The Power of Cultivating Gratitude
The Power of Cultivating Gratitude It costs nothing to say thank you. Yet cultivating gratitude in your life may be one of the most rewarding moves you can make. Not only does it invoke warm fuzzies in everyone involved, expressing your appreciation may actually...
Year-End Tax Planning Tips for Your Business
Year-End Tax Planning Tips for Your Business As 2023 winds down, here are some ideas to help you prepare for filing your upcoming tax return: Informational returns. Identify all vendors who require a 1099-MISC and a 1099-NEC. Obtain tax identification numbers (TINs)...
Spend Less with These 5 Money Tips
Spend Less with These 5 Money Tips Government data shows that record inflation from the last few years started to slow down throughout 2023, but much of the damage has already been done. Every bill we pay and purchase we make costs more now, from insurance to...
2024 Social Security Changes
2024 Social Security Changes 2024 Social SecurityFind out how your benefits have changed Average Retirement BenefitsStarting January 2024 Average Benefits - All Workers 2024: $1,907/mo (+$80) 2023: $1,827/mo Maximum Benefits for Workers Retiring at Full Retirement Age...
Tax Planning: Now More Important Than Ever
Tax Planning: Now More Important Than Ever Thankfully it’s not too late to try and minimize your taxes for 2023. If you haven’t scheduled a tax planning session, now is a great time to do so. Here's how a tax planning session can potentially help your situation: It...
Tips to Be Money Smart with Your Vehicle
Tips to Be Money Smart with Your Vehicle The average new car payment surged to $725 per month at the beginning of 2023, compared to an average of $650 per month throughout all of 2022, according to Experian's State of the Automotive Finance Market Report for Quarter 2...
Unique Employee Benefits to Differentiate Your Business
Unique Employee Benefits to Differentiate Your Business New customers aren't the only group of people you may be trying to attract to your business. It can be as equally challenging - maybe even more so - to attract and retain quality employees. In fact, 40% of...
Your Online Identity is Not Your Own!
Your Online Identity is Not Your Own! Here's how companies use information about you and what you can do to protect it One of the most valuable things you own is YOU. Your identity and related information includes the basics - where you live, your age, and your...
5 Great Money Ideas
5 Great Money Ideas Here are 5 great money tips to help you get ahead or move into a better financial position. Make savings automatic. Take steps to make your savings happen automatically. Setting up automatic transfers for a certain day of the month or payday can...
The IRS is NOT Always Right
The IRS is NOT Always Right Think twice about automatically paying the amount due on a notice Here are several quotes from actual IRS correspondence that serves as evidence that our national tax collection agency is not always right: Thank you for your correspondence....