by Michele Cagan | Dec 21, 2016 | Do Your Own Taxes, Personal Finance, You Need to Know This
An Open Letter to Senator Mike Crapo (Chairman) and Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. (Ranking Member) of the Senate Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, and Congressman Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Please don’t raise taxes for single...
by Michele Cagan | Nov 30, 2016 | You Need to Know This
There’s a lot of talk about blind trusts in the news, along with a lot of conflicting and incorrect information. So here’s how a real deal blind trust works. First piece of business: A trust is just an arrangement where one person manages assets (like money and...
by Michele Cagan | Nov 18, 2016 | Do Your Own Taxes, Personal Finance, You Need to Know This
Millions of Americans have already fallen prey to tax identity theft, and it looks like the problem is growing fast. In fact, one survey found that during the 2016 tax season, nearly 60% of CPAs had at least one client who had fallen victim to this fraud. What’s even...