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Steps Your Business Can Take to Survive a Recession

According to one recent study, there is a 96% chance that the United States will experience some form of economic recession within the next 12 months. Learn more.

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Managing Gains and Losses in a Turbulent Year

It's been a rough Fall for the stock market. So much so that you should probably carefully review your portfolio and other capital transactions to minimize gain or maximize losses for the year. Remember, capital gains and losses are not just limited to stock transactions. For example, stock losses can offset the gain from the sale of a rental. So you may want to consider other capital transactions you’ve already made this year or could make before the end of the year that would result in a gain that can be offset with stock losses. There can be any number of scenarios that might benefit from year-end planning

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Video Tips: Avoid a Surprise Bill when Tax Season Comes

This is a reminder for taxpayers to review their withholding and estimated tax payments in order to avoid a surprise tax bill come tax season.

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IRS Plans On Targeting Abusive ERTC Claims

Have you seen those ads on television or received email solicitations promoting a large tax credit? The large tax credit they are referring to is the employee retention tax credit (ERTC). The ERTC is a government-sponsored program to keep workers employed during 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID pandemic by providing refundable tax credits to employers that kept their workers on payroll during the COVID crisis. Unlike most tax credits, this is a credit against the employer payroll taxes.

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IRS Unveils Retirement Plans Inflation Adjustments for 2023

Are you ignoring your future retirement needs? That tends to happen when you are younger, retirement is far in the future, and you believe you have plenty of time to save for it. Some people ignore the issue until late in life and then have to scramble at the last minute to fund their retirement. Others may think that the Social Security benefits they’ll receive in retirement will be enough, but may have an expectation that their benefits will be higher than they’ll actually be and also fail to consider how the future viability of the Social Security program may impact their monthly payments.

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