The IRS has released income tax brackets and standard deductions for 2024. To plan ahead for what you’ll owe on your taxable income, here are the numbers. Photo by Tara Winstead: https://www.pexels.com/photo/folder-and-calculator-on-white-table-7111512/ Highlights The Details Per CNBC, here are the marginal tax brackets for 2024 Marginal tax brackets for tax year 2024 Married filing jointly […]
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This week, the IRS announced they are delaying implementation of a rule change that would have required more 1099-Ks to be issued to small businesses, gig workers and those with side hustles earning $600 or more. This is big news for all tax filers who receive business income for their goods and services via payment
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You read that correctly, we’ll have an alert that will blackout all TVs, Radios and cell phones in the US on October 4, 2023! There is no need to opt in, this is a test of all TVs, radios, and phones. Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash Here is the official alert from FEMA! Test
43.6 million borrowers have federal student loan debt. Student loan repayments begin next month. In March 2020, an interest free pause was given due to the pandemic. Federal student loans began accruing interest September 1st, with payments due in October. Per MarketWatch, loan payments have already begun. Let’s get the word out and alert those impacted
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Fire season is upon us. The Lahaina wildfires on Maui last week heartbreaking. Watching the horror I was reminded of the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, CA. Simultaneously, it is hurricane season. Heads up California, we may have our 1st Tropical Storm landfall since 1939 this weekend! This summer has been brutal with heat, rain
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There were two important pieces of information I found this week pertaining to Medicare. 1) The personal information of 600,000+ Medicare beneficiaries were accessed in the MoveIt data breach and 2) CMS announces a new dementia care model for Medicare patients. For all who are on who know people on Medicare, read on! Data Breach
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Health care terms in the US are used all the time. Have you ever stopped to ask yourself what they really mean? I know I have! Reading Healthy Women this week, I dug into an article by Deb Gordon first before attempting to write for you all today. Remembering back to when I started working,
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It’s time for more US tax updates! Two important areas of focus this week: 1) 2022 Tax Year Benefit Changes and 2) Tax Brackets for 2023. Let’s get you ready for tax preparation and filing for the 2022 calendar year. On Friday October 21st, the IRS also announced the inflation-adjusted employee contribution limit for 401(k)s
On September 27, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2023 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for the Medicare Part A and Part B programs, and the 2023 Medicare Part D income-related monthly adjustment amounts. As many know or are planning for your 2023 budgets, I wanted to share this to
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Fire! What do you think about when you hear the word fire? This week has given me numerous observations after experiencing a fire nearby that I’d like to share with you all while they’re fresh. Plan, Plan, Practice and Plan more! Receiving notifications from accurate sources: city emergency notifications Cal Fire emergency resources and the
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