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Harris’s Guide to Navigating the IRS Office of Appeals
Huge federal tax debt can make you feel like you’re drowning with no life preserver. And keeping your head above water on your own without some help can spell doom. A good place to start (besides calling your favorite Oklahoma City tax specialist, wink) is to...
Harris’s Year-End Guide to Paying Less Taxes
When scrolling my social feeds, if I come across a Christmas countdown post, I sometimes have to purposefully slow my breathing. For Oklahoma City tax and financial pros like me, this season also shouts: deadlines, deadlines, deadlines. Also, yes … happy holiday...
2022 Changes Could Mean Tax Advantages for Oklahoma City Filers
Phew. I can tell you (for my part) that I’m eager to metaphorically turn the calendar page into 2023. The last THREE tax seasons have been fairly brutal for tax professionals, navigating IRS staffing challenges, all of the government relief initiatives, and of course...
Top 5 Savings Tips for Oklahoma City Families
In the season of giving, it can be really difficult to tighten up the old wallet. Which is why I want to dive into some baseline savings tips to get you through.After all, there are presents to be bought, cookies to be baked, holiday parties to attend, Oklahoma City...
The New U.S. Congress: What’s Ahead for Oklahoma City Taxpayers
After a U.S. Congress election – regardless of your political perspective – within the results there is always a little bit of the productive, the unproductive, and the stalemate. Sometimes things work in your favor as a faithful Oklahoma City taxpayer. Sometimes,...
Robin Harris’s Thoughts on Finding Joy In Life
Wow, am I the only one who turned around and suddenly found the holidays have already planted themselves on my doorstep? No? Oh. Well…At this time of year, it seems like I always find myself saying, It’s been a crazy year like a proverbial broken record. But, it...
When Disaster Strikes Oklahoma City Taxpayers: Casualty Loss Deduction
Well, if you had an account with FTX, you very well might be in some financial difficulty. To a certain segment of our Oklahoma City clients, this is a BIG deal. As such, I'll have more thoughts in the following weeks as things become more clear.But the "good"...
Robin Harris’s Next Steps After an IRS Tax Settlement
You’d be amazed at just how many Oklahoma City people try to put off paying their debt to Uncle Sam. And of course, they don’t have to avoid, avoid, avoid. There are options. And one of those comes in the form of the elusive Offer in Compromise. My Oklahoma City...
A Tax Documentation Backup How-to for Oklahoma City Filers
First, let’s discuss the elephant in the room: the mid-term elections.Depending on when you’re reading this, they might be underway in your Oklahoma City precinct, they might be already in the rearview, they might not even have raised themselves to the level of your...