Dec 5, 2019 | Affordable Care Act, Personal Finance, Tax
by Clayton Himstedt, CPA Now that the holidays are behind us, we can start focusing on everyone’s favorite time of year, tax time. Throughout the month of January, your 2015 tax documents will begin arriving in your mailbox. The best time to provide your tax...
Dec 5, 2019 | Personal Finance, Tax
So dubbed by the Tax Policy Center, the Alternative Minimum Tax, a tax intended to insure that wealthy taxpayers pay their fair share of federal taxes, is showing up on more middle class tax returns. Will you be one of those taxpayers? The Alternative Minimum...
Dec 5, 2019 | Investing, Personal Finance, Uncategorized
There are many core principles that each of us regularly follow throughout our lives. These principles help us navigate through the many decisions we make daily. I have 10 favorite axioms that I follow — and share with my college classes and clients — to make personal...
Dec 5, 2019 | Investing, Personal Finance, Uncategorized
Here are the final five axioms for personal finance. The first five appear here, and can be summarized as: Spend less than you make Planning precedes every activity Systematically monitor your progress Save early and as much as possible Diversify, diversify, diversify...
Dec 5, 2019 | Personal Finance, Social Security, Uncategorized
Finding the right age and correct strategy to claim Social Security retirement benefits can have a substantial impact on a retiree’s financial security. It is essential for CPA personal financial planners to educate clients about the options and run the numbers...
Dec 5, 2019 | Affordable Care Act, News, Personal Finance, Tax, Uncategorized
Change in Tax Rates Beginning in 2013, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 imposes new higher 39.6% and 20% tax rates on ordinary income and long-term capital gains, respectively. The new top ordinary income tax rate of 39.6% is imposed on taxable income over...
