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
Form 8949 is a tax form individuals use to report the sale or exchange of capital assets, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and real estate. The form calculates and reports any...
Posted by Jim McClaflin, EA, NTPI Fellow, CTRC on 03/14/2023
The traditional process is slow and tedious if you want to convert your corporation to an LLC. But in many states, there is an easier and less expensive way.Although it doesn't...
Posted by Jim McClaflin, EA, NTPI Fellow, CTRC on 11/28/2022
If you need additional time to file your taxes this year, the Internal Revenue Service allows you to make an extension. This gives you another six months to complete your return. And...
Posted by Jim McClaflin, EA, NTPI Fellow, CTRC on 07/18/2022
Accumulated earnings and profits (E&P) are the earnings accumulated by a company after the payment of dividends to shareholders. It measures a company's ability to pay cash...
Posted by Jim McClaflin, EA, NTPI Fellow, CTRC on 04/09/2022
Given the disruption of blockchain in financial services and their subsequent widespread application across industries, it's hard to find a segment that the technology hasn't...
Posted by Jim McClaflin, EA, NTPI Fellow, CTRC on 02/15/2022
For everyone who has recently monitored the tech news, you would have noticed the frequent mention of NFTs alongside Bitcoin and blockchain. This has attracted many artists and artisans...
Posted by Jim McClaflin, EA, NTPI Fellow, CTRC on 11/24/2021
Personal / private pension refers to the kind of pension you can set up to enable proper savings for retirement. The value of this pension is based on the amount of money you pay in...
Posted by Jim McClaflin, EA, NTPI Fellow, CTRC on 09/30/2021
There exist two kinds of dividends, qualified and ordinary dividends. Ordinary dividends are taxed at the income tax rate, and qualified dividends are taxed at a lower special rate.As...
Posted by Jim McClaflin, EA, NTPI Fellow, CTRC on 08/24/2021