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Michael Essick’s “Help Me Remember” Holiday Prayer

These last couple weeks of 2021 are already a little unusual.Current events are swirling around virus policy, the big Biden "Build Back Better" Act seems to have hit a Joe-Manchin-sized brick wall, sports leagues are in an uproar around rising case numbers, and...
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Taxes & Timeshare Points: A Guide for San Antonio Timeshare Owners

Labor day rushes up on me every year. There's a corporate tax deadline on the 15th of September to keep me busy and focused (not to mention estimated taxes for June 3 through August 31 are also due on the 15th) ... but the truth of the matter is that the beginning of...
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What To Do When You Experience A Sudden Income Increase In San Antonio, Boerne, Texas hill country

I don't know about you, but I am *celebrating* the end of all of the automated phone calls and ads, now that this election is behind us. And no matter how you feel about the results, I hope we can all agree that it's good to put all the shouting behind us. Er,...
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Five Key Habits of the Wealthy San Antonio Clients We Serve

The clock is really ticking now on 2020.But before you celebrate, please -- for the love of Pete -- make SURE that you are getting whatever needs doing done NOW that might affect this year's taxes. I've been banging this drum the last couple weeks, but I know how...
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Helping San Antonio Residents Understand the Purpose of Life Insurance

As the old joke goes, the only two guarantees in life are death and taxes.In these updates, I obviously spend a lot of time talking about taxes.And these past 12 months, no matter how things have landed for those of you in or near San Antonio ... the other part of...
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Michael A. Essick, CPA, PLLC on Back Taxes & Dealing with the IRS

When you owe back taxes to the IRS, they suddenly become very interested in your personal financial affairs.They’re going to start poking their nose into things that you’ve never seen the IRS be interested in, such as your:Housing costsCar payment, gas, and...
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Six Key Year-End Tax Moves That San Antonio, Boerne, Texas hill country Folks Should Consider

Do you see that train barrelling towards the station? The one with "2018" all over it? This calendar year is about to change in under three weeks, and most people I know couldn't be happier about the fact. But what that means for our San Antonio, Boerne,...
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Getting Started in Real Estate Investing: Some Tips for San Antonio Investors

Depending on what kind of news you're consuming these days or how much you're paying attention, you might not have been noticing the inflation signals that are popping all over the place. This does have implications for San Antonio taxpayers of all stripes -- and we...
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Why Procrastination Makes Sense in 2020 For San Antonio, Boerne, Texas hill country Taxpayers

We've had impeachment votes, worldwide pandemics, quarantine-like lockdowns (for the healthy), public police brutality, widespread protests, intense riots, MURDER HORNETS, statues falling, social media anger and now we have a drunken and murderous monkey to top off...
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Understanding the Gift Tax and Estate Tax

Reading emails sent by the IRS isn’t exactly keep-you-up-at-night fare.But there’s something about reading about scammers that I find oddly satisfying.And they (the IRS) has continued to send out mass warnings in their “Dirty Dozen” series, shedding light on the shady...
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How You’re Missing Legal Tax Deductions

Here’s a certain truth: the State and Federal Government would love to have more of your hard-earned money in their accounts. Sure, even though it’s painful, none of us begrudge paying our legal and fair share of taxes.
But the problem is that regular taxpayers, like you, are missing out on legal and safe deductions, to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars in unclaimed refunds every year!
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