August 2018

Tax Planning

The Tax Reform Act of 1986 first brought about the concept of taxation on the investment and unearned income for those individuals over thirteen and under seventeen years of age.  It is commonly known as the “Kiddie Tax.”  Originally the law only covered children over fourteen, a

Posted August 29, 2018
Investment Strategies

One of the major complications facing aging individuals is the passing down of wealth to the next generation without creating large tax implications.  The dynasty trust is a straightforward estate planning technique that can substantially reduce taxes.

Posted August 21, 2018
Tips

Identity theft isn’t a new crime by any stretch of the imagination.  With the use of electronic fund transactions, electronic tax filing, and the general increase of personal data being available online, identity theft is easy to perpetrate and has increased significantly in the last few years.

Posted August 13, 2018
Tax Strategies

By now, most people have heard the term HSA or Health Savings Account.  But what is it?  A Health Savings Account combines a high deductible health insurance plan with a tax savings account.

Posted August 5, 2018
Budgeting

In practice, the sharing economy is nothing new. It’s been around for a thousand years, in fact. Societies have always shared the use of assets.

But then the internet came along, and following close behind was Big Data.

Posted August 2, 2018