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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Brian’s Tax Musings

Hey people, just a reminder.  If you have employees or are self employed, this year is the year of the 2% social security tax reduction.  For 2011 only, you reduce your employee’s social security withholding down to 4.2% and your self employment tax down from 15.3% to 13.3%.  If you have questions about this, be sure to email me at bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net and we can discuss it.

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