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Investments That Could Benefit From Biden’s Infrastructure Plan

2023-05-11T15:33:36-04:00April 5th, 2021|Blog, Investments|

Investments That Could Benefit From Biden's Infrastructure Plan By: Stacey Nickens Last week, President Joe Biden revealed his American Jobs Plan. This plan would invest over $2 trillion into American infrastructure projects, including improving highways and modernizing state and federal facilities, amongst other goals. While the plan still needs to pass Congress, many analysts [...]

Scam Alert: Watch Out for New Tax Refund Scam

2023-05-11T15:33:50-04:00April 2nd, 2021|Blog, Taxes|

Scam Alert: Watch Out for New Tax Refund Scam By: Stacey Nickens Scammers are currently targeting people associated with colleges, universities, and other educational institutions, Students and staff who have ".edu" email addresses may receive an email with the IRS logo. These emails are often accompanied by the subject lines "Tax Refund Payment" or [...]

Stimulus Checks Delayed for Some Social Security Recipients

2023-05-11T15:34:02-04:00March 29th, 2021|Blog, Financial Planning|

Stimulus Checks Delayed for Some Social Security Recipients By: Stacey Nickens Almost 30 million Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will be experiencing a delay in receiving their third stimulus checks. The Social Security Administration (SSA) initially failed to send necessary information to the IRS. However, after a letter from four Congressmen [...]

Tax Changes Made by the American Rescue Plan Act

2023-05-11T15:34:11-04:00March 22nd, 2021|Blog, Taxes|

Tax Changes Made by the American Rescue Plan Act By: Stacey Nickens The American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law on March 11, providing for a third round of stimulus to some American families. Taxpayers and their dependents may each be eligible for up to $1,400 in stimulus payments. In addition to these [...]

A Guide to Your Third Stimulus Check

2023-05-11T15:34:36-04:00March 15th, 2021|Blog, Financial Planning|

A Guide to Your Third Stimulus Check By: Stacey Nickens On March 11, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. This act provides for a third round of stimulus to some American families; however, as the legislation took a while to make it's way through both chambers of congress, you [...]

4 Above-the-Line Deductions for Taxpayers Who Don’t Itemize

2023-05-11T15:35:01-04:00March 8th, 2021|Blog, Taxes|

4 Above-the-Line Deductions for Taxpayers Who Don't Itemize By: Stacey Nickens The 2017 tax reform legislation increased the standard deduction, such that few taxpayers itemize their deductions. In 2020, the standard deduction is $12,400 for single filers and $24,800 for joint filers. Few taxpayers will accumulate enough individual deductions to exceed the standard deduction [...]

How Filing Your Tax Return Early (Or Late) Could Impact Your Stimulus Check

2023-05-11T15:35:25-04:00March 1st, 2021|Blog, Taxes|

How Filing Your Tax Return Early (Or Late) Could Impact Your Stimulus Check By: Stacey Nickens Tax season kicked off on February 12, and as of late February, the IRS had already received 21% more individual returns than on the same day in 2020. While some are waiting to see if the tax deadline [...]

Tax & Funding Provisions in the Proposed Stimulus Package

2023-05-11T15:36:14-04:00February 26th, 2021|Blog, Taxes|

Tax & Funding Provisions in the Proposed Stimulus Package By: Stacey Nickens The House is expected to pass a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package today, after which the legislation will head to the Senate for approval. Beyond providing additional stimulus, the package includes an increase in the child tax credit, additional funding for small [...]