This will be a different kind of note today than I normally post.Because the first thing to note is that a bona fide holiday miracle seems to have occurred: Congress agreed on another relief bill.Given this cultural climate, this might rank up there with the...

Based on the history of events over the course of the last few decades (both here in Cleveland and beyond), you might have thought that world events would have slowed down in the last week -- that there could begin to be some sense of normality.But no. This isn't a...

Well, our primary work for this tax season in Cleveland has just about wrapped up. But notice I said "primary", there ... you see, unlike some professional tax services in Cleveland, we make it a point to do a bit more than simply "fill out forms" on your behalf. I'll...

I remember at the end of April 2019 that I felt like it had been one of the wildest tax seasons in memory. The TCJA ("Trump Tax Code") had thrown a ton of curveballs our way, and we were looking forward to implementing tax planning strategies for our Cleveland clients...

These days, it seems like everybody and their uncle has a “side hustle.”From delivering for Uber Eats and Instacart to selling crafts on Etsy to teaching English online to renting out your front yard for dog parties on Sniffspot (yes, this is a real thing), there...

You might have seen the news that Congress has agreed on the massive new stimulus bill, called the CARES Act.As of this writing, the stimulus bill is NOT YET SIGNED. But it is getting very close.And it might help you VERY much, depending on your situation.I will have...

The Winter Olympics are finished and we are fully immersed in our tax preparation process. We've been enjoying the opportunity to reconnect with so many longtime friends from Cleveland who trust us with their most sensitive financial details -- and we don't take that...

With national events continuing as they are, here at Hinckley Tax Service, we're finding ourselves locking into "go mode" ... again. It's unusual for us to be in this mode smack in the middle of June, but this year has not been ... usual. This is because the tax...

So, you got that stimulus check (or, as the government wants to call it, your "Economic Stimulus Payment")...What next for Cleveland families and individuals?Please use these funds wisely.If I could sum up my advice for next steps, it would be this: act like you did...

It seems like crooks these days keep finding new ways to trick people here in Cleveland into giving them more money. And no, I'm not talking about Congress. Last week, for those of us in the tax professional world in Cleveland who are paying attention (because let's...