I gotta say, every time I hear a new disaster being reported on the news, I am struck by how different my daily existence is from the devastation I see in the photos in my feed. I must confess to feeling some “disaster fatigue” setting in. It’s hard to see hard things on repeat. It… Read More

Loading the dishwasher is a daily job in most households. And, to get clean dishes and not melt your plastic to-go containers, you’ll need to arrange things well. And, according to Consumer reports, there actually is a right way to load yours. While doing the dishes the right way means cleaner dishes, doing things the wrong… Read More

A few things are grabbing my attention this week. The first being that the tax extension deadline has passed. That’s a big relief for my office, and perhaps for yours too. I’m continuing to avidly watch, as I’m sure you are too, the unfolding events in Gaza. Though Biden issued a back-channel warning to Iran… Read More

The tax extension deadline for 2022 individual tax returns was Monday, October 16 will still see people not filing (even though they did file an extension request and get approved). Not filing will reveal bigger problems for a lot of other people. Tax problems mean the IRS will start looking your way. If you haven’t… Read More

Profit is the lifeblood of any organization. Show me a small business with PROFIT at its center, and I’ll show you something worth modeling yourself after. An organization NOT to model yourself after: the federal government. They prefer to operate in deficit mode, narrowly avoiding yet another shutdown this weekend with a temporary funding bill that expires… Read More

When the IRS is breathing down your neck, it may feel like you have no choice but to just roll over and take whatever they dish out. But here’s the thing… You actually have an extensive set of tax rights, guaranteed by law, when dealing with the IRS. They’re pretty extensive, too. And it’s important for… Read More

Let me begin by noting, if you were looking to file for the Employee Retention Credit this year, heads up that the IRS isn’t processing any new claims through the end of the year. This is an effort to keep you out of hot water if you shouldn’t be claiming the ERC and to crack down on… Read More

2020 marked a new era of how Americans think about work. The Great Resignation, as it was conveniently coined by the word-spinners, spawned more than just droves of workers leaving their day jobs. They left and began starting their own businesses. In 2020, there was a 24 percent jump in new business formations, and 2021… Read More

One common denominator among my clients the last few years is an increase in financial stress. Often, it’s related to tax problems they need help resolving, but there are other factors involved, too. As prices rise, so does anxiety around money. And it’s hard to make smart financial decisions when you’re living in a state… Read More

There’s no better way to celebrate work than by taking a day off. The irony of the Labor Day holiday gets me every year, but I do hope that it provided a little extra rest on the front end of a busy fall season. I mentioned in one of my recent notes another piece of… Read More