The new tax law eliminated the write off for any personal casualty losses. This involved uninsured losses from fire, theft, or sudden act of God such as an earthquake, tornado, flood or hurricane. […]
Educate Yourself About Section 529 Savings
Section 529 Savings plans for Kindergarten through high school education: I want to discuss a little known change in the tax law that allows tax free distributions from educational savings plans (section 529 […]
What You Don’t Know About CAN-SPAM Can Cost You
There are a few things you need to include to make sure that your sales emails avoid being considered spam. Getting labelled as spam almost guarantees that fewer people will see or open […]
Let There Be Sales Tax
I want to discuss a very important new development in the field of state and local taxes. In case you have been on vacation in the Himalayas where no internet or news can […]
Sandy’s “Inevitable” Thoughts
As my thought for the week, I decided to post a discussion that I had with my primary care physician. After my normal exam, he stated something curious, “You know, Sandy, you are […]
Q&A with Sandy Botkin
Every so often I like to post some questions that my Facebook friends have asked me. Here are a few of the latest questions: Can I request withholding from my Social Security? Answer: […]
News You Can Use: July 2018
Summer Bargains Traveling to Europe from the U.S. will be cheaper this summer than in the past four years, according to Kayak.com. The site recently looked at the cheapest European destination for all […]
Sandy’s “Determined” Thoughts
I frequently see people giving up on their dreams or business before they even gave these endeavors enough time to work. Thus, my thought for the week, which is one of my favorite […]