Where's My Tax Refund? A Question with an Easy Answer

I know you’d rather not think about this until April, or at least until after, say... Valentine’s Day or even St. Patrick’s. But the time to ask yourself where’s my tax refund and make sure you’re not doing anything to delay or reduce your refund is NOW. You can keep your Pentatonix CDs playing and grab an extra no-bake cookie or two, but if you can spare a few moments, I THINK you’ll find it useful to walk through a few tax-related issues with me before you take the family to see all the pretty lights tonight.

Read More
Common Tax Definitions and Related Terms: Taxes 101

When you take proactive measures to make sure you are paying the right amount of taxes throughout the year, it will not cause you as much stress when you file taxes. In an effort to help you during tax season, please continue reading to find out more about common tax definitions.

When discussing common tax definitions, it is important that we begin with a basic understanding of taxes.

Read More
A Perfect Explanation of Long-Term Capital Gains Tax?

Tax season is just around the corner and with it comes questions- especially if you have experienced something new in life. One of these questions- or maybe 100 of them- revolves around the tax on capital gains. And with good reason- it can get really confusing. We know that, which is why we are providing the information you need to understand this tax a little better.

Read More
Tax Refund or Payment: What Side Do You Fall?

While we all know that we have to pay taxes, many of us do not understand how taxes work. We just hope for the best each year when we file taxes. Many of us hope for the biggest tax refund we can get. I even know some people that intend to use their tax refund for a large purchase like vacation or a car. The down side to that is getting a tax refund is not always the best financial decision.
Many economist believe that the best way to handle taxes is to break even, or even owe money at the end of the year. Continue reading to find out more information about taxes and the best tax refund.

Read More
Time Friendly Steps To Take to Get A Tax Extension

Every year in the US, April 15 looms in people's minds as the deadline of all deadlines. Tax Day. It's not the end of the world as they know it, but for some who did not prepare properly and exhibited poor tax management skills, it seems scarier than a battle between Jason and Freddy.

If you just totally missed out on the tax preparation, then you probably need a tax extension. This is really easier to get than you might imagine.

Read More
How to Maximize Your Tax Refund: IRS Friendly

Paying taxes isn’t pleasant unless you are getting a tax refund. There are things you can do to maximize your tax refund and avoid some of the common mistakes many people make to make sure your return is even bigger. If you fail to maximize your tax refund or make some common mistakes then you are paying more in taxes than you have to.

Read More
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Tax Reform

Most people don't know much about taxes besides the fact that they need to file a tax return every year. Even an individual return can be very complicated, and most people will get more money back after they file if they use a professional tax preparer.

The tax code changes on a regular basis, and even a certified public accountant or tax attorney has to work hard to keep up with all the new laws. The 2018 Tax Reform Bill brought even more changes to the table. Fortunately, we can summarize the most important ways these new reforms will affect an individual filing a tax return.

Read More
Your Guide to Lowering Your Personal Taxes

Planning your taxes before they are due in April can help you with lowering your personal taxes, as well as tax management. There are many tax tools to use but you need to have some basic understanding of how taxes work and what you can actually deduct.

Read More
Your Guide to Lowering Your Business Taxes

There can be a lot of joy when owning your own business but there is no way to avoid small business taxes. One of the things you may want to focus on is lowering your business taxes.if you are able to focus on lowering your business taxes then you can use that money to spend on other business expenses.

Read More
Your Ultimate Tax Prep Checklist before Filing

Filing your taxes can be a pain but the sooner you file, the sooner you will get your refund. There are some things you need to keep in mind when it comes to tax prep. Before you get started on your taxes, you need to gather some documents for tax prep. It helps to make the process go much smoother so you don’t have to pause and find a document you may have forgotten about.

Read More