To be clear, children are costly in the best way possible. Once the dust settles from changing diapers, sweeping floors, slapping bandaids on booboos, driving to sports practice, attending back-to-school meetings, saving for college, and buying countless goldfish…

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 tweaks….

I normally don’t send these special bulletins, but I wanted to get this to Southern California parents ASAP. You probably heard on the news that the IRS is sending out “advance payments” of $250 – $300 per month for children. The first advance…

Perhaps it’s because of the craziness of the past year and a half, maybe it’s the local Southern California the weather … but for some reason, the holiday season has caught us off guard over here at Barnes Accountancy Corporation. Wasn’t it just the end of…

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…

Have you met with us yet? The Super Bowl and the Oscars are over. The IRS has been accepting electronically filed returns for a couple weeks now. Which means, well … it’s about to get real. We are getting busy around here at Team Barnes Accountancy…

These are the days when the internet is not necessarily your friend. Let’s leave aside the very true fact that so many of the new, online substitutes for the “real thing” are a pale imitation of what we used to have, and that with more and more time…

The short answer is: not really. There are some caveats. Before I get into all of that, though, a word… This pandemic represents an opportunity for you. Whatever it is that caused your initial problems with the IRS and other taxation authorities … our…

With national events continuing as they are, here at Barnes Accountancy Corporation, we’re finding ourselves locking into “go mode” … again. It’s unusual for us to be in this mode smack in the middle of June, but this year has not been…

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…