You checked your bank account this morning and the money is gone. Or your bank called to tell you your account has been frozen. Or you tried to use your debit card and it was declined — not because you’re out of money, but because the IRS levied your bank account. If this has happened […]
You are a business owner. You built something. You have employees who depend on you, vendors who count on your business, and a community you serve. And right now, you are in trouble. The economy has been brutal. Costs went up. Revenue got unpredictable. You started making impossible choices — which bills to pay, which […]
“I can’t pay my taxes.” It happens more often than you might think. You sit down to file your tax return — or your accountant calls — and the number staring back at you is not what you expected. Maybe you had a good year and didn’t set enough aside. Maybe you had a side […]
Whether you gamble all the time or only once in a blue moon, you are filled with hope and excitement every time you walk through those casino doors. If you have been gambling for even a little while, you already know that Lady Luck can be a fickle partner. Sometimes the gods of the casino […]
Tax returns can be complicated and tricky to understand. Even for a professional, it can be surprisingly challenging to get every number and detail right. Often, you only notice the mistakes when you take a casual look at your return days after you submit it online or drop it in the mailbox. Or worse, the […]
When you owe creditors money that you can’t afford to repay, sometimes you may be able to get the debt forgiven or otherwise cancelled. When this happens, you no longer owe your creditors the money that you used to owe them. The IRS, however, usually treats such canceled debt as income that you’ve received. Income […]