Do you like golf?
Well you’re about to.
Why?
Because it can save you quite a few shekels on taxes… Have you ever heard of Augusta?
Yep.
The most prestigious golf tournament of the year. Well they created a strange … Read More
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Jan, 2021
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Jan, 2021
Don’t File Your Tax Return on April 15th
April 15th. The most notorious tax deadline, right?
Well…
There’s more to the story.
And while yes, you should extend if you’re not going to file. If you’re working with a tax preparer…
You may want to hold off … Read More
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Dec, 2020
The 2nd Best Legal Entity (after Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts)
It’s so sad.
70% of small businesses in the US haven’t even incorporated. And let’s be honest.
It’s not like the other 30% have been properly incorporated.
And for years and years (and still today), you hear people talk about … Read More
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Dec, 2020
A Plan to Break Out of Debt
The average credit card balance for an American household as of this month was $5,897, which is (remarkably) DOWN from years past. Also interesting: personal bankruptcies are NOT yet rising, compared to years past.
But unemployment is still VERY high,
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Dec, 2020
Three Secrets of Tax Planning
Come in close.
You can’t tell anyone.
This is just going to be between us.
The first secret most people don’t realize.
Secret #1: You don’t have to be a multimillionaire to benefit from tax planning.
In fact, I’ve seen … Read More
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Dec, 2020
PPP Loan Deductibility
There’s both good news (for some) and bad news (for many) as we round the corner into December.
And I’m not talking about our culture, or politics, or sports, or anything like that.
I’m talking about TAXES.
I’ll start with … Read More
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Nov, 2020
Audit-Proofing your Tax Returns
The IRS has apparently caught up on processing their backlogged mail that stacked up during COVID closures. Or, well enough, they say.
That means that they are now resuming the mailings of tax-due notices to taxpayers with outstanding tax bills. … Read More
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Jun, 2020
Valerie McLaughlin’s “Real World” Personal Strategy Note The Good News!
First … some good news for the young (particularly those with student loans):
The new CARES Act indicates that you do NOT need to pay interest or ANY payments on eligible student loans for six months. Through 9/30/20, borrowers will
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Jun, 2020
Some Good News Regarding the July 15th Tax Filing Deadline
It feels to me that we’re all in need of some good news.
I have some great news for the young (ish) and the old (ish), but before I get there, I’d like to encourage EVERY person who is
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Apr, 2020
Be Mindful of Scammers…
Anytime (like now) that there is a rollout of government assistance, you can count on two things:
1) Bumps in the road (it’s difficult managing help for millions of people)
2) SCAMS
None of my clients have been victims of … Read More
