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The Business Owner’s Guide to the Qualified Business Income Deduction

Are you eligible for a 20 percent business income deduction this year? The qualified business income (QBI) deduction is one of the most intriguing elements of the Tax Cuts and…

Maximizing Your Home Office Deduction

Business Planning | 08.29

Working from home is awesome. The commute is short, you don’t have people dropping in to chit chat and depending on the day you may not even have to shower.…

Five Things to Do Right After You File Your Tax Return

Tax | 04.18

Congratulations, you just filed your taxes! Enjoy that feeling of relief for a minute. Savor the idea that you don’t have to run around collecting documents, checking numbers and worrying…

Last-Minute Tips for Tuesday’s Deadline

Tax | 04.11

This tax season has flown by. For those of you still needing to file, you have until midnight next Tuesday April 17th, 2018. As always, I want to offer some…

8 Tax Tips My Clients Taught Me

Tax | 04.04

Originally appeared on Forbes.com Most of the time, I’m the one who teaches people about the ins and outs of tax filing. After all, I started out as a tax attorney —…

Compensation Beyond the Paycheck: Stock Appreciation Rights

Investing | 03.28

We’ve come to the last post in my series on compensation beyond your paycheck. In the past few weeks, I’ve explored different forms of equity compensation including restricted stock units…

Compensation Beyond the Paycheck: Employee Stock Purchase Plans

Investing | 03.21

Welcome back to my series on equity compensation. All month we’ve been talking about some of the ways your company may pay you outside of your normal paycheck. So far…

Compensation Beyond the Paycheck: Incentive Stock Options and Non-Qualified Stock Options

Investing | 03.14

This is the second post in my series on compensation beyond the paycheck. Last week we explored Restricted Stock Units and this week we dive into Incentive Stock Options (ISOs)…

Compensation Beyond the Paycheck: What You Need to Know About Restricted Stock Units

Investing | 03.07

Experts at Glassdoor say that January is the most popular month for job changes, so if you’ve recently changed employers, you’ve got lots of company. By now, you’re probably starting…

What You Need to Know About Tax Reform: Best Reads

Tax | 12.23

It appears we are on the cusp of major tax reform. This week, Congress passed the “final” GOP tax bill and President Trumped signed it into law on Friday. I’ve read countless articles…

Understanding the Alternative Minimum Tax

Tax | 12.13

Congress is hard at work right now revising the tax code, a process that has added a great deal of uncertainty to year-end tax planning. I’ve heard from a number…

How to Use Your Money Anxiety to Your Advantage

Fundamentals | 12.06

Another busy news cycle last week. Some of the biggest news coming from the Senate and the passing of its income tax bill (albeit in the middle of the night…

Beyond Adoption: The Cost of Expanding Your Family

LGBTQ Finance | 11.29

We’ve spent much of November talking about adoption in honor of National Adoption Month. By now you should have a good handle on how the process works and what it…

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