Commonly referred to as “The death tax,” the Estate Tax is “imposed on the transfer of a taxable estate of a deceased person whether such property is transferred via a will, according to the state laws of intestacy or otherwise made as an incident of the death of the owner, such as a transfer of property from an intestate estate or trust, or the payment of certain life insurance benefits or financial account sums to beneficiaries.” Read More.

You’re fresh out of college and you’ve got a decent new job (hopefully). You’re managing your finances, paying your bills, and saving where you can. Everything is humming along. And then you stumble across an article on the web that’s talking about end-of-year tax tips. You gasp and think, “Yikes! This will be my first time filing my taxes on my own – where do I start?” Read More.

This flat ETF happens to be in violation of consumer protection laws. As you might expect, this violation is not specific to just Verizon, many companies in the industry (AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint) were doing much of the same. If you are a recipient of this settlement or a settlement from another wireless service provider (i.e. AT&T, T-Mobile etc.), you may want to learn more about why you received the amount you did and if that amount is taxable. Read More.