Budgeting Basics

Budgeting Basics During inflationary periods, it is harder to balance your income with the rising cost of housing, food, fuel, health care and insurance. One of the biggest tools to fight raising costs is creating a budget and measuring it throughout the year. Here...

Never Take on the IRS Alone!

Never Take on the IRS Alone! Sleuthing your way through a tax audit by yourself is not the same as fixing a leaky faucet or changing your oil. Here are reasons you should seek professional help as soon as you receive a letter from the IRS: IRS auditors do this for a...

Shield Your Emergency Fund From Inflation

Shield Your Emergency Fund From Inflation Most financial experts suggest keeping three to six months’ worth of household expenses in savings to help in case of emergency. But with record inflation, that task just got a lot harder to accomplish as virtually every...

Tax Quiz – The Very First Form 1040

Tax Quiz – The Very First Form 1040 While Lincoln introduced the country to income tax to fund the Civil War, the modern 1040 individual income tax form was introduced in 1913. Here’s a short quiz to see how well you know what was included on this very...

Save Your Business Time and Money by Getting Organized

Save Your Business Time and Money by Getting Organized Here are some suggestions to help you master the art of documenting and organizing your business now and in the future. Document policies and procedures. Write down daily responsibilities, skills needed to...

Hiring Your First Employee? Make It a Success!

Hiring Your First Employee? Make It a Success! Are you ready to hire your first employee? Perhaps you started a new business, and are working solo or with a spouse or business partner. Now the business is growing and there’s just too much to do. You find yourself...