Are you giving Uncle Same too much of your hard earned dollars? Let us help you get the tax refund you deserve.

1. EMT
Tax Return
Experts
Presents
Most Overlooked
Job Related
Deductions

2. First Year in EMT’s Career
Most Academy Students Do Not Know
➢What can be Deducted on Tax Returns
➢Totals commonly exceeds the Standard
Deduction
➢Total of Itemized Deduction
can change the Tax by
Hundreds of $$$’s

3. What is Standard Deduction
For 2015?
Filing Status
Amount
Single $6,300
Married
$12,600
Head of Household $9,250

4. What are Itemized Deductions ?
➢ State Taxes Paid Income Tax, Property
Taxes
➢ Car/Truck DMV License
➢ Mortgage Interest Home Loan
➢ Donations Cash or Non-Cash
➢ Job Expenses See our Worksheets
**Advantage to Exceed Standard Deduction
Itemizing is recording allowed “Deductions on Schedule A”

5. Commonly Missed
Deductions
○ Communications
○ Uniform, Gear & Equipment Purchases
○ Temporary Job Site Travel
○ Cleaning of Uniforms

6. Communications
○ Personal Cell Phone Use for Job
○ Private Communication Device
○ For Job only or Family Plan
○ When communications usually happen
○ Emergency Call-in – Need more workers
○ Other workers not able to cover shift
○ Special Event Coverage – Staff Shortage
○ Types of communications on Private Device
○ Text Messages
○ Voice Recordings
○ Emails
○ Direct Communications

7. Our Office Knows
○ Federal Law that allows
Deductions
○ When the deduction is
Qualified
○ What is allowed to be deducted
○ How to record the expense on Tax Return

8. EMT Discounts
○ We give rewarding discounts
○ Student Discounts (Posted on Website)
○ Discounts to Firefighters $ 50
○ Discounts for Referrals $ 50 Each
Our Tax Office wants to be
your Tax Service Professional

9. Hire Tax Professional or Use Online Tax
Software?
What Turbo Tax & H & R
Block will not do:
○ Identify items EMTs can deduct
○ Explain the deductions allowed
○ Alert about special rules that apply to
your Job Related Deductions
○ Ask detailed questions to ensure best
result
○ Know how to record correctly