Raise your hand if you’re still waiting on a response from the IRS about your refund. With the now 21.3 million returns piled up in the IRS’s inbox, it’s no wonder. Know that you’re not the only Oklahoma City taxpayer in that group. And I wish there was more my office could do to get you answers and get things … Read More
A Why Estate Planning Now Take by RLH Tax Services, LLC
Yeah, we all know that old adage about death and taxes (one with which I’m intimately familiar in my line of work). Yet so few people think to plan for either inevitability. We seem to have an obsession with avoiding them – and believe me, I get it. And I’m obviously deeply engaged on the “tax planning” side of things … Read More
Robin Harris’s Pro Tips to Negotiate with the IRS
With the tax deadline firmly in the rearview, most Oklahoma City people are enjoying pool time and picnics, free of the tax worries of springtime. (Though perhaps not free of all the inflation and stock market pressures we’re all currently facing. Hang in there.) But that’s not true of everyone. For some unlucky few out there, things are starting to … Read More
Tax Documentation Oklahoma City Filers Should Keep and Why
Yes, it’s true, Oklahoma City friends… the financial markets look pretty rough as I write this, on top of a pretty rough end of last week. Inflation continues to wreak havoc … and the smartypants quants in Wall Street don’t seem to have confidence that the government or the Fed are making the right moves. Many of my clients could … Read More
How Oklahoma City Taxpayers Can Check Their Social Security Statement and Status
Are you stressed? Anxious? If so, you’re not alone. As someone who is “in the trenches” with MANY Oklahoma City families and small business owners (as well as plenty outside of our Oklahoma City area), I’m hearing from many who are deeply struggling … and who also find that here at RLH Tax Services, LLCwe’re one of the few … Read More
RLH Tax Services, LLC’s Guide to The Tax Benefits of Marriage (& Drawbacks)
Memorial Day always seems to be the mark of the start of summer: school’s out, Oklahoma City pools open, backyard barbecues commence, and wedding season goes full tilt (I’ve got some insight on the tax benefits of marriage coming at you today)… Seems strange that a holiday meant to remember those who have given their lives in service to our nation … Read More
Tax Debt Options for Oklahoma City Owers
For the majority of Americans, tax season is done and gone. The return has been filed, the refund received, and all the paperwork tucked away securely in cloud storage. But for several million people each year including some Oklahoma City taxpayers, the annual dance with the IRS is not yet finished. These are the folks that owe Uncle Sam money. … Read More
Multilevel Marketing Tips for Oklahoma City First-Timers
Summer break. For Oklahoma City school-age children, those are the two sweetest words in the English language. For parents, it’s … a mixed bag. You might have family vacations and cookouts and some memory-making planned, but it also means YOU are the one figuring out what to do with the young people during the long days so they’re not at … Read More
Robin Harris’s Case for Umbrella Insurance
So, this is the time of year when IRS notices start pouring into Oklahoma City mailboxes. And while the IRS has put a hold on a lot of those, some are still trickling through. And no one likes getting them. The problem right now is that the IRS is still in “treading water” mode as they try to manage a … Read More
How Oklahoma City Businesses Can Stay on Top of Payroll Taxes
We all have to pay our fair share of taxes. It’s a reality we just can’t escape. But sometimes people try. Missed deadlines or membership in the payment avoidance club are not helpful ways to deal with mounting tax debt. Eventually, we all have to face the music, either voluntarily or at the behest of the IRS. It’s no different … Read More