Monthly Archives: October 2014
Those With Offshore Accounts Facing More Scrutiny
Honesty is the best policy, but the best way of being honest with the Internal Revenue Service when it comes to offshore accounts isn’t always easy to discern. Logo of Internal Revenue Service, USA (Photo credit: Wikipedia) A recent article in Forbes magazine focuses of Credit Suisse officials pleading guilty back in May to… Read More »
Growing Number Who Cohabitate Entering Legal Agreements
Marriage isn’t for everybody, but even some who simply are not the marrying kind fall in love. http://gty.im/505902917 And that brings up, not the pre-nup but what’s being termed the “no-nup,” an often-detailed legal agreement between people who want to live together, but without benefit of clergy. That’s a growing sector of society, according… Read More »
Advice On Making Right Choice For Help With Elderly Care
The cost of hiring someone to help care for an elderly relative has remained fairly steady in recent years, according to a recent item in The New York Times. http://gty.im/173807843 It’s still about $19 an hour for a hired homemaker, someone takes care of things like cooking and cleaning. A home health aide, who… Read More »
Act Would Recognize Sacrifices Of Caregivers
Although it would appear, in this political day and age, to have much chance of passage, a New York congresswoman showed some real courage in the summer when she introduced the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act. http://gty.im/103022754 The measure, if passed, would offer some small attempt to make whole wage earners who forego income… Read More »
Estate Planning Not A One-And-Done Deal
Once an estate plan is completed, there’s no resting on one’s laurels. http://gty.im/143175981 “There is a sense of accomplishment when an estate plan is executed,” according to an article this past summer in Forbes. “In fact, it’s quite common for people to sign documents and file them away for safekeeping and forget about them…. Read More »