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  • July 2024 Tax Tips

    January 2, 2024
    Light up those tax fireworks! The first full month of summer is supposed to be a time to chill, literally…
  • June 2024 Tax Tips

    January 2, 2024
    Summer's arrival brings longer days for fun in the sun ... and to take care of tax tasks.  Ah, June.…
  • May 2024 Tax Tips

    January 2, 2024
    May tax moves can make for a merrier filing, and lower tax bill, next year. OK, maybe any merry tax…
  • April 2024 Tax Tips

    January 2, 2024
    April is here, and Tax Day 2024 finally is once again on April 15. April is here, bringing us showers, spring-like…
  • March 2024 Tax Tips

    January 2, 2024
    March's arrival brings a lion's share of tax filing tips for ewe. Sorry, not sorry, for that headline pun incorporating…
  • February 2024 Tax Tips

    January 2, 2024
    February is for tax lovers. OK, more like tax refund lovers. February is the shortest month of the year, but…
  • January 2024 Tax Tips

    January 2, 2024
    Happy New 2024 Tax Year! Yes, you heard this upbeat welcome before, like just last year. But things in the…
  • New Year’s tax and financial resolutions

    January 2, 2024
    Photo via Unsplash+ in collaboration with Monika Grabkowska Happy New Year! I know, it's already two days old, so I'm a…
  • 2024 begins with lottery jackpot hopes…and tax on the winnings

    January 1, 2024
    Is getting rich one of your 2024 New Year resolutions? It could happen tonight if you have the winning Powerball…
  • Odometer check time and other business mileage tax basics

    December 31, 2023
    Unsplash+ in collaboration with Getty Images If you're self-employed, use your car for work, and have taken your last business…
  • Florida kicks off 2024 with a sales tax holiday

    December 30, 2023
    It's the last weekend of 2023, and you're busy planning how you will ring in 2024 on Sunday night. Unless…
  • December 31 tax timing situations

    December 29, 2023
    Photo by olia danilevich Millions will celebrate the end of 2023 on Sunday, Dec. 31. But the last day of…
  • Tennessee twister victims get tax relief, including a new June 17, 2024, filing deadline

    December 28, 2023
    A home north of Clarksville, Tennessee, was destroyed on Dec. 9 by an EF-3 tornado. It was part of a…
  • Good news: you got a year-end bonus. Bad news: it’s taxable income

    December 27, 2023
    Although hybrid work is still around, most companies returned mostly to pre-COVID-19 pandemic operations in 2023. That apparently includes bonuses…
  • 6 tax-smart ways to make year-end charitable contributions

    December 26, 2023
    Even if you're not a cat, you can appreciate Boxing Day as a way to help others by making charitable…
  • Merry Christmas 2023

    December 25, 2023
    No tax talk today. On this Dec. 25th, enjoy your traditions however and whatever way you celebrate, or even if…
  • Tax and other gifts of the MAGI

    December 24, 2023
    Photo by Jonathan Meyer on Unsplash My favorite Christmas carol is "We Three Kings." As most know, especially the youngsters…
  • Real vs. Fake: Christmas tree (and tax) considerations

    December 23, 2023
    Cutting the Christmas tree is a family affair at this tree farm. (Photo by Chris Briggs on Unsplash) The first…
  • IRS welcomes voluntary disclosure of dubious ERC claims

    December 22, 2023
    Only 80% of wrongly-claimed Employee Retention Credit amounts must be repaid. Photo by Anastasiia Chepinska on Unsplash We're all aware of the…
  • Age 72 or 73? Be sure to take your RMD by Dec. 31

    December 21, 2023
    To ensure you have the type of retirement you want, you must do some calculations, including figuring how your required…
  • Pets potpourri: holiday presents, scams, & animal tax breaks

    December 20, 2023
    This pup looks like he's asking it it's time to open gifts. (Photo by Unsplash+ in collaboration with Getty Images) Next…
  • Nearly 5 million taxpayers to get $1 billion in IRS penalty relief due to COVID-paused tax notices

    December 19, 2023
    Most of us are wrapping up year-end tax tasks (in between wrapping presents!). Others, and there is some overlap, are…
  • Manchin seeks EV tax credit do-over

    December 18, 2023
    Unsplash+ in collaboration with Getty Images Electric vehicles (EVs) are supposed to be one way to cut fossil fuel emissions and…
  • Airbnb to pay $628 million to settle Italian tax dispute

    December 17, 2023
    There's so much to see in Florence,  but visitors will have to stay in hotels. This year, the popular Italian…
  • Student athletes need an NIL tax game plan

    December 16, 2023
    Photo via Unsplash+ in collaboration with Getty Images College football fans are in heaven. The 2023 NCAA bowl season is underway.…
  • Crypto fraud, international scheming, greedy families: All are in IRS CI’s top 10 tax crime cases of 2023

    December 15, 2023
    Photo by Grant Durr on Unsplash   🌟 Billions of dollars in fraud. 🌟 Victims across the globe. 🌟🌟 Criminals who…
  • Business mileage tax deduction rate goes up, medical and moving per-mile amounts go down in 2024

    December 14, 2023
    Photo by Xingchen Yan on Unsplash If your work involves driving, the Internal Revenue Service has some good news for…
  • Easing inflation gives True Loves a relative price break this year on 12 Days of Christmas gifts

    December 13, 2023
    Shopping with your true love can be fun, but you'll probably have to make a separate, solo trip so you…
  • Ohtani deferred MLB money delays most of California’s potential tax collection

    December 12, 2023
    Wikipedia photo U.S. sports fans this time of year are focused on football. We're in the midst of the NFL…
  • ACA’s premium tax credit is key in health care coverage considerations

    December 11, 2023
    The only thing worse than being sick is not having health insurance that will cover your medical costs to get…
  • 3 welcome, and tax-advantaged, holiday gifts

    December 10, 2023
    No need to wrap cash holiday gifts. Here are three that also have some tax benefits. (Photo by Kira auf…
  • SCOTUS tax law decision could wreck U.S. tax code…or not

    December 9, 2023
    Update, Thursday, June 20, 2024: The Internal Revenue Code is safe. The Supreme Court today ruled that the 2017 Tax…
  • IRS investigators identify $37 billion in tax & financial crimes

    December 8, 2023
    Special agents with the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation have an impressive conviction rate on their case. (Photo by Unsplash+…
  • Mutual fund taxes require December attention

    December 7, 2023
    Unsplash+ in collaboration with Charlie Harris Financial gifts arrive this month for many mutual fund investors. Most funds make annual distributions…
  • IRS sends ERC disallowance letters to 20,000+ claimants

    December 6, 2023
    More than 20,000 businesses are about to learn how serious the Internal Revenue Service is about stopping questionable Employee Retention…
  • Items to add to your year-end medical FSA shopping list

    December 5, 2023
    My H-E-B helps me keep track of store purchases that might be eligible for FSA reimbursement. (Crumpled receipt photo by…
  • 7 tax moves to make this December

    December 4, 2023
    You have a lot to do, and which you'd rather be doing, this month. But also take some time to…
  • Tax refund advance business loses a banking partner

    December 3, 2023
    Many people who are having cash flow issues opt for advances on their expected tax refunds. (Photo via Unsplash+ in…
  • Climate change taxes get attention at global UN summit

    December 2, 2023
    Photo courtesy COP28 web page Around 70,000 participants are expected in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), over the next couple…
  • How to report tax scams and fraud

    December 1, 2023
    Unsplash+ in collaboration with Getty Images The Internal Revenue Service and its Security Summit partners today wrapped up the eighth annual…
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