Federal Reserve to Conclude Meeting, No Change Expected; Fun Website
Today the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) better known as the “The Fed,” concludes their two day meeting with a public interest rate, and economic…
The Week Past and Closing On Another End of a Quarter Charge
As earnings season/90 day treadmill has official finished, capital market participants turn their attention to Economic numbers for clues to the future. The last several…
John Traveling Out of State Tomorrow (Thursday March 11, 2010)
Tomorrow I will be out of the office, traveling to Oklahoma for a quick turn-around trip. I may be delayed in getting back should you…
Tax Software, A Wonderful Tool but Pass on One Feature
The proliferation of tax software along with free electronic services that complete US Tax returns has been on a tear over the last several years.…
Economic Numbers of Greater Importance, Greeted Positively In Capital Markets
As we stated in an earlier post, with earnings season (90 day treadmill) mostly finished, the clues for our progress lie in the economic numbers, with extra…
AMT (Alternative Minimum Tax) and John’s Schedule Tomorrow March 5, 2010
Continuing with our tax related information, I found a nice article from the IRS explaining AMT and will post it below. As a quick reminder,…
Back Where We Started From and the Race to November Mid Terms
Our headline today represents our humorous take on the levels of the capital markets as we enter the third month of the year with little forward…
Clumping Deductions to Maximize Tax Benefit
The IRS gives each of us a standard deduction for Federal Income Tax purposes. According to the IRS Website, the standard deduction is a dollar…
Tax Filing Deadline Dates and Handy Tax Form Information
The mad dash to the respective tax filing dates are on. For answers to questions you may have, the IRS Website has greatly improved over…
Corrected 1099’s On Their Way; Hold Off on FILING Taxes (Clients/Clients Only)
We received word yesterday from our investment vendor, corrected 1099’s are on their way. Just a reminder, please do not FILE your tax returns until…