A Dozen Tax Planning Triggers

A Dozen Tax Planning Triggers 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...

Employee Tax Free Income

Employee Tax-Free Income 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,...

Repay My IRA

REPAY MY IRA We all know the adverse financial impact of the pandemic on many Americans. Congress has enacted several laws designed to help bridge the financial gap. One of these laws may allow you to reduce your tax burden for 2020 and replenish your retirement...

Five Tax-Loss Harvesting Tips

Five Tax-Loss Harvesting Tips 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:...

Those Pesky Records! What do I need to keep?

Those Pesky Records! What do I need to keep? Each of us needs to keep records that substantiate our tax return or other important life events for as long as they are needed. So what does this mean? The basic retention period. Federal tax return substantiation is...