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Expert Profile: Helen P. O`Planick, EA

Expertise:  I am a tax professional, with experience in individual taxation. I would prefer not to answer questions about non-resident aliens or corporate taxation. Please do not ask me state related questions, unless the state is Pennsylvania. There are 42 taxing states and 42 TOTALLY different sets of state tax law.

Experience in the area
I have been preparing tax returns almost all my life. I have been in professional practice for 25 years and I am enrolled to practice before the Internal Revenue Service.

Organizations
National Association of Enrolled Agents

Publications
I am a prior Money Magazine Tax Test taker and have been quoted extensively in all media including monthly periodicals and books by tax authorities.

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Prestige Points: 66696
Knowledge   9.77   Best of the best
Clarity of Response   9.66   Best of the best
Timeliness   9.83   Best of the best
Politeness   9.76   Best of the best
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Total Questions
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Recent Reviews from Users
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User Comments
Thanks a ton!
(Meena on 08/28/08)
Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions.
(Michael Angstadt on 08/29/08)
Helen gets 15s in the knowledgeability and Timeliness departments, but the scales only go to 10; what to do? As for Timeliness/speed of reply, t
(Charlie on 08/27/08)
Great and to the point
(David Hoch on 08/24/08)
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Recent Answers from Helen P. O`Planick, EA
2008-08-28  Regarding per diem The address thing - sure. The perdiem, as long as the job is less than a year (not in reality, but truly), his perdiem is not taxed. HOWEVER, the second the job is found to go a year or more (and...
2008-08-27  How to deduct passive rental property losses from SE tax. The ONLY reason to be a RE pro is so that your losses are not limited. That is all. NEVER does a rental (unless you are in the business of renting ladders, etc) go on a Sch C. It ALWAYS goes on Sch...
2008-08-27  How to deduct passive rental property losses from SE tax. Charlie, look at a 1040. Sch C is one line, Sch E is another. C and E offset. SE is NOT offset by Sch E losses. So you can have a Sch C with $5000 in income, rental losses of $5,000, owe no INCOME...
2008-08-26  1099 Your husband has been classified incorrectly and he will not only owe income tax, he will owe 15.3% of his income for social security taxes. So figure maybe 30-40% of his income going to taxes. The...
2008-08-26  How to deduct passive rental property losses from SE tax. You don't reduce your SE income by rental properties. They are totally separate. Your rental losses, if you are considered an RE pro, are allowed no matter what your AGI is. So it can offset the...
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