Harold A. Pollack, a professor at the University of Chicago, stated in a blog post that the essentials of personal finance fit on a 4×6-index card. When asked by his readers to demonstrate, Professor Pollack took one of his daughter’s index cards, wrote out his ideas, and posted these tips for the world to see: […]
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As we go through life, countless events and happenings can be considered unpredictable, not excluding your finances. As a result, developing a plan you feel comfortable with that results in a course of action, is essential to deal with retirement and its potential ups and downs. According to this article, there are ten tips you […]
With the start of this year’s Holiday season it is important to consider, create and stick to your budget before fully embracing the holiday spirit. Creating a financial plan for the Holidays is essential to not overspending and staying on track with the many distractions and temptations out there. A simple gift guide however, is […]
Year-End Tax Planning Tips for Individuals and Business Owners Several important tax provisions affecting individuals and businesses are slated to expire at the end of this year. While a budget conference is underway between the House and Senate, we cannot predict if any agreement resulting from such negotiations will extend any expiring tax provisions. Because […]
Until now, tax audit issues could take months or years to resolve, however the IRS made great strides last week to solve this problem by introducing the Fast Track Settlement (FTS) system. The FTS program will speed up these cases to get fixed in sixty days or less from the application submit date. Still wary […]
Recently, taxpayers throughout the US have been receiving calls from individuals impersonating the IRS and demanding money they “owe”. These scammers have even taken it so far to threaten arrest, the suspension of their driver’s license or deportation to get the money they are asking for. The IRS offers these characteristics to keep note of, […]
The start of the 2014 tax-filing season was planned begin January 21, 2014 – however because of the recent government shutdown, the date will be postponed roughly one to two weeks later. Keep in mind that while the start date of tax filing has been delayed to allow the IRS to make up for the […]
2013 FASB Update Seminar, Hosted by Rotenberg Meril! Designed for accounting professionals and business owners, this free 1-day course will keep you on top of current changes to recently issued standards. The program will focus on: Relevant accounting standards, updates to the FASB codification issued in 2012 and 2013, accounting issues in the current economic […]
Rotenberg Meril is proud to announce that Erika Agatone, director of the firm’s Financial Outsourcing Department, has recently been named partner. Erika has made significant contributions to the firm over the last nine years including the establishment of the firm’s Financial Outsourcing Department. Erika, who has over 20 years of general accounting and mangerial experience, […]
The looming October 15th tax deadline date is scheduled to remain those who requested the automatic six-month extension to file their 2012 tax returns. Although the Federal Government shut down on October 1st 2013 in the first time in 17 years, the IRS is holding tax payers to the cutoff date. For those who have […]
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