Brian’s Tax Musings

If you are retired and receiving social security, remember these benefits are not necessarity tax free.  If you have other investment income, even if you are not working, you might have up to 85% of your benefits subject to federal income taxes.  You can email me at bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net and we could do a calculation to see if any of your benefits may be taxable. 

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Brian’s Personal Musings

Hey everyone.  I was off yesterday as we went to Disneyland (this week is my daughter’s last day of summer vacation) and had a blast.  Our only problem was that Space Mountain took us almost 2 hours to ride and we had a fastpass for Star Tours that we didn’t want to miss (we made it and the new ride is really cool).  We also went on Big Thumder Railroad for the first time in forever – forgot how much fun that ride was.  All in all, a fun day from arrival at 9:30 and leaving at 11:30 (kind of like tax season hours).  Man am I tired today!

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Brian’s Financial Musings

It is always important to check up on your homeowners insurance.  An Article link that discusses 10 things about homeowner’s insurance for someone ready to buy a house will also come in handy for someone who already owns.http://business-news.thestreet.com/signonsandiego/story/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-homeowners-insurance/11212293Now you are ready to insure your new or existing home.  If I can help woth other things email me at bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net and ask me questions.

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