From time to time, I get asked tax questions. A common question is: are there taxes on home sales? The best time to ask this question is not after you've sold your real estate but if you've already passed the keys onto someone else here's what you need to know. So you sold the place you called home. Now what? The usual questions are: Do I have to pay taxes on sales? If I have a gain on the ... Read More
Income Taxes
8 Ways to Minimize Taxes
It's tax time again. While taxes are the price for a civilized society, there's nothing in the law that says you can't lower your own tax bill. So at this time of year, I do get questions about taxes. Most folks are looking for ways to minimize taxes. Here are 8 ways to minimize taxes. You may find one or two that work for you. You can minimize tax liability in more ways than can be counted ... Read More
CreditDonkey Picks Clear View for Top Wealth Blog
Personal finance website CreditDonkey picks Clear View for top wealth blog honors. Recently, Steve Stanganelli, CFP® of Clear View Wealth Advisors received news that the online financial website chose Clear View's Smart Money Insights for top honors based on the breadth and depth of content in areas including personal income taxes, index investing, college funding, retirement and insurance. ... Read More
Watch Out! Social Security Benefits and Taxes
Below is a post from the Boston Tax Institute (May 31, 2011) from Kurt Czarnowski, formerly with the SSA as Regional Communications Director in New England. Kurt presented to the Merrimack Valley Estate Planners Council, one of my groups a while ago and always had a knack for making the complex and dry information from Social Security enlightening and fun. Unfortunately, many people do not ... Read More
