Here’s how companies use information about you and what you can do to protect it One of the most valuable things you own is YOU. Your identity and related information includes the basics – where you live, your age, and your gender. But it also includes your interests, who you know, and what you buy….

Here are 5 great money ideas to help you get ahead or move into a better financial position.   Make savings automatic. Take steps to make your savings happen automatically. Setting up automatic transfers for a certain day of the month or payday can help you shore up regular savings before the money gets spent elsewhere….

Think twice about automatically paying the amount due on a notice Here are several quotes from actual IRS correspondence that serves as evidence that our national tax collection agency is not always right:   Thank you for your correspondence. We currently do not have a copy of the correspondence we sent to you regarding your…

Here’s a roundup of several recent tax court cases and what they mean for you. Blogging for Taxes (Thomas v. Commissioner of IRS, 160 T.C. No. 4) The innocent spouse relief rule allows one spouse to avoid paying taxes caused by the other spouse due to their actions on a joint return. The spouse seeking…