by Christina Minton | Jun 17, 2024 | Deductions
Don’t forget to save receipts The kids are out of school, which means now is a great time to review the rules to deduct eligible summer activities on your tax return. Tax deductible related daycare expenses through the use of the Child and Dependent Care Credit...
by Christina Minton | Jun 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
For most taxpayers, you have until April 15th of the following year to contribute up to $7,000 ($8,000 if age 50 or over) into a Traditional IRA or a Roth IRA. Is an IRA an option worth considering for you? If so, which is better? Traditional IRA A Traditional IRA is...
by Christina Minton | Jun 3, 2024 | Miscellaneous
Mention the word IRS and everyone’s blood pressure tends to go up a bit. Unfortunately, thieves know this too and often use the IRS as a threat to get you to fall for their latest scam. Every year the IRS mentions their dirty dozen tax scams and repeatedly tries...
by Christina Minton | May 27, 2024 | Planning
The tax code is about 75,000 pages long, so it’s not surprising there are many overlooked money-saving deductions hidden within it. And with the much higher standard deduction amounts, those who do not itemize think there are no longer ways to reduce your taxes. Since...
by Christina Minton | May 20, 2024 | Planning
Plan now for tax changes coming at the end of 2025 Unless Congress takes action, a number of temporary tax laws are going to expire at the end of 2025. This means you have this year and next to take advantage of the current rules. That doesn’t mean Congress...