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How to Use Your Home Equity to Boost Retirement Income
How to Use Your Home Equity to Boost Retirement Income If you’ve lived in your home for many years, or you live in an area that’s experienced a surge in home values then you most likely have a substantial amount of equity built up in your home. Home equity is good to have no matter…
Top Tips for Charitable Giving Under New Tax Law
Top Tips for Charitable Giving Under New Tax Law One of the best ways to save on taxes, no matter which earnings class you’re in, is to donate money to charity. This has been a long-standing way to not only do good, but to also lower your tax bill. However, thanks to the Tax Cut…
Top Tips to Do Your Taxes Like the Wealthy
Top Tips to Do Your Taxes Like the Wealthy Everyone would like to be wealthy. But unfortunately, not everyone is. But that doesn’t mean you can’t do certain things like the wealthy, like protect your money from taxes. In other words, you don’t have to own several mansions and luxury cars, or dine in the…
Smart Tax Tips for Small Business Owners
Smart Tax Tips for Small Business Owners Do you own a small business? If you do then you know what’s like to be busy. Small business owners have so many things to worry about and take care of. They have to wear a lot of hats and fulfill several roles. It’s all part of owning…
Use the Power of Your Mind to Master Leadership
Use the Power of Your Mind to Master Leadership People in positions of leadership seem to enjoy several benefits that some other employees might not. On the surface, it can appear as though life is easy when you’re in a position of leadership. However, leadership can be very taxing. In most cases, leaders face a…
Travel for Business? These Are the New Per-diem Rates
Travel for Business? These Are the New Per-diem Rates If you travel a lot for business, listen up. The IRS has announced the new per-diem rates, which became effective on October 1. These numbers apply to any employee for all travel away from home that takes place on, or after that date. There are several…
Which Type of IRA Is Best: Pre-Tax or Roth?
Which Type of IRA Is Best: Pre-Tax or Roth? When it comes to retirement savings account it’s the age-old question: pretax or Roth? For starters, no two situations are exactly alike, so there is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question. It will all depend on your situation and your financial goals. However, there are some…
IRS Has Special Tax Warning for Retirees
IRS Has Special Tax Warning for Retirees The warnings are out there. Are you paying attention? If you’re a retiree then you better listen up. All year long the nation’s top tax agency has been encouraging taxpayers to check their W-4s, and update them if necessary, to ensure they have the proper withholding amount. The…