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Sale of Real Estate
There is often a hidden surprise (not in a good way) when we talk about the sale of rental or otherwise business real estate. The typical...
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Mar 25, 20252 min read
Funding the IRS
The IRS is an easy whipping post, an organization that most people simply don’t like – and that is because the IRS’ job is to enforce the...
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Mar 18, 20252 min read


Extensions on Tax Returns
Every return that needs to be filed (whether personal, business, retirement plan, etc.) has a due date; and just about every due date...
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Mar 11, 20251 min read


Refunds
Short and sweet, if you want to know the status of your federal refund, go to the IRS’s website www.irs.gov , and then follow the links...
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Mar 4, 20251 min read


Investments
We are not investment advisors, we do not sell investment products, and we do not get a commission, fee or anything else from investment...
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Feb 25, 20251 min read


Who Needs Drivers Ed
I came across an article (that’s probably exaggerating the situation – let’s just say it was a glomeration of information) – from an...
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Feb 18, 20252 min read


Return Filing Stats
I don’t know about you, but I find certain statistical factors interesting, even at times fascinating. For instance, I find it...
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Feb 11, 20252 min read


Preventing Identity Theft
While this concern is an ongoing and sort of constant one, every once in a while it makes the news and everybody pays a little more...
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Feb 5, 20253 min read


Signing Your Tax Return
Probably all of you know that you are required to sign your tax return before filing. You may also know that your tax return is...
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Jan 28, 20253 min read


Elder Fraud
No secret here, there are widespread concerns about elder fraud. For purposes of this article, we’ll simply consider that to be any...
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Jan 21, 20253 min read


Market Capitalization in the Stratosphere
The past several months, the past couple of years, in general, have been pretty good for the broad stock market – especially for tech...
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Jan 14, 20252 min read


Enhanced 401(k) Contributions
Starting in 2025, there will be allowed an enhanced (or perhaps super-duper) 401(k) contribution limitation for a select part of our...
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Jan 7, 20252 min read


What is Income?
The short answer to that question, at least as it applies to taxable income, is that income is anything and everything that isn't...
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Dec 24, 20241 min read


Filing Status
Individuals effectively have 4 levels of filing status, not all of which anyone is entitled to. They are: Married filing jointly –...
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Dec 17, 20241 min read
Paying off the Mortgage
Let’s say you’ve come into an inheritance of a few hundred thousand dollars, giving you the opportunity to eliminate your mortgage. That...
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Dec 10, 20241 min read


Preliminary Injunction Against BOI Reporting
For the past year we have been informing businesses of a new - BOI - filing requirement, providing general guidance of the rules and...
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Dec 5, 20242 min read


Death Planning
Even if you don’t have much in terms of assets and net worth, but without question especially if you do, there are a number of steps you...
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Dec 3, 20242 min read
Coming Clean with the IRS
If you’ve got some skeletons that are hiding and you are concerned about the IRS finding out about them and making your life truly...
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Nov 26, 20241 min read
Social Security Log-In
Of relatively recent vintage, you may need to change your Social Security account log-in. If you created an online account with the...
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Nov 19, 20241 min read


Fun & Games with Tariffs
There has been a lot of chatter about tariffs recently, some of that involving political debate and arguments. Let’s put all politics...
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Nov 12, 20242 min read
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