by Michele Cagan | Jan 30, 2025 | Do Your Own Taxes, Get Help When You Need It, Owning Your Own Business, Small Business
Does dealing with your business accounting make you nauseous? Do you avoid looking at your business numbers until you absolutely have to, like at tax time? If so, you could be undermining your company’s financial success. The solution: Take the stress out of dealing...
by Michele Cagan | Nov 21, 2024 | Do Your Own Taxes, Kids and Money, Personal Finance, You Need to Know This
When you’re trying to find ways to keep more of the money you worked so hard to earn, income tax credits can do the trick. You can make significant cuts to your annual tax bill by taking advantage of all the tax credits you may have coming to you. Think about...
by Michele Cagan | Nov 15, 2024 | Do Your Own Taxes, Personal Finance, Protect Your Financial Future, You Need to Know This
Let’s be honest, no one likes paying income tax. And you definitely don’t want to pay more than your fair share – but many people do. Taking advantage of income tax deductions is one of the best tax-saving strategies that you should know about to lower your tax...
by Michele Cagan | Mar 27, 2024 | Do Your Own Taxes, Owning Your Own Business, Single Mom CPA
This post was originally published on March 11th, 2019. It has been updated to reflect changes in the tax prep checklist of items you need to collect to file your taxes as a business owner, freelancer, contractor, or 1099 worker. When you work for yourself, taxes can...
by Michele Cagan | Jul 20, 2023 | Do Your Own Taxes, Owning Your Own Business, Single Mom CPA
This post was originally published in 2018. It has been updated recently to include new links and the latest information, so you can use these tax breaks as you start your new business. It costs money to get even the simplest business up and running from scratch. And...
by Michele Cagan | Feb 21, 2023 | Do Your Own Taxes, Personal Finance, Single Mom CPA, You Need to Know This
Q. How can I tell whether I should take the standard deduction or itemize my deductions? A. If your itemized deductions will be more than your standard deduction, itemize away! Of course, with higher standard deductions, fewer people than ever are itemizing. But that...
