🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readWhen it comes to the risk of default, Moody’s found that during COVID-19, American businesses had a 7.8 percent chance of defaulting. This is compared to a low of 4 percent in 2021, but lower than the current 9.2 percent risk of default, according to a […]
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🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readMarriage isn’t just about two people who fall in love and choose to spend the rest of their lives together. It is also a contract. And while that contract might not be forever binding, marriage does come with certain financial and familial obligations regardless of whether […]
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🖨 Print⏱ 4 min read For many high-income earners and those approaching retirement, a Roth IRA conversion represents a strategic financial move that can significantly impact long-term wealth preservation. This approach allows you to restructure your retirement savings in a way that could potentially reduce your overall tax burden while […]
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🖨 Print⏱ 5 min readDeepfakes are becoming more convincing than ever. Whether manipulated media or entirely generated by artificial intelligence (AI), deepfakes can now realistically alter faces and clone voices. They can even fabricate entire scenarios across video, audio, and text. Unfortunately, these developments now create significant challenges, and people […]
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🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readDepreciation can help a business realize tax benefits, maintain compliance with financial reporting requirements, and project asset replacement. The half-year convention for depreciation is an important practice to understand. For fixed assets, depreciation is recognized and recorded on a 50 percent basis for the initial and […]
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🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readWhen it comes to analyzing a company’s financials, there are many avenues we can take. One way is through multiples; calculating the EV/2P multiple is the focus of this analysis. This ratio looks at a business’ enterprise value against its proven and probable 2P reserves. While […]
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🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readMunicipal bonds (also known as munis) are issued by a state or local government. Interest income is typically paid out twice a year and is not subject to federal taxes. When an investor purchases a bond issued from his own state, the income is generally not […]
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🖨 Print⏱ 3 min read As tax filing season begins, scammers are ramping up efforts to steal taxpayers’ personal information through increasingly sophisticated schemes. Below, we discuss the latest scam, what to look out for in general, and what to do if you suspect something malicious. New Scam of the […]
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🖨 Print⏱ 3 min read The Basics of Tax Reporting in Legal Settlements When you collect a settlement for a lawsuit, you’ll likely also receive a Form 1099 from the IRS. This form serves as a reminder to pay taxes on your settlement; copies are sent to both you and […]
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🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readFull-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (HR 1968) – In the nick of time before the midnight deadline that would have otherwise shut down the Federal government, Congress passed a budget bill to fund the rest of the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30. This […]
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