Discussion:Help with Yellow Box Search Terms

If you're looking for a particular topic, tell us here, and we'll try to come up with search terms to help you.

And if you're posting at a time when nobody's around to "assist," see if any of the info in the Hints and Tips on How to Search on TaxAlmanac might be helpful. There are also some targeted search suggestions on a few of the discussion topic categories: category list.

I have observed that given the correct tax terminology that some posters could not "get" the correct answer to their question, in my opinion. No comment as to the reasons. (lazy, insufficient tax knowledge, insufficient tax education, don't care, lack of resources, add what you want) Please note that I applied this to only some, actually very few, posters.

In addition, when a research hint is given, sometimes either the poster ignores the suggestion, or another commenter responses with an answer, thereby negating the hint for the poster to do the research using the hint.

A good idea, see how it works.

Thanks....

SC: did you put that in quotes, or is that only in quotes for us?

Can you help me find a thread that is specific to my particular circumstance before I kill some kittens?

Your capitalization of any search terms won't make a difference, but including them in quotes will. One- or two-character terms will be ignored completely unless they're part of a quoted phrase.

One thing that I think isn't yet in the Hints and Tips on How to Search on TaxAlmanac is that your number of "Page Title Matches" may increase if you bump your number of views up to 500 (or anything more than what you started with). That's apparently because if the page title match is match #51, and you have 50 views selected, it won't include it with the other "Page Title Matches" even if there are only one or two in that list. Again, quite strange.

As to D&T's request, there are few times I don't use quotes around words I expect to see together. I might not use quotes around "beneficial ownership" since it's often written as "beneficial and equitable ownership" and that latter phrase would be excluded from the results if I had the former search phrase in quotes.

3115 accounting method

or

3115 change

(neither in quotes)

I suggest the members here review the West Key(TM) system to see how the pros do it. What is the West Key Number System(TM): Voila: http://lawschool.westlaw.com/knumbers/default.asp?mainpage=16&subpage=4

On the other hand, I must warn everyone that people prefer "live action"; the back and forth, the debate, the foolishness, and the often tried but rarely successful "trying to slip one past the crowd". (Slipping one past the crowd means that they think if they can pull one over on the experts here they can pull one over on "The Goverment".)

Another thing you could do is institute a fee. Every time you post a question you have to pay $1.00. Every time you answer a question you get a credit of .50. One word answers don't count (even though the crowd could vote to give you at least a dime credit if it was witty).

Your credit will only offset any question fees you have accrued. In other words they are nonrefundable! Don't expect the old ball and chain to get any of your credit money when you die.

Wrong and irrelevant answers still deserve a credit (that way I could still post answers and get a credit). On the other hand, if someone is right all the the time they could be subject to a FINE to be determined by the supervisors because no one likes a "know it all" or a smart alleck.

By charging people a nominal fee to post a question it will encourage use of the dreaded and poorly indexed (some might even say wretched) "Yellow Box".

My 2 cents. (Since I came up with the idea, I feel I am entitled to give myself two cents toward any future credits I may have).

Could we 'pin' this thread on top? Pretty please...............

Discussion:How to Search

The problem with adding more discussions to the 'sticky' list is that they take up very valuable real estate space, leaving less room for other discussions.

But by linking it in the 'how to search', you'll always have access to it.

Thanks 8D

script

to find people's discussions of telephone sales scripts

"how much do you charge"

should bring up some interesting discussions on the topic

Here's what comes up when you use both search terms.

Taxpayer moved from one state to another, took huge loss ($55,000) on sale of home. Employer included in the reimbursement for moving expenses $25,000 to help with this loss. This amount is included in box 1 of W2.

I'd like to see if this amount could be treated as part of the selling price of the home.

Thanks

moving expense reimburse

Discussion: Recruiting and relocation expense for S corp

Circular 230 knowledge of error or omission

ok - a single shareholder C-Corp was holding rental property. The only asset Corp owned. Prior to that C-Corp closing, it transferred/sold/gifted for $1 the rental house that was owned to a new C-Corp owned by 17 individuals.

Looking to research at what value the property transferred in would be. NBV, FMV, or another amount. Obviously, common sense doesn't enter into the picture.

Haven't done any research, but will be reading, actually, having staff read and document and summarize, but I suck at search terms, so I wanted to start here first.

See Discussion:New C-Corp - Valuation of Property for more on Fred's question....

Expenses of closed business

This is what Riley2 said and I completely agree. The tracing line hasn't been broken.

Uncle passes away. Will states fixed amount to six grandnieces and grandnephews. Remaining estate goes to one niece. Niece was given verbal instructions to give Aunt a small amount and then split the remainder with two other nieces and a nephew (I know, very stupid, but the family was lucky they got Uncle to make a will because there are many nieces and nephews).

Uncle left small taxable IRA. Couple of small life insurance policies (one was taxable). A large annuity purchased with after tax dollars.

Questions:

Can all accounts be transferred to Uncle's new FEIN and then distributed to the heirs or does everything have to be paid to the one niece.

Thanks

What terms should I use to find the section that states a landlord cannot deduct his own labor for rental improvements?

Thanks!

Partnership held a piece of real estate for investment. Purchased at height of market so when it finally sold, it sold at a loss. The loss was to the extent that a loan had to be taken out to make up the difference between the available sales proceeds and the existing mortgage. I'm looking for how to treat the interest expense on the new loan on Form 1065.

TIA!

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Allocating+partnership+depreciation+between+trusts+and+beneficiaries%3A...-a0166350236