Are you registered to vote yet? The mid-term election is only 14 days away! Click here to find out if you are registered in Iowa. (If you are not in Iowa, please check your secretary of state’s website). In Iowa you can register to vote by mail, online, or at your polling location on the day you go to vote. There are significant differences in tax proposals between the Republican and the Democratic candidates for both Iowa and national races. Please take the time to review

Today is the day we have been waiting for! Be sure you vote today. There are significant differences in the tax proposals between the Republican and the Democrat presidential candidates. Please take the time to review these before the election. You can find the details you need to know by simply googling “presidential candidate tax comparison”. Everyone has their own tax situation, so compare how the proposals will affect your individual situation. There are also significa

Are you registered to vote yet? Click here to find out if you are. The election is only 21 days away! There are significant differences in tax proposals between the Republican and the Democrat presidential candidates. Please take the time to review these before the election. A simple Google search of “presidential candidate tax comparison” will let you know where the candidates stand and how they differ. Every voter's tax situation is unique, so it's important to be inform

Today is National Voter Registration Day. Are you registered to vote yet? It is only 42 days away! We’ve seen all the commercials for the candidates. We saw the presidential debate last night. There are differences in proposed tax law between the Republicans and the Democrats in both the presidential race and also in the various congressional races this year. Be ready for November 8th, 2016! Click here to register to vote. Disclaimer: The items included in the Tax Tip Tue

Today, I have both good news and bad news. The good news is that the election is over and the TV ads are now over for a while. The bad news is that we now have a very uncertain tax environment ahead. Americans reelected Obama to the White House, left Republicans in control of the House and let Democrats stay atop the Senate. The President must tackle the $1 trillion annual deficits, rein in the $16 trillion national debt, reduce spending in certain programs, encourage job gro

Today’s topic is a brief listing of various tax issues that Congress needs to address in the near future. These are issues that may be affected by the election. Before we go to that list, have you voted yet? Here are some of the items scheduled to expire at the end of 2012: The Bush era tax cuts will expire. This will cause an increase in all tax brackets and the elimination of the 10% bracket. It will also increase the long term capital gain rate to 20% and eliminate the 15%