by Attiyya | Jun 9, 2014 | Financial Counseling, Taxes
Thanks to low interest rates and several first-time home buyer programs, many families have decided to purchase real estate in the last several years. At some point, most of you will make the decision to sell for reasons like an expanding family, job...
by Attiyya | May 22, 2014 | Taxes
Many military families are in the final planning stage of their permanent change of station (PCS) move. As “PCS season” approaches, tax questions about what moving expenses are deductible and how to deduct them are often asked. Unlike other tax deductions, you do not...
by Attiyya | May 9, 2014 | Taxes
by Attiyya | Apr 27, 2014 | Taxes
The goal for most tax payers is to keep their taxable income (line 43 of the 1040) as low as possible. Your taxable income is used to determine where you fall on the 2013 Tax Brackets chart below and the amount of tax you’ll owe for the year. Luckily, there...
by Attiyya | Apr 27, 2014 | Financial Counseling
Having three kids who we hope to send to college one day, it was important to my husband and I to develop a financial plan soon after they were born. We did the math and realized having them back to back meant paying for college 8 years straight! According to The...