John Sheeley Inc

05/15/2025

📢 Heads Up New Yorkers 🗽💵

Gov. Hochul just confirmed that inflation refund checks are coming this fall for 8.2 million New Yorkers as part of the newly passed 2025 NY State Budget.

💵NY Refund Checks Are Coming! 🗽

New York State will send refund checks this October & November.
✅ You do NOT need to apply – just make sure you filed your 2023 tax return.

Here’s what you could get:

Single, under $75K ➡️ $200

Single, $75K–$150K ➡️ $150

Married, under $150K ➡️ $400

Married, $150K–$300K ➡️ $300

📬 Checks will be mailed automatically.

❓Questions?
Text us: 845-859-5500
Or send a message in TaxDome

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01/01/2025

🎉 Happy New Year! 🎉

Kudos to all my tax colleagues who are reminding everyone to take a picture of their odometer today! 📸

If your mileage log is... let’s just say, not up to par (yes, we're looking at you 😉), now is the perfect time to fix it. Under IRC § 274(d), the IRS requires a contemporaneous log to substantiate your mileage claims. At examination, no log = no deduction. Period.

So, why not start 2025 on the right foot? 🚗💨
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Cheers to better tax habits in 2025! 🥂

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03/14/2024

Almost every business in NY is in violation of the credit card surcharge law.

Businesses are REQUIRED to advertise the HIGHEST possible price (e.g. the credit card price) on their print menus, menud baords, signs, stickers on merchandise in the store)m etc.

You are then allowed to advertise a CASH DISCOUNT.

OH -- and that "3% for credit cards" line on the bill? ILLEGAL.

The County Weights and Measusres people (scales, gas stations) are charged with enforcing this law -- which woul;d seem to represent a lot of revenue if they start enforcing.

11/10/2023

Back when we had a family restaurant my dad would constantly give away food because he was very generous. Seeing this reminds me of those days. I wish more restaurants would do this

11/10/2023

We're hiring!

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07/19/2023

New York State has made $3 million of storm recovery grants available to Orange County homeowners affected by the July 9th flooding (home damage). Grant priority is to those earning 80% of less of median county wages.

Article below is on the Albany Times Union website; it is not completely behind a paywall; you can see a few free articles each month.

RUPCO is administering the application process https://rupco.org/flood-assistance-program/

Times Union article

https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/orange-county-state-storm-aid-18206587.php?sid=64451fe683972225ef085546&ss=P&st_rid=null&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=headlines&utm_campaign=altu%20%7C%20hudson%20valley%205

Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus said the aid could help people who may not qualify...

01/19/2022

Did you pay anyone $600 or more during 2021? -

08/31/2021

NY Paid Family Medical leave rates released:

- good news, contribution rate of .511% remains the same
- bad news, wage cap increases.

Cap is now $423.71 per employee, per year.

As the season changes to fall soon, we’re getting ready for what New York Paid Family Leave will look like next year.  On August 31, 2021, the Department of Financial Services announced that the premium rate itself for Paid Family Leave (PFL) won’t change, i.e. it will remain at this year’s 0...

08/26/2021

If you run an Exchange Server in house --- this is an important read.

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/26/1013501080/chinas-microsoft-hack-may-have-had-a-bigger-purpose-than-just-spying?utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR3HayxKEQ5Ge3ik8-O3xtwgJIWa6GhjV1nEhkPKHSl-YcxzbrbUgs3Mdc0

China broke into tens of thousands of email accounts in January. Now officials fear the breach wasn't just about spying. It was to build the next generation of artificial intelligence.

08/19/2021

For 8 years or so I have been telling cannabis operators not to lie to the bank when they open the account....

https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdok/pr/oklahoma-city-man-pleads-guilty-making-false-statement-bank-open-account-marijuana?fbclid=IwAR1_TKqUMUP07F-MUXG-eK7IGUJ9Kxjj2gFSQjx4AzyfWZj_yL5Jo0u9j-o

Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Oklahoma FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 17, 2021 Oklahoma City Man Pleads Guilty to Making False Statement to Bank to Open Account for Ma*****na Business Local Business Also Pleads Guilty to Laundering More than $770,000 in Ma...