Floating under the radar during so much NOISE the past couple weeks … the CDC announced a halt to evictions for renters, and that starts THIS WEEK.I have some guidance today for you about what that means (and what it doesn’t), but a couple other things...
With the passing of Justice Ginsburg 45 days before the election, we have officially entered the political crazy season.This — on top of so much conflict surrounding public health measures. It is also in addition to all of the conversation around racial pain,...
Everything about this year since March has just felt a little … off. And I mean aside from all of the cultural and political turmoil we’re living through.The seasonality of everything feels different too. Pro sports are out of sync, “back to...
Even as a Greater Columbus Ohio tax professional, when I get a letter from the IRS addressed to my business (or, worse, to my home), I share with you that feeling of initial trepidation: what fresh hell will I now have to deal with?More often than not, it’s...
Finally, the IRS issued guidance on Friday evening about payroll tax deferrals.And, as we’ve been communicating … this may not be a very helpful program for most Greater Columbus Ohio taxpayers. In fact, it’s actually up to employers (not employees)...
Still no guidance from the IRS about the payroll tax “holiday” (deferral), so it’s extremely unlikely that your Greater Columbus Ohio employer will be ready — simply because the major payroll companies (Paychex, ADP, Gusto, and many others)...
Summer is nearing an end, but this has been no ordinary summer.Everywhere, parents are scrambling in the most unusual “back to school” season in memory. Fall sports are in limbo, and others (MLB, NHL, NBA) are operating in a weird Twilight Zone mode. Urban...
Right now we’re living through an age in which media trust has been thoroughly decimated. “Expert” authority itself is being questioned (in many cases, rightly), and misinformation is rampant.That’s perhaps one of the reasons I’ve...
Right now, it’s almost impossible to escape the conflict, the noise, and the shaming over various cultural decisions we’re having to make. Lockdowns, schooling, more economic stimulus, elections, vaccines — it’s all enough to drive you crazy if...
Every year, the IRS releases their list of what they call “the dirty dozen”.(Apparently, the marketing gurus who work at the IRS think that if they give it a catchy name, maybe even a pop-culturey one, the people will pay more attention.)But aside from the...
