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Nobody enjoys doing their taxes… nobody. And that is one of the many reasons why I do what I do. It’s complicated and nuanced. There are a lot of boxes to check (literally). One particularly frustrating part of the tax return process is finishing your federal...

 I talk a lot about the plethora of ways you can get into tricky situations with the IRS. My hope is always to reach someone who might need help navigating one of these challenges and get them back on solid ground.But, I’m also acutely aware that there are...

For a lot of people, this time of year (aka tax season) is scarier than a haunted house. It’s when you have to face the IRS all over again. The natural starting point for that is to start organizing all those tax records of yours that document your financial...

We’re not in Kansas anymore… at least not if Kansas is a place where doing your taxes is as simple as typing your income on a dotted line and hitting “enter.” As technological advances attempt to make our daily lives easier, they sadly make our taxes a bit harder...

Well, we’re coming up on the end of 2024. When you look back on this past year, you may find yourself in a far different place in life than you were in January. And to my ears, “life changes” sounds a lot like “tax changes.” And with tax changes, there are a LOT...

You’ve likely heard the phrase “experience is the best teacher” before.And when it comes to getting audited, it really only takes one bad experience to keep you from filling out your tax return falsely (or haphazardly) ever again. Now you’re probably not the...

We all have that friend who hangs onto every single piece of paper that has ever entered their mailbox. Or… maybe you are that friend. If so, I am most certainly not going to tell you to take it easy on the hoarding. In fact, you’re probably more prepared...

There’s an old argument I hear from chronic procrastinators… “I do my best work at the last minute.” Maybe this applies to you when it comes to work projects, household chores, or that book you’ve been meaning to finish reading for… has it really been a...

You know the feeling of forgetting to take the trash out to the curb? And now you’re stuck with old garbage untilyour Greater Seattle garbage man takes care of it the next pickup day? Let’s carry that analogy to your late tax filing.Because there's an important tax...