Tom O'Rourke

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Gift cards for the IRS? Probably not!

The IRS has been publishing “the Dirty Dozen” for much of the past twenty years in an effort to advise taxpayers and tax preparers of scams and schemes…

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When ‘no plan’ is your plan

Suppose your charming but kind of flaky son or granddaughter inherited a large sum of money, maybe as much as six figures, as soon as this month?

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Don’t forget to file: Avoiding an audit

If you haven’t done your taxes yet, no problem. There’s still plenty of time. If you are planning not to pay your taxes, that is a problem.

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Good at putting things off? Here’s the last checklist you’ll ever need!

Nobody likes to think about dying. But it happens and if you don’t do some advance planning it can cause even more longer lasting pain and grief.

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