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A document that has not arrived by the filing deadline has three possible answers, and the one most people pick is usually the most expensive of the three.
Continue reading Extension, rush the deadline, or amend later. Three ways to handle a missing form
A claim is not free even when it is paid. The question is whether the payment exceeds what filing costs you across the next several renewals.
Continue reading Should you file this claim? The arithmetic that decides it before you call
A household can spend a great deal on digital security and get very little, or spend almost nothing and close the paths that are actually used.
Continue reading Six security purchases worth the money, and three that mostly sell reassurance
These three come up in nearly every conversation about business expenses, and the general answer to all of them is no, with narrow and specific exceptions.
Continue reading Commuting, lunch, and work clothes. The three costs people assume are deductible
The four year degree is treated as the safe option and the thing you do if you are unsure. It is a large commitment and it deserves to be chosen rather than defaulted into.
Federal tax gets the attention and state and local obligations produce most of the surprises, because there is no single rulebook and nobody sends you one.
Continue reading Sales tax, city licenses, and the letter from a state you barely worked in