by Michele Cagan | Nov 28, 2024 | News, Personal Finance, You Need to Know This
It’s the holidays and I’m in a giving mood! (And I have a LOT of copies of my books that I’d like to be out in the world, helping you.) So, in order to facilitate these books doing more good than they would sitting around my house, I am hosting my 10 Days of Giveaways...
by Michele Cagan | Oct 28, 2020 | Do Your Own Taxes, News, Personal Finance, Retirement Planning
Please Note: This article may contain affiliate links. If you click on those links, I may receive compensation. The last you want to be thinking about now is next year’s tax return. This year has been chaotic, frightening, confusing, stressful, and mostly...
by Michele Cagan | Sep 8, 2020 | News, Owning Your Own Business
The Payroll Tax “Holiday” Comes Due Next Year You’re may be getting bigger paychecks now that the President’s “payroll tax holiday” has started. If you are, you need to prepare yourself for a big drop in pay starting on January 1, 2021. That’s because the payroll tax...
by Michele Cagan | May 9, 2020 | Do Your Own Taxes, News, Owning Your Own Business, You Need to Know This
How to use the money for maximum loan forgiveness Updated September 2020 PPP (Payroll Protection Program) loan confusion has hit hard. Small business owners and self-employed people are scared to use the money the wrong way – but the rules have not been communicated...
by Michele Cagan | Apr 17, 2020 | Managing Debt, News, Owning Your Own Business
Be ready for the second round of small business money. UPDATED The $350 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is out of money… but millions of small businesses didn’t see a dime. Congress continues to fight over details, but it seems like they’re going to...
by Michele Cagan | Apr 1, 2020 | Do Your Own Taxes, News, You Need to Know This
You have questions about the government stimulus checks. Here are the answers you can trust. Who gets a payment? Every adult with a Social Security number who earns no more than the income caps (those in a second) will get an automatic $1,200 payment from the IRS. The...