Article by Anna Bahney | Found on CNN Before we deal with the downer of your death, let’s talk about your life. Does anyone depend on you? Like, financially, depend on you? No? Then you’re probably fine without life insurance. Of course, there are certain circumstances in which a singleHappy New Year Images 2018 person with no […]
Article by by Maurie Backman | Found on CNN.com America is a nation of borrowers, and while racking up debt can be dangerous at any age, it’s especially hazardous for those heading into retirement. Because most seniors are behind on savings to begin with, carrying debt into retirement will only strain their already limited budget. Yet a […]
Article Found on The Economist ACCENTURE, advertorial, jeggings. The competition for ugliest portmanteau is fierce. Few constructions, though, can match “bleisure” for barbarousness. For the uninitiated, the word is a blend of business and leisure. But ugly as it is, it exists for a reason: the practice of adding a few days of pleasure to a […]
Article by Cara O’Brien | Found on AccountingToday.com Estate planning has once again entered the realm of uncertainty. We do not know if there will be new legislation regarding the estate and gift tax, nor do we know when such possible legislation will take place (if ever). For example, if the estate tax is repealed, will […]
Article by J.T. O’Donell | Found on Inc.com An estimated 76 percent of workers today aren’t very satisfied with their jobs, with more than 40 percent of them planning to switch jobs in 2017. As a career expert, one of the most common requests I hear is people don’t just want to change jobs or employers, […]
Article Found on AccountingToday.com | Written by Michael Kohn The Internal Revenue Service has supplemented its online tax account tool with some new self-service features for taxpayers and their preparers. The IRS debuted the tool last December, offering taxpayers the ability to look up basic information such as the balance due on their taxes and different IRS […]
Article by Tariq Panja | Found on AccountingToday.com Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has been accused of failing to pay 14.7 million euros ($16.5 million) in taxes. The prosecutor’s office in Madrid filed a lawsuit that alleges that the 31-year-old knowingly used offshore accounts to hide income from his image-rights payments. The charges come months after Spanish […]
Article by Joseph Henchman | Found on TaxFoundation.org A federal judge ruled on June 1 that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) exceeded its authority in collecting fees for issuing Preparer Tax Identification Numbers (PTIN). The IRS requires PTINs by paid tax preparers, and while D.C. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that the IRS could do so, […]
Article Found on AccountingToday In all the frenzy that goes into the June wedding season, the last thing and bride- or groomzilla is thinking about is their tax situation – but as Mark Luscombe, principal federal tax analyst at Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting points out, there are a host of tax issues that kick in […]
Article by Chris Taylor | Found on Reuters Most people think of debt as a temporary condition: Something you accumulate early in life, chip away at during prime earnings years, and say good riddance to well before retirement. But what if your debt is permanent? Then you might feel like Annette Loos, a 57-year-old mom from […]