Financial Record Retention: What to Keep
A useful filing system keeps records available for as long as they can affect your taxes, ownership rights, insurance coverage, or other financial decisions.
Accounting & Tax News
The Home Office Deduction: Simplified or Actual Expenses?
Compare the simplified home-office deduction with actual expenses, including eligibility, income limits, depreciation, and unused deductions.
Tax Refund Delays: What to Check Before and After Filing
Learn what can delay an IRS refund, how the EITC and Additional Child Tax Credit hold works, and where to check your refund status.
Protecting Your Identity and Tax Information
Practical steps to protect your identity, verify IRS contact, review credit reports, use credit freezes and an IP PIN, and respond to signs of identity theft.
Household Employment Taxes in 2026: An Ohio Guide
A 2026 guide for Ohio household employers covering payroll taxes, filing deadlines, hiring requirements, and records for nannies and other help at home.
How to Read Your Pay Stub
Understand gross pay, take-home pay, taxes, and benefit deductions, with a simple 2026 paycheck example and Ohio pay-statement basics.
Equity Compensation: Taxes on RSUs, Stock Options, and Share Sales
Understand when RSUs, stock options, and employee stock purchases become taxable, how AMT works, and what to consider before exercising or selling.
How to Organize Your Financial Records
Organize tax files, property records, and important papers, with practical checks before scanning or discarding anything.
How Young Adulthood Changed from 1975 to 2016
A look at the Census Bureau's 2017 findings on education, work, marriage, parenthood, and living arrangements among young adults.