Can you believe it? Three weeks until the May 17th deadline! You’ll forgive me if visions of vacation and beaches are dancing through my daydreams.For many in Southern California, daydreams like these become more frequent while contemplating retirement (not just...
As the old joke goes, the only two guarantees in life are death and taxes.In these updates, I obviously spend a lot of time talking about taxes.And these past 12 months, no matter how things have landed for those of you in or near Southern California … the other...
Buying a house in Southern California right now is painful. Very painful. Inventory is at a historic low, and prices are skyrocketing.I have some thoughts — and while this is admittedly not within my direct “wheelhouse” … I think it will help...
I have to apologize to all of my Southern California clients for the sheer volume of tax-centric writing I’ve been doing the last few weeks and months.Normally, I like to write on other topics (in addition to the tax-related stuff) … but I cannot emphasize...
Every year, the IRS charges tax debtors a boat load of penalties.Just how much? If you’re in Southern California and you owe taxes, you should definitely take a look…To put this in perspective, the IRS budget for 2021 is about $12 billion. That means the...
Last week marked the one year anniversary of the CARES Act (stimulus round 1). This was such a monstrous piece of legislation, it’s still being unraveled. It made “Obamacare” (ACA) and the “Trump Tax Cuts” (TCJA) seem like junior league...
