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    Should you RENT or BUY a house?

    Provided by Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. and Angela Wolfe For generations of Americans buying a house was seen as a financial no-brainer. You’d save enough for a down payment, find the house of your dreams and make steady mortgage payments until the house was yours. Today it’s not always so obvious whether it’s better […]

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    Tax day is near

    Our duty to file our tax returns is upon us once again. Your tax filing agony is diminished when your data is organized and you let your certified public accountant, CPA, prepare it for you. Go through a basic checklist before meeting your CPA for the assurance of reporting all your income and claiming all […]

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    Tax deadlines coming up and due dates matter

    Every month, individuals and business owners are submitting information forms or making tax deposits or both to the Internal Revenue Service. Imagine if this person-specific avalanche of data and funds were coming at you. Can you imagine the highly organized system you would need to keep up with it? No wonder the IRS puts due […]

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    Minimize your 2017 taxes while you still can

    by Tina Perkins Procrastinate no more. By the time you read this article you might have two months to squeeze in tax planning and to carry out your action plan to minimize your 2017 taxes. Tax planning isn’t just for the wealthy. Tax planning is for everyone who wants to keep more of their earnings […]

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    Frankly, my dear, read the Medicare fine print

    by Kathy Brown Van Zutphen   Legal disclaimer: This information is not considered legal advice, nor does it form an attorney-client relationship. It is merely to inform of situations that I’ve either personally encountered or became aware of through clients.   Medicare is the governmental health insurance program, which, from 1966, has been a single-payer, […]

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    Independent contractors and their taxes

    by Tina Perkins If you are the brave-independent-self-reliant entrepreneur, you have benefits, meaning tax deductions that employees do not have. The upside is tax efficiency which is a code word for lower taxes. Although one can incorporate their business and get even more tax efficient, this article is directed to the self-employed. Keep in mind […]

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