If you are a homeowner, your mission should be to try and lower your property taxes whenever there is a downturn. You should also try and fight any egregious property tax increases as well. The city counts on homeowners to rollover and not put up a fight. Ever since 2008 I’ve been fighting to lower […]
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FICA stands for Federal Insurance Contributions Act and consists of a Social Security tax and a Medicare tax. Social Security tax is 6.2% and Medicare tax is 1.45% for a combined FICA tax rate of 7.65%. FICA tax is very important for everyone to understand because so often we only think about federal tax rates
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The end of the year can get hectic. There’s the holidays, lots of family stuff, and plenty of work deadlines. But most importantly, there are important year end tax moves to make. The good thing about having multiple income streams is the financial security it provides. But, the bad thing about having multiple sources of
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If you want to save money on property tax, please don’t call the assessors office to update your city property records. Instead, let the inefficient, bureaucratic machine take its sweet time! The property assessor’s goal is to try and extract as much money from homeowners as possible. Your goal as a homeowner is to save
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Want to earn more money and pay less taxes? We all do. Let’s talk about three of my favorite ways to earn more and pay less. John F. Kennedy once said, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” I took his message to heart when
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For the past several years I’ve filed a tax extension. A tax extension allows taxpayers to file for a six-month extension if they need more time to prepare their tax returns. The neat thing is that you can obtain an extension for any reason, so long as you submit Form 4868 electronically or on paper
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Have you ever wondered what happens if I don’t pay my taxes? This article will share with you all the possibilities of what might happen. If you are like me and millions of other screwed Americans, you owe taxes by April 15. I used to think that it was always better to owe taxes each
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Some people have asked me whether they should file a tax extension (tax form 4868) if they can’t afford to pay their tax bill. Unfortunately, being unable to pay your taxes isn’t a reason the government accepts to file an extension. Neither is procrastination. The only reason I can think of for filing an extension is
The average tax refund is around $1,850 in America according to the IRS for 2018. That’s down 8.5% from the year prior due to Trump’s Tax Cuts And Jobs Act which raised taxes on Middle Class Americans. Since saving, or not spending $154 a month is difficult for many, I’m OK with such a refund.
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The marriage penalty tax is discrimination. But given the marriage penalty tax doesn’t hit everybody, there hasn’t been enough uproar to make it go away. Thankfully, the marriage penalty tax has been abolished for 98% of households. In the past, I used to wonder why two individuals with high incomes or two individuals with a
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