“It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about?” ~ Henry David Thoreau Seems to me we’re all born yearning for purpose. We start asking “why” from the time we can talk and I don’t know about you, but I’m still asking “why” today. When […]
“Success depends almost entirely on how effectively you learn to manage the game’s two ultimate adversaries: the course and yourself.” Jack Nicklaus I’ve been doing a lot of reading about golf these days, trying to understand the game better to supplement the lessons I’ve taken over the past year or so. There is so much […]
We just got a letter, I wonder who it’s from? The real question for Steve, Blue, and the 36 million taxpayers who received it is- I wonder what it means? A clue, a clue! (sorry I just love Blue’s Clues) Letters from the government have started going out, and maybe you’ve received yours already, informing […]
Photo by Blue Bird on Pexels.com “What did you accomplish during the pandemic?” I gotta tell you, if someone asks me that my answer is not going to be that I learned a new language or grew my own vegetables. It will be something much less admirable like became a master of door dash and had internal […]
I’m sure it wouldn’t surprise you if I told you that something like 94% of all news stories are negative. Bad news sells, so we get stories that stir up all sorts of unpleasant emotions. It’s not just the media either; we on an individual level tend to share more negative stories or our own […]
While most of you have been enjoying fun October things like baseball playoffs, pumpkins, and baking (or eating) apple pies, we tax professionals have been busy working on all of those tax returns that didn’t quite make it for April 15 but surely wouldn’t wait until the very last minute- which is MONDAY the 15th. […]
So you forgot to file your income taxes. It happens… time gets away and then one year turns into two, turns into a bunch. The IRS doesn’t seem to notice for a while. Then one day you get a friendly reminder that you haven’t filed your taxes. You can bet that they’ve been noticing all […]
In a world of electronic communication, who doesn’t love getting a letter? As long as it’s from a friendly face and not signed, “your friend, the Internal Revenue Service.” But if you’re one of the lucky millions who receive a letter from the IRS each year, what should you do? Job one: OPEN THE LETTER. Anything […]
Labor Day is a bittersweet holiday, isn’t it? The end of the summer, squeezing in the last bits of fun and adventure, all the while looking forward to the return to normal structure September brings. I love the leisurely pace of summer but by the end of August I can’t wait to get back into […]
Have mercy! Does the IRS actually have mercy? Believe it or not, in some cases they do, and you shouldn’t even have to beg too hard to get it- at least if it’s your first time asking. IRS penalties are no joke. They can make credit card late charges and interest look tame. The two […]
You can never be too rich or too thin. While I don’t think Wallis Simpson is quite right about that, it does speak to two of the most popular resolutions made each new year: To lose weight and save money. Neither is complicated — to lose weight you need a calorie deficit; to save money, […]
