Savings bonds are a popular means of savings for conservative investors because they have the full confidence and credit of the US government. With savings bonds, you receive a fixed...
Posted by Pat Raskob on 10/19/2021
What is a tax identification number?The Tax Identification Number (TIN) is a 9-digit number used by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for tax purposes. This number can be a person's...
Whenever you see a dollar from a lottery win, please remember that the IRS has taken its 25%. Up to 13% can be withheld in local and state taxes (depending on where you live). However,...
Posted by Pat Raskob on 09/30/2021
Almost everyone agrees that the Square Cash app has made sending and receiving money easy. The problem is that a few other things have been made easier with the Cash app. And filing...
Defaulting on your business loan will trigger a series of negative consequences. It might accelerate the loan, making you owe the entire loan balance rather than what is outstanding...
Retirement decisions, many times, are always complicated, and to make it worse, a huge age gap between couples can translate to a wide retirement date, health, life expectancy, etc....
Posted by Pat Raskob on 09/26/2021
Failure to protect the assets that you worked your fingers out to gather might be lost easily in bankruptcy, lawsuit or to creditors. This makes it essential to keep all laws in mind...
Posted by Rosovich & Associates, Inc. on 09/26/2021
You might need to report the canceled amount as income on your tax return if you could get a debt write-off or forgiveness. You should know what to expect so you don't end up with...
Posted by Jim McClaflin, EA, NTPI Fellow, CTRC on 09/20/2021
One of the not-so-good aspects of a credit report is getting rid of negative listing even after its payment or the difficulty in removing it. By logic, it seems reasonable that as...