With Labor Day behind us, fall is just around the corner. (And a quick tax note: so are estimated taxes, if that applies to you. Due the 16th of this month. Consider yourself reminded. Though I will probably remind you once more.) Now … fall. This can be a happy transition (as it is for many), though I do know … Read More
A Powerful Example of Tax Planning For Oklahoma City Families And Individuals
It’s wild to think that there are only four more months in 2019. As we get older, time sure does fly. And unfortunately, many get stuck in a rut from year to year. Specifically related to taxes — many do not look at, or even think about, their tax situation until the winter or early spring. But if you can take … Read More
Four Great Summer Tax Moves For Folks in Oklahoma City
Summer is flying by. Do you feel that way? It’s an exciting season with cookouts, vacations and extracurricular activities (my thoughts and sympathies for Oklahoma City parents with multiple kids playing multiple sports among 100 other things). Before you know it and July is almost over. How does it all go by so fast? But if you can find some … Read More
Tax-Smart Ways to Run a Savvy Oklahoma City Side Hustle
I’m so old, I still remember the days when “hashtags” were only about a particular button on your phone. Yep, the world has shifted massively underfoot. You know it; we all know it. And one of the developments we’ve all seen is the proliferation of news feed gurus, ready and willing to help you start your new business — for … Read More
RLH Tax Services, LLC Sheds Light on Some of the Highest State Sales Tax Rates
No, the IRS is not shutting down their operations — there is still (and probably ever will be) a federal income tax. But states are a different story… This being travel season, and the season during which some of our clients turn their eyes towards making a move, I thought I’d give you some info on how state and local … Read More
Robin Harris’ Keys For Negotiating With The IRS
The dog days of summer are here, and things are definitely heating up. 🙂 In particular, our phone lines. Now that the dust has settled since the main personal deadline, IRS notices have been trickling out, and we’ve had an uptick in people who need assistance digging out from a pile of old tax debt, or responding to audit notices. … Read More
New Ideas For Oklahoma City Students To Pay For College
I recently wrote about the cost of raising children, but there was one glaring omission: college. But imagine if you had sent your son to Morehouse College. Here’s what happened there this month… On Sunday, May 19th, investor and philanthropist, Robert F. Smith, shocked 400 graduating students from all-male Morehouse College when, in his commencement speech, he announced he would … Read More
How Oklahoma City Taxpayers Can Pay Taxes Online in 2019
It’s no secret this tax season is proving a little more … “costly” for everyday Oklahoma City taxpayers. If you can find any solace in that reality, know that you are not alone. Due to changes made through the 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), many Americans find themselves in a position of issuing payment to the IRS. For … Read More
Robin Harris’ First Key To Building Wealth
Not only are we entering into the thick of tax season, but based on our political situation, we could be staring at another federal government shutdown on Friday. Which means, well … we don’t know exactly what it will mean except that God bless you if you are trying to get help directly from the IRS these days. Not only … Read More
Four Reasons Why Oklahoma City Taxpayers Should File Taxes Early
As of this writing, the federal government is STILL in its partial shutdown. And 800,000+ people are affected — including a whole slew of IRS workers who have been called in, regardless of paychecks, because come Trump or high water: tax filing will indeed begin on January 28th, 2019. So, we’re still buckling up around here, and meeting with Oklahoma … Read More