Bankruptcy is a taboo subject of discussion in our society, despite the fact that it’s a perfectly legitimate tool for flushing debts and starting over financially. When you’re deep in the hole with credit card debt, medical debt, mortgage debt, and the like,…

We’re almost done with 2019, cue the fireworks. It’s been a tough year for many (including some of our clients), and you might be eagerly looking forward to that calendar change. Shoot, we’re about to set forth into an entirely new DECADE. It’s…

It feels to me that we’re all in need of some good news. I have some great news for the young (ish) and the old (ish), but before I get there, I’d like to encourage EVERY person who is reading this: Keep your head in the game. Yes — we can so easily…

Based on the history of events over the course of the last few decades (both here in Southern California and beyond), you might have thought that world events would have slowed down in the last week — that there could begin to be some sense of normality. But no….

I remember reaching the end of 2020 … it seemed as if all of us were breathing a huge collective sigh of relief. And then … more chaos. Is it wrong to hope that 2022 will turn out better? Hard to say … but I do know that what I DON’T want to do…

On Friday, the IRS began accepting tax returns and people like me all around the country started buckling up for what is already quite a ride. With new PPP loans for Southern California small business owners, credits aplenty in all of the variety of stimulus bills,…

The longest day of the year (Sunday the 20th) is next week, the official start of summer. We’re taking our cues from the season and steadily working through extensions and year-round planning moves. AND we’re also finding ourselves helping some Southern…

This is the week the real work begins. The IRS started electronically accepting returns on Monday (the 27th), and our offices have already been hopping. As I’ve mentioned before, it’s a GREAT idea, this year of all years, to get a jump on your taxes. I…

Finally, the IRS issued guidance on Friday evening about payroll tax deferrals. And, as we’ve been communicating … this may not be a very helpful program for most Southern California taxpayers. In fact, it’s actually up to employers (not employees)…

The autumn leaves are changing, and “the most wonderful time of the year” is right around the corner… I’m guessing tax season isn’t exactly at the front of your mind. But it should be! (At least in the top five things at the front of your…