Bonuses are considered extra pay and are taxed by the IRS as ordinary income. There are two ways for your employer to determine how much to deduct from your salary.Earning a bonus...
Posted by Taxes Made EZ Inc on 09/03/2022
You've probably heard the terms stock and bond, but what exactly are they? Simply put, stocks and bonds are two types of investments that can be included in an investment portfolio....
Posted by Taxes Made EZ Inc on 08/11/2022
How the Internal Revenue Service defines and calculates different types of income affects the taxes you owe. Modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) is one of them. MAGI also decides...
Posted by Pat Raskob on 08/11/2022
Not all debts are the same. Although most forms of lending carry risk, certain lending decisions are more likely to send you into a downward debt spiral. We call them debt traps.It's...
Posted by Rosovich & Associates, Inc. on 08/11/2022
It's the hottest time of the year, and we can't wait for the holidays to arrive! While tax season is only in the rearview mirror, summer is crucial for making informed tax...
Posted by Pat Raskob on 07/18/2022
Suppose you intend to invest but are still confused about how and what to invest; fear not. The goal is to walk you through the top three investment ideas as beginners. Investment...
Posted by Jim McClaflin, EA, NTPI Fellow, CTRC on 07/09/2022
Settling an estate means paying the final tax bill. You can use the usual tax forms and Internal Revenue Service guidelines to file taxes on behalf of a deceased person, but it is...
What is a foreign tax credit?A foreign tax credit is a United States tax credit that is used to offset income tax paid abroad. United States citizens and resident aliens who pay income...
Posted by Rosovich & Associates, Inc. on 05/31/2022
Most tax practitioners are familiar with reasonable cause as the basis for penalty abatement. But many often overlook another important reason for penalty abatement: the so-called...
Posted by Jim McClaflin, EA, NTPI Fellow, CTRC on 05/27/2022