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New York City Tax Preparation Firm Explains What To Do After Your Return Is Filed

The dust is truly beginning to settle around here at New York City Tax Planning and Preparation Central after our very busy TY2013 tax season (ok, maybe that’s just pollen). Regardless, here at Team James Tsempelis we’re beginning the process of serving you during the “off season” (there are many new things coming, including integration […]

So grateful for you …

Part of me can’t believe that I’m taking the time to write this, here on Monday morning the 14th (the day before the filing deadline for taxpayers and for we New York City tax professionals!). But I also know if I don’t do it now, this tax season having been so full … well, I’ll […]

New York City Tax Preparer On: Tax Extensions, Demystified

It’s the final full week of tax season, and our New York City tax preparation office is hopping! I’m still taking the time to step away for a moment and write to you, my friend (if you have all your papers in, and are waiting for our completion — fear not! My team is hard […]

Tsempelis’ Tax Time Checklist (Again)

In early January, I sent a “checklist” email to our New York City tax preparation business list (and if you’re not receiving our weekly emails, you really should fill out the quick form here on this page to receive a copy of one of our free reports — we’ll add you to our list as well, […]

Turbo-Charged Audits and Mistakes — Eliminated By James Tsempelis

Watching the Olympics the past couple weeks from New York City tax preparation headquarters (well, not while we’re preparing your taxes, of course!), and on the heels of the Super Bowl, we’ve been treated to some pretty great commercials lately, haven’t we? Some of the spots for the Olympics were downright inspiring. But, of course, […]

Self-Protection Through Knowing How Long To Keep Tax Records, by James Tsempelis

Many of our New York City tax preparation clients have never received that dreadful notice from the IRS, initiating an audit — or, much worse, the KNOCK on the door! If you never have, you probably don’t keep much financial documentation. If you have, you are probably terrified to part with a single receipt. Unfortunately, […]

James Tsempelis Suggests: Take A Test Drive Of Your Retirement Plans

Now that the Super Bowl is over, and the football season is finished, we here in New York City tax preparer land can now finally get back to looking forward to football season. And, of course, the commercials! (Which this year seemed a little … “ok” — though I think I will have dreams of […]

New York City Tax Preparation: The Power of Specialized Knowledge

Well, this week I want to tell you a story, and one that, though it is not about our New York City tax preparation service per se, will help take some stress off ye olde plate for you and your family. But before I get there, a few tax items to note… 1) Officially, tax […]

Attention New York City Tax Payers: Identity Thieves Want YOUR Tax Return

In a moment, I’ll show you why this is so important for New York City tax preparation clients. Because the hits keep on coming for Target Corp, and it’s unfortunate for them because they seem to be a company that works hard at doing things well. In fact, they were on the forefront of “Point […]

James Tsempelis’s 2014 Tax Time Document Chase List

Just a little over two weeks from now, we will begin filing client tax returns to the IRS (electronically), and our New York City tax preparer offices will be jumping. –> And by the way, though we aren’t *filing* until the 31st, we at Team Tsempelis ARE working (right now, in fact) on client files. […]