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Are You Managing Your Retirement Account Correctly?
Retirement accounts are massively important - once you stop working full time, they become your new source of income. But they are also important during your working years.
Report your foreign financial accounts by June 30
June 30, 2016, is the deadline for filing the 2015 Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts, known as the FBAR.
Did you get your new “chip” card?
The latest credit cards have a new feature: a half-inch square on the card's face that looks like a mini circuit board.
May 2016 Market Insight
As the weather has warmed and plants have begun to blossom, US markets have also started to show signs of life..
Make June business tax planning time
Looking for suggestions to reduce your 2016 business tax liability? Here are three tips to consider as summer gets underway.
Your business may qualify for this extended tax break
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit gives employers a tax credit for hiring veterans and others who are members of “target” groups.
How to respond to an IRS notice
If you find yourself on the IRS mailing list, here’s what to do.
Protect your family elders from tax and financial scams
The "Older Americans Reauthorization Act of 2016" was signed into law in April, and May is Older Americans Month, a national celebration of the many contributions of older Americans.
Simplify your tax life by organizing your chart of accounts
If you haven't revised your business's chart of accounts since you initially set it up, you may be missing out on an easy way to simplify your life at tax time.
April 2016 Market Insight
The trends from the first quarter of the year continued in April, as major index returns remained muted and growth stocks underperformed.
Are bad business debts a tax deduction?
If you're in business long enough, you'll run into a customer who doesn't pay you. Despite your best efforts, you may conclude that you'll never receive the money.
Keep up with section 179 depreciation changes
Did you know that a recent law made changes to the section 179 expensing election for 2016? These modifications took effect as of January 1. Here's what to consider...
Easy ways to ruin your credit score
Investor Warren Buffet once said, "It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it." The same maxim applies to good credit.
Start your midyear planning with these tax savers
As you get ready for midyear tax planning, keep these lesser-known tax breaks in mind. Residential energy credit.Commercial building energy deduction.Straight-line depreciation.
Social Security Representative Payee Program
Another tax season has come and gone, and I learned something new this year!
Social Security’s Effect on Retirement
Have you ever put together a jigsaw puzzle? If you're like me, you dump out all of the pieces, turn them so you can see a glimpse of the picture, sort out the edge pieces...
Investment Update
For the calendar year 2016, the S&P 500 Index is up 1.35%. As you can see from the chart below, which represents the trailing 12 months, the index has rebounded from ...
Investing for Your Retirement and Avoiding Uncle Sam’s Tax Booth Part 1 of a Series
Each investment decision you make comes with some sort of tax impact.A taxable account is perhaps the most common type of investment account.
Last Call for the Social Security “File and Suspend” Strategy
The Social Security claiming strategy, "File and Suspend," will be phased out May 1, 2016, as a result of The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.
Estate executors: Add this new task to your to-do list
If you're an estate executor and you're required to file an estate tax return, the IRS has a new form for you: Form 8971, Information Regarding Beneficiaries Acquiring Property From a Decedent.
March 2016 Market Insight
In our December 2015 end of year market recap, we discussed the fact that the S&P 500 is a market cap weighted index. This means that bigger companies carry a bigger weight in the index...
Simple steps can lead to growing savings
You've probably heard the expression, "a penny saved is a penny earned". Ben Franklin's simple guidance has provided the foundation for savings plans for generations...
A tax return is required to claim an insurance premium credit
If you or a family member enrolled in a qualified health plan offered through a government insurance marketplace, such as HealthCare.gov, you may be eligible for a federal tax credit.
Tax-exempt organizations have an upcoming filing requirement
Tax-exempt organizations are required to file annual reports with the IRS. Those with gross receipts below $50,000 can file an e-Postcard (Form 990-N) rather than a longer...
April is a busy month for taxes
Is your tax return finished? If not, this year you have an extra day or two to file. April 18, 2016, is the due date to file your 2015 individual federal income tax return...
Should you take advantage of this extension?
This year, you have until April 18, 2016, to file your 2015 individual federal income tax return and pay any balance due.
The Affordable Care Act: What you can expect on your 2015 return
How will the Affordable Care Act affect your 2015 federal income tax return? Here are four items to consider. Premium tax credit.
February 2016 Market Insight
It happens during every presidential campaign - the media churns the news and the public starts to feel uneasy about the State of the Union.
Will rising interest rates affect you?
For almost the entire past decade, interest rates held steady at near-zero levels. Then, in mid-December 2015, the Federal Reserve raised rates by one-quarter percentage...
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