The clock is really ticking now on 2020.But before you celebrate, please — for the love of Pete — make SURE that you are getting whatever needs doing done NOW that might affect this year’s taxes. I’ve been banging this drum the last couple...
Last month, I talked about [ENGBLOG]some potential moves Southern California taxpayers could make by the end of the year. I wanted to remind you of those possibilities before I get to what else I want to talk with you about… (paying off debt)Those were:Look...
One of my favorite pieces of reading every year is the IRS Criminal Investigations unit’s annual report.Yes, I’m a nerd.Here’s the link in case you are a similarly inclined Southern California taxpayer(although I seriously doubt that).Oh, and yes,...
Is there such a thing any more as “conventional wisdom”?It’s a fair question to consider as we retreat further and further into our ideological silos as a society — only reading “news” from the slant that makes us feel smartest...
I think we all need this week.2020 has been *so hard*, for so many in Southern California (and far beyond!). And it’s not over yet — from continued electoral fighting, to spikes in virus cases and increased governmental restrictions all over the place, and...
Fatigue.Lockdowns, election politics, masks — we THOUGHT we might be done with these things by now … but nope. And I bet you’re tired of it all. Most Southern California people are, aside from the zealots on every side. And I get it.That...
