By PAULA F. OSENNI, CFP July 2017 Source: Kiplinger You work. You Save. You invest and diversify. You spend responsibly (well, most of the time!). But you are not really at peace with your finances. You are anxious about the future. About the markets. About your choices. You worry about college and retirement. You never really...
IRS Warns of New Phone Scam Involving Bogus Certified Letters; Reminds People to Remain Vigilant Against Scams, Schemes this Summer IR-2017-107, June 15, 2017 WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service today warned people to beware of a new scam linked to the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS), where fraudsters call to demand an immediate...
Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declared that Decoration...
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today reminded small business owners who work from a home office that there are two options for claiming the Home Office Deduction. The Home Office Deduction is often overlooked by small business owners. As part of National Small Business Week (April 30-May 6), the IRS is highlighting a series...
Certain things on your tax return could attract unwanted attention from Uncle Sam. 5 IRS Audit Red Flags Kiplinger By REBECCA DOLAN, Contributing Writer March 17, 2017 Although there’s no sure way to avoid an audit, these red flags could increase your chances of unwanted IRS attention. SEE ALSO:23 Most Overlooked Tax Deductions 1. Failing...
By Neil Amato | March 8, 2017 U.S. companies are performing well. Revenue outlook is the highest it has been in more than two years. Ditto for profit. Which helps explain why more companies are planning to expand than at any time since late 2014, new data indicate. Add to that mix a domestic...
By Sally P. Schreiber, J.D. February 27, 2017 In December 2015, the Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes (PATH) Act, P.L. 114-113, permanently extended a number of tax provisions that are popular for individual taxpayers, finally ending the practice of waiting until the end of the year or even until the next year to pass retroactive...
R-2017-55, March 9, 2017 Español WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers to be cautious and protect personal, financial and tax information, particularly at tax time. This is the sixth in a series of 10 IRS tips called the Tax Time Guide, designed to help taxpayers navigate common tax issues. This year’s tax-filing...
The Oracle of Omaha and his team made some big moves in 2016. Matthew Frankel – (TMFMathGuy) – Feb 28, 2017 at 8:32AM Recently, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A) (NYSE:BRK-B), the conglomerate led by famous investor Warren Buffett, provided its once-a-quarter update on the company’s widely followed stock portfolio. And despite being famous for his buy-and-hold investment...
Author: Tim Worstall – Forbes The weekly unemployment claims numbers are out and they’re showing that Donald Trump sure turned up to take office at the right time. We’re in the middle of streak of low layoffs that we’ve not seen for many a decade, thus the labour market’s strong and much seems, if not...
