax exclusion?
9. I own a business, and I need to purchase new equipment. Should I purchase it now or wait until January?

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