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Saving for College: What's the best way?
Saving for College: What's the best way?

My experience as a parent and an accountant lead me to one very solid conclusion: college is...

Estimated Tax Payments After Divorce
Estimated Tax Payments After Divorce

Divorce, unfortunately, is an issue we deal with from time to time. When a couple has filed joint...

New NC Budget: Higher Sales Tax, Lower Income Tax
New NC Budget: Higher Sales Tax, Lower Income Tax

North Carolina governor Pat McCrory signed a new budget into law Friday, marking the end of a near...

Death Taxes and the Stretch IRA
Death Taxes and the Stretch IRA

Dying is expensive. Despite this year’s $5.43 million federal estate-tax exclusion, many heirs will...

Hedging 101 for Better Financial Planning
Hedging 101 for Better Financial Planning

The term hedging is one of the most confusing financial topics but it’s one every investor should...

Penalty Relief for Small Business Retirement Plans
Penalty Relief for Small Business Retirement Plans

On June 2, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service announced that it was launching a one year program to...

Personal Credit Card Fraud
Personal Credit Card Fraud

Last week we brought to your attention the issue of credit card fraud and your business. Today, in...

Tax Law Changes – A Recap
Tax Law Changes – A Recap

While there have been many discussions on tax law, we felt that as 2013 comes to a close it would...

Recent Government Shutdown
Recent Government Shutdown

Congress came to an agreement last Wednesday which pulled the country from the brink of debt...

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