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How Can Your Property Taxes Help You in Retirement?
How Can Your Property Taxes Help You in Retirement? 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…
Are You Taking Advantage of These Legal tax Shelters?
Are You Taking Advantage of These Legal tax Shelters? Legal Tax Shelters The term “tax shelter” usually conjures up ideas or illegal activity. Like images of extremely wealthy individuals shipping their money overseas to hidden bank accounts, never to be discovered by U.S. tax officials. Not all tax shelters are shady. In fact, some tax…
Four Vital Traits of Great Leadership
Four Vital Traits of Great Leadership Anyone who holds a position of management, or has manager in his or her title is a leader by definition. However, not all managers are good leaders. The workplace is full of lousy managers. It takes great skills and a conscious effort to be a good leader. These following…
Key Skills for Successful Leadership
Key Skills for Successful Leadership Do you have the right skills to become a successful leader? Leadership skills vary greatly. Some leaders believe that the most important thing is to set high standards and then push for the greatest results. Other leaders prefer the idea of building a fun work culture in which everyone is…
Will the Higher Standard Deduction Really Pay Off at Tax Time?
Will the Higher Standard Deduction Really Pay Off at Tax Time? One of the biggest changes created by the Tax Cut and Jobs Act is the increase in the Standard Deduction. Essentially the standard deduction doubled for all types of filers. In 2017, if you were a single filer (or married filing separately) your standard…
What’s Really Costing American Corporations?
What’s Really Costing American Corporations? The state of American business is always in flux. The economy is generally trending upward and right now many large corporations are enjoying success. Of course, not everything is perfect. There is always room for improvement. So what are the keys to even greater success? One of the biggest obstacles…
IRS Has Good News for Real Estate Brokers
IRS Has Good News for Real Estate Brokers If you’re a real estate broker then you might be in for some very good news from the IRS. Yes, it’s rare that the IRS has good news for anyone. However, in this case, the news really is good, as long as you meet the requirements. The…
Consider the Taxes if You’re Buying in the Big Apple
Consider the Taxes if You’re Buying in the Big Apple The draw of the Big Apple: there’s nothing quite like it. There’s just something magical about the bright lights of New York City. But, unless you’re prepared to pay for it, then the city so nice they named it twice could be just a dream.…