Tax Tips and Comments- page 2

David P. Phillips

Certified Public Accountant

Standard Mileage Rates (all amounts per mile)

For 2012:
                    Business Use                 50.5 cents
                    Medical & Moving          23 cents

For 2011:
                   Jan 1 - Jun 30
                        Business Use             51 cents
                        Medical & Moving      19 cents
                    Jul 1 - Dec 31
                        Business Use             55.5 cents
                        Medical & Moving      23.5 cents

                    Charitable mileage is fixed by law at 14 cents

Scams

The IRS has many ways to interact with you and provide you information. In addition to the website (irs.gov), they have mobile phone apps, You Tube videos, Twitter, and many other information sources. However, at the present time they do not initiate contact with a taxpayer by e-mail. If you receive an email that purports to be from the IRS and informing you of a missing tax return, rejected payment, or refund problem, it is a scam. The fraudulent sender is attempting to capture your personal information (SSN, address etc.). DO NOT OPEN OR RESPOND TO THESE.