There has been a lot of discussion lately about how to solve the crisis of rising health insurance and the growing number of uninsured. I don’t know about you, but none of the solutions sound very good to me. At best, universal healthcare seems to be marginally effective at best where it’s been implemented. Having people without health care in a society as affluent as ours is distasteful. The taxpayers footing the bill for those who can’t or won’t have health insurance is aggravating. Are there any good solutions? I think there is – but nobody is talking about it. Read more
Archive for Ensen Mason
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Mar 2018
Tax Benefits And Credits: Planning And Saving For College
As a CPA, I am asked a lot of questions regarding tax benefits and credits for children. One of the more interesting questions I have heard is “Why do they take away benefits as the kids get older? They don’t cost less, they cost more – a lot more”. While I don’t really have a good answer, one thing I do explain is that there are different benefits and credits that apply to older children as it pertains to their college education.
One of the biggest decisions in a person’s life is what college to attend – or whether to attend at all. The decision and the subsequent attendance and performance will likely have more of an impact on their overall comfort and life style than any other event or decision in their lives.
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Mar 2018
What Is The Best Age To Start Drawing Social Security?
Of the most common and most difficult questions clients ask me it when should they start their social security benefits. It is an important question in that social security represents a significant amount of money over the course of your retirement. The amount of money you have coming into your household each month will affect how you can spend your retirement years. It is a difficult question because one of the most important factors in the decision is unknown – how long you will be collecting it.
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Corporate Tax Executives And CFOs – Valuable Insight Of What Is To Come For Multinational CorporationsRecently, as I was reaching out to one of the many retired tax luminaries in Silicon Valley with an important question for him. I asked, “What advice would you give the rising new generation of […]
Business Valuation, Growing Value And Liquidity Realization (Part XX Of Book Series)Comprehensive Business Review – A Trusted Business Advisor can help you author, design and develop a very clear Business Plan that meets the requirements of a sophisticated audience. Generally, less […]
Learn About The United States Tax CourtThe mission of the United States Tax Court is to provide a national forum for the expeditious resolution of disputes between taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service; for careful consideration of […]
IRS Finalizes Guidance On Deduction For Foreign-Derived Intangible Income And Global Intangible Low-Taxed IncomeThe Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations that provide guidance on deductions for foreign-derived intangible income (FDII) and global intangible low-taxed income allowed to domestic […]
Senior Tax Manager-International Compliance (Sunnyvale, CA)TaxConnections has been retained to conduct a search for a Senior Tax Manager – International for a global technology company headquartered in Silicon Valley, CA. .This position is responsible […]