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Valentine’s on a Southern Illinois IL Tax Pro Budget

We're pretty darn good at navigating the labyrinth of our tax system around here (and we've been called the best Southern Illinois IL tax preparers!). But we may not be the most authoritative source on all things Valentines. That doesn't prevent me from chiming in on...

Retirement Money and Five Financial Mistakes To Avoid by Alan Newcomb

This is the time of year when we are normally opening up to file returns on behalf of Southern Illinois, IL clients, and taking a breath of "calm before the storm".Not this year though. Not only is actual tax filing delayed until February 12, but Congress made their...

Paying Bills in 2023: Alan Newcomb’s Tips

Last week, the IRS announced the "official" beginning of the 2023 tax season – January 23. That's the date that they start accepting electronically filed returns. (Yes, some Southern Illinois people really do file their taxes this early.) This is the start of the...

Four Tips On Gently Encouraging Your College Graduate Living At Home To Independence by Alan Newcomb

It's a hard world out there, for sure. (You know it's tough when they can't even get the Best Picture award right at the Oscars!) And for our young millennials, it sure seems like things are harder than they were when we were entering the workplace life. If you...

A Why Estate Planning Now Take by Bills Tax Service

Yeah, we all know that old adage about death and taxes (one with which I’m intimately familiar in my line of work).Yet so few people think to plan for either inevitability. We seem to have an obsession with avoiding them – and believe me, I get it. And I’m obviously...

“Those Little Mistakes Will Be Your Undoing” Southern Illinois Accountant Warns

"Failure doesn't kill you ... it increases your desire to make something happen." - Kevin Costner As I write this on Monday morning, there are a bunch of tears in Baltimore and San Francisco. If you're not a football fan -- let me briefly tell you why:...

Happy Thanksgiving 2019 from Bills Tax Service to your family

Imagine ...You are ripped from your childhood home while young and trafficked across the ocean to a country where you don't speak the language. You are sold to practitioners of a religion that you don't understand, and there is no apparent possibility of...

13 Reasons The Taxman Fears Alan Newcomb

As I was scanning the news this past week, and seeing the *continued* doom and gloom in our 24-7 world, the glut of "experts" who clamor for your inbox and your attention, and the unfortunate reality of our scattered, modern age ... well, I just thought you should...

Alan Newcomb On Caring For Two Generations

Many things have changed, even just around here in the Southern Illinois IL area. Time was, families were used to be dealing with elderly parents, young children ... and everything in between, all in one house! This is less common now, and as a result, many Southern...

Tax Deadline Rumors And Planning For Corona Virus byAlan Newcomb

Hello, my friend. The world has shifted under our feet.With the barrage of media, medical, and economic news flying at us, I want to stay in my lane today.You don't need more medical advice, you don't need tips on working from home (at least today -- I might share...

How You're Missing Legal Tax Deductions

Here’s a certain truth: the State and Federal Government would love to have more of your hard-earned money in their accounts. Sure, even though it’s painful, none of us begrudge paying our legal and fair share of taxes.
But the problem is that regular taxpayers, like you, are missing out on legal and safe deductions, to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars in unclaimed refunds every year!

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