Avoid These Emotional Mistakes When Selling Your Home
Selling a home can be an emotional process. This is the home your kids grew up in and you prepared numerous family dinners in. But when the home selling process gets underway, it’s best to distance yourself from the house and keep your emotions in check. Here are five emotional mistakes that cost home sellers…
5 Tips for Increasing Productivity at the Office
Forty hours a week sounds like it’d be enough time to get all your work done, but ask any small business employee and they’ll tell you differently. The constant interruptions and routine tasks can keep employees from being productive. In a small business it’s easy to ask questions, but it’s crucial that you set aside…
IRS Refocuses Efforts to Reduce Federal Deficit
The United States has one of the highest tax-compliance rates in the world. In addition, the combined cost of noncompliance from underreporting, nonfiling and nonpayment is projected to be $450 billion annually. With an estimated U.S. deficit of more than $1.3 trillion, the IRS is testing some new techniques to close the federal tax gap…
The Benefits of Delaying Retirement
More and more people are putting off retirement in order to increase their savings. Delaying retirement for just 5 years can increase your income and standard of living significantly. Here are several other benefits working until 70 can get you: Bigger Social Security checks. Social Security benefits increase the longer you delay retirement. Each year…
Digital Filing Made Easy
If you have a scanner, computer and smartphone, converting your paper copies to digital files is a cinch. By digitizing your files, you’ll be better organized and be able to access them with ease. Here are some ways to help you digitize your files with just one click of the mouse: Scrap the small stuff….
IRS Issues New Filing Compliance Procedure
The IRS is aware that some U.S. taxpayers living abroad have failed to timely file U.S. federal income tax returns of Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBARs), Form TD F 90-22.1. Because these taxpayers are becoming aware of their filing obligations and wanting to comply with the law, the IRS is announcing a…
Effects of the Recent Supreme Court Ruling on Health Care Reform
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled to uphold President Obama’s health care reform law. The ruling is a huge victory for the President. If Romney comes into office, he can have the agencies delay the ruling or refuse to enforce those already on the books. On the other hand, if Obama is reelected, he will…
Security Measures for Your Smartphone
Losing your smart phone can be stressful, as it keeps you from making phone calls, sending texts or even checking your Facebook account. However, these things can easily be replaced. The greatest repercussion you may feel if you lose your smart phone is security. Anyone who finds it may be able to access your bank…