by Christina Minton | Nov 8, 2021 | Miscellaneous
Four tips to ensure your security Pretending to be an IRS agent is one of the favorite tactics of scam artists, according to the Better Business Bureau. The con artists impersonate the IRS to either intimidate people into making payments over the phone, or to send...
by Christina Minton | Nov 1, 2021 | Planning
With all the tax law changes over the past few years, here are some things that should trigger you to conduct a full tax planning session to ensure your tax bill is not higher than it needs to be. 1. You owed tax in 2020. Having a surprising tax bill is never fun. So...
by Christina Minton | Oct 25, 2021 | Miscellaneous
While most income received from your employer quickly ends up on a W-2 tax form at the end of the year, here are some common employee benefits that often avoid the impact of Federal taxes. Health Benefits. While now reported on W-2’s, employer-provided health...
by Christina Minton | Oct 18, 2021 | Retirement
The Social Security Administration announced a whopping 5.9 percent boost to monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for 2022. The increase is based on the rise in the Consumer Price Index over the past 12 months ending in September...
by Christina Minton | Oct 11, 2021 | Your Income
Though the markets have been up strongly this year, your investment portfolio could have a few lemons in it. Using the tax strategy of tax-loss harvesting, you may be able to turn those lemons into lemonade. Here are five tips: Tip #1: Separate short-term and...
