How a No-Spend January Can Kickstart Your New Year
Here we go again. The new year is approaching and those resolutions are staring us in the face – and the most common? Saving money. In fact, according to…
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Documenting Fiduciary Accounting Practices
Fiduciary accounting, which is also referred to as court accounting, is a way to document and report financial activity during a discrete period of time for legal entities, such as a conservatorship, estate, trust or guardianship…
How to Manage Taxes in Retirement
The biggest difference between managing taxes throughout your career versus during retirement is that when you are retired, you are responsible for calculating how much you owe and paying it on a timely basis. Retirees…
The 2023 Tax Planning Guide
It’s that time of year again: time for year-end tax planning. With the end of 2023 coming fast, the time to act is now. In this article, we’ll look at the moves you can make to optimize your tax situation in 2023 as an individual taxpayer…
Expanding Benefits for Veterans and Extending Government Funding Until Jan. 19, 2024
A bill to amend Title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. (S 2795) – This bill…
4 Smart Ways to Maximize Your IRA Contributions
Unless you’re near retirement, chances are you’re depositing a certain amount of cash each year in your IRA at tax time, then kind of forgetting about it, not thinking much about it until the next year. This dynamic can cost you a lot of…
Wage Garnishment Considerations for Business Owners
According to the United States Department of Labor’s Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA), wage garnishments are a complex legal process for employers to account for when it comes to employment matters. This article…
Updated IRS 2024 Penalties for Late Filing and Missed Tax Forms
Every year, the IRS announces annual inflation adjustments related to tax rate schedules, deductions, cost-of-living adjustments, etc. What many taxpayers do not realize is that they also adjust the cost of fines and penalties as well. This means…
2024 Cost of Living Adjustments
In one year’s time, the U.S. inflation rate dropped by more than half, from 8.2 percent in September 2022 to 3.7 percent in September of 2023.
New Business Travel Per Diem Rates Announced for 2023-2024
New per diem rates were recently announced by the IRS and are effective for per diem allowances on or after Oct. 1, 2023. These updated rates include changes for the transportation industry, incidental expenses…