Transcript: CPAs answer personal and business tax questions

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A panel of certified public accountants from the New York State Society of CPAs answered readers' questions about personal and business taxes in a live chat March 6.
The transcript of the chat is available below.
The certified public accountants assisting in the Tax Help live webchat hosted by Newsday can answer general questions, but the answers are not a substitute for individualized advice and guidance from a professional Tax Advisor who is hired by you and has full knowledge of your specific circumstances or needs. Newsday makes no representations or warranties of any kind as to information given by the Tax Help accountants, and under no circumstances will it or the accountants be liable to any participant or other person for damages of any nature arising in any way from the use of such information.
Participating CPAs included: Robert Schaffer and Ronald Finkelstein, of Castellano, Korenberg & Co.; Len Hoffman, of Bayer & Hoffman; Diane Giordano, Donald Crotty and Jill Scher, of Marcum; Ruth Sattig Betz of Ruth A. Sattig Betz; Jack Angel; Arnold Haskell, of Holtz Rubenstein Reminick; Gary Goldberg; and George Moffa of WeiserMazars.
The certified public accountants assisting in the Tax Help live webchat hosted by Newsday can answer general questions, but the answers are not a substitute for individualized advice and guidance from a professional Tax Advisor who is hired by you and has full knowledge of your specific circumstances or needs. Newsday makes no representations or warranties of any kind as to information given by the Tax Help accountants, and under no circumstances will it or the accountants be liable to any participant or other person for damages of any nature arising in any way from the use of such information.

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