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21 Financial Events and Trends During 2021

Money Talk

Between December 11 and 31, I have been tweeting about 21 key financial events that took place during 2021 using the hashtag #21MoneyTrends2021. Income and Jobs- An unprecedented 1 in 4 American workers quit jobs in 2021 as people re-evaluated work requirements, personal values, career options, and work-life balance.

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Ten Tax Planning Tips for 2022

Money Talk

Now that 2021 income tax season has been over for a month and the dust has settled, it is time to start some serious tax planning for 2022. Planning now provides seven months to take action and/or implement changes to avoid a stressful “tax scramble” at the end of the year. 401(k), 403(b), and traditional IRA).

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So, I “Bit the Bullet” and Finally E-filed Our Taxes

Money Talk

Last year, I wrote a post that described the pros and cons of filing your income taxes by paper or electronically (e-filing). Looking back, it was also a “personal pep talk” for me because I knew I was part of a dying breed of paper income tax filers. of tax returns are filed by paper or, in numerical terms, nearly 13.2

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Ten Tips for Tax Withholding on Multiple Income Streams

Money Talk

A big concern of people with multiple income streams is adequate tax withholding. Nobody want to pay the IRS tax underpayment penalty, which is 0.5% of the amount owed for each month or partial month of unpaid taxes. mutual fund dividend and capital gain distributions), and tax withholding. In other instances (e.g.,

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The Great Re-Evaluation of 2021

Money Talk

We are now 18 months (March 2020- September 2021) into the pandemic. the 2021 Financial Planning Association conference). Topics to be covered in the webinar include inflation, budgeting, taxes, investments, and charitable gifting. Worse yet, there is STILL no end in sight.

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Your 2021 payroll questions answered.

Business Management Daily

COBRA tax credits. Our COBRA carrier has provided us with a report detailing the company’s eligibility for the COBRA tax credit for the second quarter. This setup will function well for employees who don’t live in states with local taxes. If you take the tax credit, you’re not entitled to a tax deduction for the same wages.

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Death and Taxes

Florida Workers' Comp

You only have to pay taxes and die (that is a rough adaptation of Benjamin Franklin's "Nothing is certain except death and taxes"). There were various delays, but the "referee" (a Circuit Judge) gathered all of the information and filings by early December 2021. This is the part where we come back to death and taxes.

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