The April surprise for most property owners in North Texas this year was not their IRS bill it was the Annual Appraisal Notice. This property tax increase impacts all of us. It is time for you to learn how to do the “New Texas Two-Step – File and Protest” THE DEADLINE IS MAY 16, 2022…
“Can I deduct that?” is the most asked question from our new and current business tax clients at Tannery Company. Our answer is usually yes and lots more. I posed the question in the subject line of, “Does your CPA make you money?” If the answer is not yes, you should fire your CPA. Does…
Raising children is expensive. How expensive is it in Texas? In Texas, parents paid $777 a month or $9,324 annually, for infant care and $589 a month, or $7,062 a year, for childcare, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Compare that to in-state tuition for a four-year public college, and you will find that it…
Geopolitical events evoke emotions and irrational behavior in all of us. Whether you are young or old, the idea of another country attacking another country sucks. The obvious questions arise: “What are they thinking?” and “Whose idea is this?” War has existed since the beginning of time and, unfortunately, will continue. The new ongoing war is a…
Since the January 1987 Super Bowl where winning quarterback Phil Simms is asked, “Now that you have won the Super Bowl what are you going to do?” The reply that has become a nearly 25-year advertising campaign is, “I’m going to Disney World”. That is where my family spent the last week of January 2022. Heather…
Whether the Super Bowl is entertaining or not, there is always Halftime and the Super Bowl Commercials. Which might interfere with all the Valentine’s Day emails and advertisements that are showing up in every social media feed I have. This confluence of the advertising with Valentine’s Day and the Super Bowl back to back has…