What is a 1099 Form — And Why Are They Important? As you pull together all the documents you’ll need to prepare your federal tax return for the 2018 tax year, you may have received an IRS form 1099. But you might not be clear on exactly what this tax form is...
Tax Law Changes: 2019 For a complete guide to filing your income taxes from the 2018 tax year, read our 2019 Tax Guide. How Tax Law Changes Could Affect Your 2018 Income Tax Return The tax-filing season that just got underway is the first one under the major...
Last minute on Friday of this week President Trump announced that a tentative deal had been reached to reopen the Federal government for a period of three weeks. This brings temporary respite to the roughly 800,000 Federal workers in the form of back pay,...
Hello Readers – It has been an interesting close to 2018, to say the least. We have 1 more full trading day left in the year, and this may be the first year in recent memory where US stocks close out below where they started at the beginning of the year....
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Volatility remained in the global markets this week. Relatively substantial drops in the major US equity indices occurred Wednesday, only to see those same indices rebound significantly the next day on Thursday, with Friday seeing the S&P 500, the DOW,...
If you’re a market-focused investor, the big news this week was the Federal Reserve’s move to raise interest rates another 25 basis points, or 0.25%. This came along with messaging that indicated expectations of a 4th rate increase in 2018 with further rate...
If you are forced to withdraw funds from your IRA or 401k early, it’s helpful to know the rules and regulations around early withdrawals. 401ks, IRAs and other pre-tax retirement savings accounts are common ways to save for retirement, and millions of...
News of strong US Gross Domestic Product growth this week provided positive sentiment on the US Economy. Trade war fears also eased slightly on the back end of President Trump’s meeting with the EU Commission’s President Jean-Claude Juncker. Facebook stock...
This weekend we remember those who died in service of the United State’s Armed Forces. Memorial Day is Monday, the 28th. Market movement this week was relatively uneventful. China and the United States eased rhetoric around imposing tariffs on imports from...
