I had the wonderful opportunity to attend an educational conference in Tucson this past weekend, and it poured heavy rains and the weather was cooler. Because we are right in the thick of summer, it’s tempting to just sit back and hit the cruise control for the next…

It’s understandable if things might feel a little bit … shaky right now for you. If you pay attention to the media, you are seeing trade wars with China, uncertain stock markets, apocalyptic elections rumbling in the future, even the Apple juggernaut is…

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…

Still no guidance from the IRS about the payroll tax “holiday” (deferral), so it’s extremely unlikely that your Southern California employer will be ready — simply because the major payroll companies (Paychex, ADP, Gusto, and many others)…

You’ve probably got a story to tell. The one about how you got to where you are today. It probably involves lots of hard work and sacrifice. And money. Last I checked, people weren’t giving away their Southern Californiahomes and cars. And I bet that you put locks on…

These days, it seems like everybody and their uncle has a “side hustle.” From delivering for Uber Eats and Instacart to selling crafts on Etsy to teaching English online to renting out your front yard for dog parties on Sniffspot (yes, this is a real thing), there…

Whether it’s an annoying duck with a one-word vocabulary, or a refined gecko, or a personified mayhem, you’ve undoubtedly been bombarded by commercials from company after company trying to get you to switch auto insurance carriers. Have you shopped around…

You see that piece of mail in your mailbox with the IRS letterhead, and a certain fear kicks in. (Unless, of course, you’ve “been there, done that”, and you had us on your side). But the natural fear of what the IRS might be wanting to tell you (the…

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,…

It’s getting harder and harder to brace ourselves for the ongoing images of human struggle. They just keep coming. No matter your position on what’s happening, either nationally or abroad, the possibility of disaster touching us — that is out of our control…