Watch out for this rude surprise from Medicare

Watch out for this rude surprise from Medicare

From Barron’s — By Elizabeth O’Brien —   Planning for your Medicare premiums isn’t on most preretirement checklists, but it’s an important consideration for those with higher incomes. Your Medicare premium for a given year is based on your income from two years...
‘BOI’ reporting requirement for businesses has arrived

‘BOI’ reporting requirement for businesses has arrived

Dear Clients, Starting Jan. 1, 2024, a significant number of businesses will be required to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). The CTA was enacted into law as part of the National Defense Act for Fiscal Year 2021. The CTA requires the disclosure...
Seven ways retirement will be different in 2024

Seven ways retirement will be different in 2024

From AARP — By Andy Markowitz —   How changes in Social Security, Medicare, taxes and more will affect your finances For most people, retirement finance is a delicate balance between income that’s likely less than what you made while working and expenses that may be...
Tax season ahead: IRS warns of scams by email, text, phone

Tax season ahead: IRS warns of scams by email, text, phone

From the IRS —  To wrap up National Tax Security Awareness Week, the Internal Revenue Service and the Security Summit partners earlier this month reminded taxpayers and tax professionals to stay alert against emerging scams during the upcoming filing season and...
Why Biden’s EV tax credit could become hard to claim

Why Biden’s EV tax credit could become hard to claim

China-related restrictions on the subsidy are likely to kick in before automakers figure out how to replace China-produced graphite   From the Wall Street Journal — By Scott Patterson and Andrew Duehren  —  The Biden administration hopes to use generous tax...