Tax & Money Tips

The IRS recently posted some detailed information on what to expect for your 2019 taxes to be filed by April 15, 2020. We have put the contents of that post below. If you have any questions or need any help planning for next year, don’t hesitate to reach out. ———————————————— IRS provides tax inflation adjustments

Tax law is confusing. When sweeping changes happen, like the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, it is difficult to know how it will impact you and your business. We get it, so here are a few questions for you to ask yourself to see if you need to do some planning in 2018 so you

by Dominic Scarano Jr. CPA, CGMA I had the pleasure of speaking at the Better Business Summit presented by the Connecticut Better Business Bureau in Cromwell in October. Since this information can be valuable for nearly any business owner or manager, I wanted to share it here as well. Regardless of how many products you

Earlier this month, we gave an explanation of the American Innovation Act, one of three bills that passed the House on September 27 and will go to the Senate for consideration soon. In this blog post, we will talk a bit about the Family Savings Act (H.R. 6757).  So, what is the Family Savings Act

Questions abound on how the new tax laws will impact each of us personally and as business owners, and we will be weeding through the information for you in the coming months. One of the bills, called the American Innovation Act of 2018 (HR6756), passed the House on September 27 and goes to the Senate

Many people spend upwards of 20+ years in retirement, but most don’t have nearly enough money saved to get them through a time that should be filled with enjoyment, not worrying about how to make it through each month. But how much do you need? Standard advice is as much money as you can manage

It can be difficult to decipher legitimate communications from scams these days, especially when it comes to your taxes and finances. Unfortunately, criminals impersonating the IRS—whether by phone, email or even in person—is quite common, and costs innocent taxpayers time, money and security. However, there are some things to keep in mind to protect you

On May 31, 2018, Governor Dannel Malloy signed Public Act 18-49, which is a bill that responded to the Federal Tax Reform Legislation passed in December 2017. The Federal Tax Reform limited the deduction to $10,000 of state and local income and property taxes and this is the States response to circumvent this limitation. The Public

Did you know the IRS has an internal Taxpayer Advocate’s office, whose mission is to review processes and recommend ways to improve tax laws and systems? It’s good to know there are some serious internal reviews happening, and we hope they’ll lead to improvements. In a recently released report, the advocates identified areas for improvement

We often remind clients to ignore phone callers who say they are calling from the IRS. The IRS does not contact people by phone, only by mail. However, now criminals have figured out a way to scam people with fake IRS tax bill notices sent by mail or email.