3 Tax Tips for Business Owners

One of the issues that every business owner has to address is taxes that are levied on the business. Just like personal taxes, businesses have to pay a certain amount of taxes each year. Failure to pay the appropriate amount of taxes could result in fines that could severely weaken the business. A key to […]

Required Paperwork to Launch a Business

The process of starting a business can require quite a bit of paperwork. While some of this paperwork is relatively simple and can be done on your own, other paperwork that must be filled out is complicated and will require the assistance of an attorney. Even if you are able to fill out the paperwork […]

Taxes for the Self-Employed

Whenever you have a job, your employer usually takes a certain amount of money out of your paycheck to pay for taxes such as Social Security, Medicare, and income taxes. But what about if you are self-employed? You still have to pay these taxes but the way in which you do so is a bit […]

What are Estimated Taxes?

Anytime you earn or receive income, that income is taxed through either withholding by your employer or through estimated tax payments. Depending on how much is withheld from your paycheck, your employment status, and what kind of income you receive, you may be required to pay estimated taxes. Knowing what kind of tax you need […]

4 Estate Plan Mistakes You Can Avoid By Hiring a Professional

Creating an estate plan is an important part of protecting the future of your family. It allows you a say in how your assets are to be distributed following your death. A state distribution of your assets, which occurs if you haven’t created an estate plan, doesn’t offer the same tax advantages that you can […]

How Your Business Structure Affects Income Taxes

Just like people, businesses are taxed based on their income. However, the kind of taxes that are owed by a business and the way in which they file their taxes depends on the type of business structure they are considered. Knowing what kind of business structure your company is will help you to understand how […]

Creating an Estate Plan

One of the most important factors in protecting your family upon your death is creating an estate plan. By forming an estate plan, you will be able to decide how your estate is divided upon your death or should you become incapacitated. But what exactly is an estate plan and when is the appropriate time […]

Looking out for Charity Scams

In the wake of the unfortunate circumstance from the recent mass shooting in Orlando, people from all over the country are looking to put their money, energy, and time to good use in order to make a difference. There is no doubt that an enormous wave of support has spread across the country for the […]

Types of Taxes

Just because tax season is definitely over doesn’t mean that you should be siting idly by waiting for next spring to come around. There is plenty of information out there you can use to equip yourself for the coming tax season, and all of the time in the world to do it. You go about […]

Estate Plan: Living Trust vs. Will

Preparing an estate plan ensures that your assets will go to those you want to receive them after your death. There are two types of documents that are essential to estate plans you can create that will complete this task; a living trust and a will. While serving the same main purpose of naming beneficiaries […]