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We’re not the only ones who can get festive this time of year. In the spirit of giving, the IRS recently released important updates for the 2024 tax year to adjust for inflation. They’re increasing the Standard Deduction — up to $29,200 for married...

I love Thanksgiving. I don’t love Thanksgiving. Both are equally true. A lot of it comes down to sharing a meal with our Tacoma family and friends. There’s something special about getting to gather at the dinner table and express gratitude for a roast turkey and...

The events of 2020 were both a reprieve for Pierce County taxpayers (like you) and a nightmare for tax pros (like me). And the complications of that year and the one following created a backlog for the IRS. That’s one of the reasons they shut off the reminder notices...

There’s been an extraordinary surge of fakers this year. The explosion of AI along with more sophisticated scams can make it feel like you have to look under every rock. While Biden is enacting a presidential order to demand some accountability from the big...

The real estate market is tough in general right now. With less loans being dealt out and a shortage of homes for sale, both buyers and sellers are working hard to get what they want.And it looks like there’s a big change with how agents are paid that’s coming...

Though last month was officially National Preparedness Month, it’s sad to think that just about every month these days reminds us about preparing for disasters, from hurricanes on the East Coast to wildfires in the West to tornadoes in the middle.Last year,...

I gotta say, every time I hear a new disaster being reported on the news, I am struck by how different my daily existence is from the devastation I see in the photos in my feed.I must confess to feeling some "disaster fatigue" setting in.It’s hard to see hard things...

This week, my staff and I are pausing to celebrate that the chapter has closed on 2022’s filing. It was probably over for you back in April, but my team just wrapped that up for some of our Tacoma clients who needed to file extensions. Of course, we’ll be...

This is the week when tax filing mess-ups hit the fan again. The tax extension deadline on Monday, October 16 will still see Tacoma people not filing (even though they did file an extension request and get approved). And in preparing things, it will reveal bigger...