It may be time to take a serious look at your estate. It was anticipated that Congress would address the expiring estate tax rules but there is no sign of that happening. That means that the estate tax will revert to the rules that were in effect in 2001. This can mean major dollars to [...]

You may want to consider revising your California Income Tax Withholding Exemptions.  California is currently adding 10% to the withholdig tables to assist in the states cash flow problems.  They are effectively trying to borrow $1.5 billion from us taxpayers.  You can offset this reduction in your paycheck by increasing the number of exemptions you claim.  See [...]