Plan Your 2025 Retirement Contributions

As part of your planning for next year, now is the time to review funding your retirement accounts in 2025. Recent cost of living calculations means much higher contribution limits for next year. Plus the higher income phaseouts for eligibility will make many more...

Avoid Name Mismatch Audits

                If you were married, divorced, or changed your name for any reason during the past year, do not forget to file to change your name prior to preparing next year’s tax return. The IRS automatically conducts a...

Seeing Inside the Mind of the IRS

Seeing Inside the Mind of the IRS Using the IRS Audit Technique Guidelines (ATGs) While most of us are never audited, when it happens we can often feel overwhelmed. Remember that the IRS auditor performs these audits every day. They know what to look for, and may ask...

Tax Tips to Aid in Retiring Early

    Wouldn’t it be nice to check out of the workforce early and not need to worry about having enough money for retirement? While good financial planning can help you get there, leveraging the tax code as part of your retirement plan is also a good idea....