We are for sure seeing a "turn signal" of sorts around here as 2022 barrels its way onto the horizon.How about you? Are you beginning to start thinking about next year? The turn of the seasons means a lot of different things to many people, but it seems just yesterday...

Owing money to the IRS isn’t so bad. Say what now? Yep, that’s right. It’s not such a terrible thing. Well ... as long as you’re broke, that is. Because if you have significant income or assets, the IRS is going to do everything they can to squeeze every last dime out...

November is a wonderful start for holiday season with several traditions to match: pumpkin-spiced everything, no-shave November (apologies to those spouses affected), watching football and of course ... Thanksgiving.Sorry to poke my accountant's green shades into all...

Despite what you might think, being a tax accountant is NEVER boring.We have all kinds of fun amusements that keep us going.We play little games like: "Guess The New Tax Law That Will Change Returns That Have Already Been Filed" -- catchy title, I know, and we get to...

The IRS shared something this week that might be (and probably SHOULD be) causing some angst in certain corners.But before I get to that, would you do me a favor?If you have used our services before (whether dealing with an IRS debt issue or even other, more basic tax...

Over the weekend, we were "treated" to heartbreaking images.No matter how any Southern California person feels about our involvement as a nation in Afghanistan, the human toll of that involvement -- and now our seemingly hurried departure -- can affect the hardest of...

It's no secret this tax season is proving a little more ... "costly" for everyday Southern California taxpayers. If you can find any solace in that reality, know that you are not alone.Due to changes made through the 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), many Americans...

Anytime (like now) that there is a rollout of government assistance, we, here in Southern California, can count on two things:1)    Bumps in the road (it's hard to manage many millions of people needing help)2)    SCAMSI haven't yet heard...

If you’ve been in a Southern California store lately or visited your local gas pump, you’ve probably noticed some price fluctuations – up and up and up. Every visit, it seems.Inflation is here, and it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. So, we all have to figure out...

I recently wrote about the cost of raising children, but there was one glaring omission: college.But imagine if you had sent your son to Morehouse College. Here's what happened there this month...On Sunday, May 19th, investor and philanthropist, Robert F. Smith,...