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Your Business Is Profitable. Are You Paying Yourself Like It Is?

Key takeaways Let me ask you something that I ask almost every client at some point: “How much […]
What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Started Scaling My Business

Key takeaways If I could sit across from the version of myself that was just starting to scale, […]
Tax Season Is Over. Here’s How I Plan To Make Next Year Different as a Business Owner

Key takeaways April 15 just passed. Maybe you filed on time. Maybe you filed an extension and […]
A Business Owner’s Guide To Optimizing Tax Deductions

Business taxes don’t have to mean scrambling through receipts and hoping for the best. I created […]
Make the Money Moves That Actually Hold up When Markets Don’t

When the market gets shaky, the instinct is to do something. Check your portfolio, read the news, […]
The Portfolio Moves That Pay Off When Markets Get Weird

When every headline tells you they don’t know which way the market is going, the challenge […]
What To Do When Your Tax Bill Surprises You

Every year, millions of Americans write a check to the IRS in April, then spend the next twelve […]
Five Smart Things You Can Do with Your Tax Refund

Many people watch their tax refund arrive and then disappear. A bigger-than-expected deposit […]
Do I Have To Pay State Taxes on My NIL Pay?

Key takeaways I was talking to a college athlete friend who’d just landed her first NIL deal. It […]
Your California Inflation Relief Debit Card Could Still Have Money, But Not for Long

Key takeaways You know when you’re cleaning out a drawer and find a gift card you forgot about, […]
Intuit TurboTax is Now Live on Claude and Better Than Ever with App in ChatGPT

Your tax questions deserve expert-backed AI Tax season has always come with one big question: Am I […]
Taxes Due Soon: Here’s What You Need Now to File or Get an Extension before April 15

Tax day has a way of sneaking up on everyone. Whether you still haven’t started, or just need […]
I Won Money on a Sports App During the Big Game. Now What?

What your winning bet means for your taxes Key takeaways My favorite football team didn’t even […]
The “Audit Myth” That Stopped Me from Claiming My Home Office

Key takeaways I didn’t skip the home office deduction last year because I didn’t qualify. I […]
I Sold Stuff on Poshmark. Do I Owe Taxes?

Key takeaways I started by cleaning out my closet. A blazer I hadn’t worn in years. Boots that […]
I Was Scared of the IRS. Then I Learned About Payment Plans

Key takeaways I sat down to start my taxes when a thought popped into my head: What if I owe this […]

We Already Have a Windfall Profits Tax. It’s Called the Corporate Income Tax.

Military action around the Strait of Hormuz has increased global oil prices. In response, […]
Tax Trigger Happy: Design Hits and Misses in Georgia, South Carolina, and West Virginia

A well-designed tax trigger can be a highly valuable tool for lawmakers seeking both tax reform and […]
Arkansas Cuts Income Tax Rates for the Fourth Time in Four Years

During a recent special session called by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R), Arkansas policymakers […]
Net Operating Loss Carryforward and Carryback Provisions in Europe, 2026

Carryover provisions help businesses “smooth” their risk and income, making the tax code more […]
Federal Gas Tax Holiday? Suspending the Gas Tax Is a Mistake

In response to surging gas prices, President Trump and several lawmakers have proposed suspending […]
New Taxes on Nicotine Pouches in the EU Could Hamper Health Goals

Academic research has continually found that making alternative nicotine products to cigarettes […]
State and Local Tax Collections Per Capita by State, 2026

Tax collections vary widely by state, making per capita collections figures—a measure of […]
Renting a Car? Half Your Bill May Be Taxes and Fees

Rental cars are some of the most heavily taxed transactions in the US. Rather than levying […]
Louisiana and Oklahoma Propose a More Principled Tax on Moist Snuff Tobacco

Two bills in Oklahoma and Louisiana shift towards a weight-based system for taxing moist snuff […]
Testimony: A High-Earner Surtax Would Hurt Rhode Island’s Small Businesses

The economic literature overwhelmingly finds that an income tax increase of this magnitude would […]
How Well Do Carbon Taxes Match Their Promise? Evidence from 2023

The carbon tax is often considered the ideal climate policy. However, existing carbon taxes do not […]
Minnesota Should Learn from Europe: Wealth Taxes Are a Failed Experiment

A new bill introduced in the Minnesota House seeks to tax non-real assets, imposing an annual tax […]
Tracking the Impact of the Trump Tariffs & Trade War

The Trump tariffs have not meaningfully altered the trade balance and amount to an […]
Digital Services Taxes in Europe, 2026

Currently, about half of all European OECD countries have either announced, proposed, or […]
No, Tariffs Are Not Strengthening the Economy

Testifying to Congress, United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer argued that “President […]
The State Race for Wealth Taxes Will Fail. Just Ask Europe.

From coast to coast, lawmakers are embracing wealth and millionaires’ taxes. Many of these […]