by Leif Jensen | Oct 27, 2020 | Running a Business |
Now is not the time to be a landlord. Federal regulators are halting evictions of residential tenants for missed rent through the end of the year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the order after a ban on evictions from federally owned housing...
by Leif Jensen | Oct 26, 2020 | Uncategorized |
Despite the warnings from Steven Hawking, Elon Musk and Bill Gates; everyone is rushing to get and implement “Artificial Intelligence” into every aspect of our computers. The one I hadn’t really considered was the military aspects of “AI”. Now I find that the U.S....
by Leif Jensen | Oct 21, 2020 | Taxes |
Have you been working from home since your employer’s office closed? If so, you do not get to claim the home office deduction, you are an employee. Prior to 2018, certain employees could deduct the cost of home office expenses as unreimbursed employee costs included...
by Leif Jensen | Oct 20, 2020 | Rant |
IRS must soon start sending out economic impact payments to prisoners, according to a district court orders after two prisoners filed suit, claiming that the agency was wrongly withholding stimulus checks from them. Nothing in the CARES Act specifically prohibits the...
by Leif Jensen | Oct 19, 2020 | Estate Planning |
Here is the way to assist your kids or grandkids with their college education: Pay tuition directly to the school. The payment is nontaxable to the student, it does not count against the $15,000 annual gift tax exclusion, and it reduces your estate. The same can be...