Kang & Associates,
an Accountancy Corporation
17918 Pioneer Blvd., Suite 200
Artesia, CA 90701 USA
Call: (562) 865-2727
Fax: (562) 865-2260
info@taxsav.com

Resource Links

Kang & Associates spotlights
IRS resources to assist with 2011 taxes

Kang & Associates is providing links to a list of the Top 10 Tax-Time Tips from the IRS as well as to a new IRS Tax Guide and other helpful IRS information to assist clients in getting an early edge in preparing for the coming tax season.

The tips from the IRS include suggestions on gathering your records, documents to look out for in the mail, and filing options available. The Top 10 Tax-Time Tips can be found on the IRS website by clicking this link.

The new tax guide for 2011, titled Publication 17, Your Federal Income Tax, provides information on how taxpayers can get the most out of various recovery tax benefits.

For a summary of Publication 17 and links to other IRS publications click here.

To access Publication 17 directly as a pdf file, follow this link.

The IRS also offers a YouTube video that explains where and how people can access tax forms and publications. To view the YouTube video, click here.

For more information, please give us a call at (562) 865-2727.

Accounting Associations and Organizations

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
AICPA Online
www.aicpa.org

American Society of Women Accountants
www.aswa.org

BDO Seidman Alliance
www.bdo.com/alliance/

BDO USA, LLP
www.bdo.com

BDO Seidman International
www.bdo.com/international/

California Society of CPAs
www.calcpa.org

National Association of State Information Resource Executives
Contains state government information made public on the Internet. Also, includes links to websites for CPA's researching state government information.
www.nascio.org/

Financial and Audit

Federal Reserve Bank Los Angeles
The branch is part of the Twelfth Federal Reserve Distric and web information is through the web site of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
www.frbsf.org

FinanceNet
Public and government financial management information.
www.financenet.org

Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
www.fasb.org

Foreign Currency Exchange Rates (Oanda.com)
Obtain spot rates, which gives you not just the rate, but also the dollar amount conversion. You can get monthly or annual rates at this site.
www.oanda.com

Foreign Currency Exchange Rates
Federal Reserve site that will give you daily, weekly, monthly, and annual exchange rates for many countries.
www.federalreserve.gov/econresdata/releases/statisticsdata.htm

General

American Business Information
This site provides marketing information, including company profiles, credit scores, and a database of potential clients.
www.infousa.com

American Journalism Review
This website is a starting point for researching articles in nearly 5,000 newspapers in the U.S. and other countries.
www.ajr.org

Business Code Search
Industry search engine is sophisticated (draws on over 20,000 descriptive terms), simple to use, and FREE! Features:

Searching by IRS Business Activity Code, 1997 NAICS or 2002 NAICS, or Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) number
Full title and description keyword searches
Results showing the relationship between NAICS, IRS Business Activity Codes, and SIC codes
Results showing the relationship between 1997 NAICS codes and the new 2002 NAICS classifications
Full industry summaries including descriptions, alternate titles, cross-references and examples
www.naicscode.com

Brentmark Software
Retirement planning tools; taxes on IRA conversions/distributions.
www.brentmark.com

Electronic Accountant
Accountants Web Magazine and Resource Guide
www.webcpa.com

Kelly Blue Book:
Car values/new car pricing, reviews, lemon check.
www.kbb.com

National White Pages
Provides a listing of addresses and phone numbers for millions of people and companies.
www.whitepages.com

Spidell's California Taxes Online
Source of California tax information for tax professionals.
www.caltax.com

Government Agencies

California Employment Development Department
Provides tax rates, allowances and withholding schedules, Unemployment Insurance and Disability Insurance information, forms and publications.
www.edd.ca.gov

California Franchise Tax Board
Information ranging from general California tax information to forms and publications.
www.ftb.ca.gov

California Secretary of State
Elections and voter information, campaign finance information, Business Service Center, and more.
www.sos.ca.gov/

California State Board of Accountancy
www.dca.ca.gov/cba/

California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC)
Qualified Allocation Plan, California Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program Regulations, Market Study and Rent Comparable Guidelines, and more.
www.treasurer.ca.gov/CTCAC/

Congressional Directory
Information on your Member of Congress and their congressional staff. Click on the link below and then on the "Contact Congress" link. Follow the simple sign-in instructions.
www.gpoaccess.gov/cdirectory/index.html

Edgar Database
www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml

Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community
This site is maintained by two government agencies responsible for administering the Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community programs.
www.caez.org

FedWorld.gov
Federal publications, government reports and more.
www.fedworld.gov

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Current and past tax years forms are available here.
www.irs.gov/

IRS - Online EIN
Apply for your employment identification number on-line
www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=102767,00.html

IRS's Exempt Organization Search
www.irs.gov/app/pub-78/

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
The SEC's website allows a search of all public company filings (quarterly and annual reports).
www.sec.gov

U.S. Small Business Administration
Contains free advice on starting a business, obtaining financing (SBA loans), and expanding on existing business.
www.sba.gov

U.S. Social Security Administration
Official website of the Social Security Administration.
www.ssa.gov

Investment Links

Hoover's
Information on public companies
www.hoovers.com/

Genworth Financial
Long term care, retirement solutions, life insurance and wealth management
www.genworth.com

Mortgage Net
Web site for latest mortgage rates and trends
www.mortgage.net

National Corporate Services
Online investment information on public companies and a variety of other issues
www.ncservices.com

Silicon Investor
Investment page dedicated to technology stocks
siliconinvestor.com

Smartmoney Magazine
Online edition of the Wall Street Journal's Smartmoney Magazine
www.smartmoney.com

Stock Exchanges

NYSE Amex Equities
Formerly the American Stock Exchange, acquired by NYSE Euronext in 2008
www.nyse.com/attachment/amex_landing.htm

Chicago Board Options Exchange
www.cboe.com

NASDAQ
www.nasdaq.com

New York Stock Exchange
www.nyse.com

Nikkei Exchange
www.nikkei.com

Charitable Contributions

Value of non-cash contributions
The IRS requires that persons making non-cash contributions put a value on the items donated. A set of valuation guidelines is available at The Salvation Army's website, www.salvationarmyusa.org. To access The Salvation Army's guidelines directly, use this link.

Goodwill Industries also provides donation valuation information on its website, www.goodwill.org/get-involved/donate. You can also download a set of guidelines from Goodwill in PDF format by using this link.

Keeping track of donations with your smart phone
Users of an iPhone, iPod Touch or Droid smartphone can use a specialized application called iDonatedIt to help with their recordkeeping for the IRS. The app is $2.99 and it's available from the iPhone App Store and the Droid Marketplace. Information about iDonatedIt is available at www.idonatedit.com.