The first-time home buyer's tax credit was introduced during the 2008 financial crisis to help Americans buy more affordable homes. Although there are many other mortgage and loan...
Posted by Jim McClaflin, EA, NTPI Fellow, CTRC on 12/18/2022
The SECURE Act, passed in late 2019, changed the rules for saving and withdrawing money from retirement accounts. Also, it was the first major legislative change to tax laws in more...
Posted by Pat Raskob on 12/08/2022
Suppose you're in active service and receive pre-retirement payments; you can decide to rollover the amount into another retirement account. Or suppose you switch between jobs;...
Posted by Dennis Jao on 11/17/2022
Early withdrawal has a downside to your retirement account. Retirees can take up to 100,000 dollars from their account as of 2020 tax-free. However, the 100,000 dollars is placed per...
Posted by Rosovich & Associates, Inc. on 09/27/2022
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
We usually leave tax planning until it is the last minute. When you open your to-do list for that day, there it is, the item you've been ignoring for weeks. It says, "Finish...
Posted by Rosovich & Associates, Inc. on 05/27/2022
If you decide to go back to school or help pay for the tuition of a child or grandchild, keep in mind that certain types of expenses may qualify for special tax treatment. Many pension...
Posted by KLSM CPA Firm PLLC on 05/22/2022
You would be amazed to know the massive difference in the taxes you can save if you plan better. Tax planning is the process of ensuring that all the factors that can reduce your taxes...
Posted by Tiffany Gaskin on 05/22/2022