How to Look up IRS Past Payments
This past weekend, I learned how to look up past IRS payments. So I thought I may as well share it with you. You’re welcome. If you’re anything like me, it’s chaos around tax time. I don’t even do my own taxes- I just have to hand the information over to my CPA. And that […]
How to Get an EIN
If you own a business in the United States, you will likely need an EIN- Employer Identification Number. First let’s learn a little bit about it and then see how to get an EIN. What is an EIN? An Employer Identification Number, also called a Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN)- since states also sometimes issue […]
How to File FBAR
I was late to the FBAR party. I did not even know there was such a thing. And none of the *fabulous* CPAs who did our taxes for the first decade and a half of our lives in the U.S. told us about it. So, if you have any foreign accounts, you need to file […]
How to Pay Taxes Online
It’s easier. It’s greener. You can do it ahead of time- a whole year ahead, in fact. What’s not to like? Here is how to pay taxes online. IRS Online Payment If you google “pay taxes online”, the irs.gov/payments webpage comes right up. This is how the page looks. To pay your taxes, you have […]
How to Open a Roth IRA for Kids
Last year, I hired my kids to model for this blog. That evidence is all over this site. Their earnings from this gig is modest, though a tad better than the $6 from their lemonade stand last summer. So, I thought I’d open a Roth IRA for the kids and make their contributions for 2019, […]
How To Open A Taxable Account At Vanguard
Last week we saw that most of us will need a regular brokerage account, or taxable account, to house our savings, especially as we pay off student loans and have more to invest. Today, we go through the steps of opening a taxable account. I am using Vanguard as an example since many of us […]