The Blog

With the passing of Justice Ginsburg 45 days before the election, we have officially entered the political crazy season. This — on top of so much conflict surrounding public health measures. It is also in addition to all of the conversation around racial pain, the difficult issues surrounding so many protests and urban riots. And many are without meaningful work … Read More

Floating under the radar during so much NOISE the past couple weeks … the CDC announced a halt to evictions for renters, and that starts THIS WEEK. I have some guidance today for you about what that means (and what it doesn’t), but a couple other things first, before we get there. First, can we all celebrate a little good … Read More

Everything about this year since March has just felt a little … off. And I mean aside from all of the cultural and political turmoil we’re living through. The seasonality of everything feels different too. Pro sports are out of sync, “back to school” season surely doesn’t feel normal (at least for most of my clients), and even something like … Read More

Even as a Oklahoma City tax professional, when I get a letter from the IRS addressed to my business (or, worse, to my home), I share with you that feeling of initial trepidation: what fresh hell will I now have to deal with? More often than not, it’s something completely innocuous, like an address change, or whatnot. But as with … Read More

Finally, the IRS issued guidance on Friday evening about payroll tax deferrals. And, as we’ve been communicating … this may not be a very helpful program for most Oklahoma City taxpayers. In fact, it’s actually up to employers (not employees) whether or not to withhold Social Security payroll taxes from their employees’ paychecks from September through December. And again — … Read More

Still no guidance from the IRS about the payroll tax “holiday” (deferral), so it’s extremely unlikely that your Oklahoma City employer will be ready — simply because the major payroll companies (Paychex, ADP, Gusto, and many others) don’t have the answers to many questions. Implementing these kinds of “optional” changes is hard. For example, payroll companies would have to recalculate … Read More

Summer is nearing an end, but this has been no ordinary summer. Everywhere, parents are scrambling in the most unusual “back to school” season in memory. Fall sports are in limbo, and others (MLB, NHL, NBA) are operating in a weird Twilight Zone mode. Urban centers are shells of themselves, violence is rising, and this virus is still making its … Read More

Right now we’re living through an age in which media trust has been thoroughly decimated. “Expert” authority itself is being questioned (in some cases, rightly), and misinformation is rampant. That’s perhaps one of the reasons I’ve received so many visits to this website over the past six months from Oklahoma City taxpayers. Not that I’m “better” than the mass of … Read More

Right now, it’s almost impossible to escape the conflict, the noise, and the shaming over various cultural decisions we’re having to make. Lockdowns, schooling, more economic stimulus, elections, vaccines — it’s all enough to drive you crazy if you pay close attention. And here at RLH Tax Services, LLC, because we get to serve Oklahoma City families and individuals from … Read More

Every year, the IRS releases their list of what they call “the dirty dozen”. (Apparently, the marketing gurus who work at the IRS think that if they give it a catchy name, maybe even a pop-culturey one, the people will pay more attention.) But aside from the cheesy name, this is a list to know about. That’s because it highlights … Read More