Capital gains are an important part of investing, as they offer an opportunity for wealth accumulation beyond simple dividends. Understanding how to acquire capital gains requires...
Posted by Jim McClaflin, EA, NTPI Fellow, CTRC on 08/31/2023
Taxpayers who have accrued or paid foreign income taxes in a U.S. possession or foreign country can generally deduct those taxes from their U.S. tax on foreign source income. The foreign...
Posted by Jim McClaflin, EA, NTPI Fellow, CTRC on 11/17/2022
Do you want your children to do better financially than you? Do you want them to stick to a budget and invest in their future? Financial education is essential.A 2018 National Financial...
Posted by Jim McClaflin, EA, NTPI Fellow, CTRC on 06/11/2022
With a health savings account (HSA), anyone that has a high deductible health plan that qualifies can use pre-tax dollars for approved medical expenses. The money is kept using an...
Posted by Jim McClaflin, EA, NTPI Fellow, CTRC on 06/25/2021
There are some tricky income tax and Social Security tax rules that ministers have to face with regards to how their income is taxed, how to claim an exemption from self-employment...
Posted by Affordable Accounting Assistance on 01/24/2019
For everyone buying a home via financing, the mortgage interest rate has a huge impact. Mortgage borrowers, however, are interested in the lowest rate possible. Yet, money lenders...
What is the 4% percent rule?The 4% rule is a general rule used to determine the amount a retiree should withdraw from a retirement account each year. This rule is intended to provide...
Posted by Elliot Kravitz, ATP on 11/25/2019
The eighteenth-century philosopher and economist Adam Smith endeavored to systematize the standards that ought to oversee a sound arrangement of taxation. In The Wealth of Nations...
Posted by Elliot Kravitz, ATP on 05/29/2019
OverviewEconomics is divided into two primary categories: microeconomics and macroeconomics. Microeconomics studies individual and business decisions, while macroeconomics analyzes...
Posted by CORE PERFORMANCE on 07/01/2022