Taxes

Step-by-step guide to the VDA process

If your sales tax obligations have gotten ahead of you – and you owe back taxes – you have a...

Americans Spend More on Healthcare than Housing?! — My Money Blog

Housing has always been considered the biggest expense in a family’s budget. More recently, everyone’s grocery and restaurant bills have...

What is Schedule R, Tax Credit for Elderly or Disabled?

Key Takeaways of Schedule R Purpose: Schedule R is used to claim the Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled,...

An Ounce of Gold Always Buys 350 Loaves of Bread? — My Money Blog

I was reading the thought piece Finance is other people when I came across an intriguing finance nugget: Suppose you...

How sales tax calculation systems do – and don’t – work

Sales tax compliance software can seem like a valuable resource to remote sellers who struggle to calculate what they must...

$25 off $25+, $25 off $50+ Purchase (California Pizza Kitchen Stack) — My Money Blog

inKind is a startup that provides restaurants financing in exchange for “food and beverage credit”. Retail consumers can use inKind...

Estate Tax Considerations for Widows

Key Takeaways: Federal estate tax rarely affects widows immediately thanks to the unlimited marital deduction.  The 2025 estate tax exemption...

Free Travel eSIM with Many Visa Cards (Signature/Infinite) — My Money Blog

GigSky is a travel eSIM provider, which allows you to access cellular data both in the US and internationally in...

Excise tax versus sales tax

Soon after you start dealing with sales tax, you’re going to also run into excise tax. What’s the difference? (more…)

Find Award Night Availability — My Money Blog

My favorite hotel rewards program is still Hyatt, as they are the least diluted program with the most valuable points....

Sales tax and streaming services

Remember when “movie night” meant a ticket, a $7 tub of popcorn coated yellow and a fold-down seat that a...

What’s Next? — My Money Blog

It has been almost exactly a year since Salim Ramji moved from Blackrock to start his new job as CEO...