by somichcpa | Feb 11, 2020 | Financial Planning, Individual Taxes, Retirement Planning
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act, also known as the SECURE Act, was passed by Congress in late December 2019. Here are some of the features in the new legislation that will help you save more for retirement: Money can continue to grow...
by somichcpa | Feb 3, 2020 | Individual Taxes, Tax Tips
The IRS primer every voter should know Every year the IRS publishes instructions to prepare your Form 1040, individual tax return. The publication for 2019 is a whopping 108 pages! On page 103 of the IRS booklet is a summary of collections (income) and spending...
by somichcpa | Jan 28, 2020 | Individual Taxes, Tax Tips
Tax filing season has officially begun and now is the time to start getting your tax records organized. If any of the following situations pertain to you, consider filing your taxes as soon as possible. You’re worried about tax identity fraud. One of the most popular...
by somichcpa | Jan 16, 2020 | Individual Taxes
5 Surprising Taxable Items Wages and self-employment earnings are taxable, but what about the random cash or financial benefits you receive through other means? If something of value changes hands, you can bet the IRS considers a way to tax it. Here are five taxable...
by somichcpa | Jan 9, 2020 | Corporate Taxes, Individual Taxes
New mileage rates announced by the IRS Mileage rates for travel are now set for 2020. The standard business mileage rate decreased slightly to 57.5 cents per mile. The medical and moving mileage rates also decreased to 17 cents per mile. Charitable mileage rates...
by somichcpa | Dec 13, 2019 | Individual Taxes, Tax Tips
One way to head off fraud during tax season is to get your free annual credit report now. Credit reports often have errors in them; this quick checkup can be the first indication that some form of identity theft has taken place on your account. The good news is that...
