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The additional amount is called Deemed Military Wages (DMW). My service was '67-'71. I did my own calculation of my benefit as a check and can confirm that my DMW was automatically included. I thought that it ended about the time the all volunteer service began (early '80's?) given the higher pay sc...

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Your 2020 IRMAA MAGI will determine if you will need to pay any IRMAA in 2022. However, 2022 IRMAA rates will not be known until mid November 2021. What will be calculated at that time is the 2022 IRMAA threshold, the income brackets above the threshold, and the additional monthly premium per bracke...

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The best eulogy of Jack Bogle is the faithful history of his actions.

(borrowed from Robert Southey, "The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson" [1813], Admiral of the British fleet whose flagship was "Vanguard").

Rest in Peace.

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Vanguards estimated year-end dividend for 500 Index Admiral (VFIAX) was $1.23.

The actual declared dividend on 12/13/2018 was $1.2811 or 4.15% higher.

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You state that your spouse purchased shares in a taxable account, but you do not mention if your sale was in a taxable or non-taxable account. If the sale was in a non-taxable account, I believe that there is no wash sale as there is no loss to be claimed on your tax return.

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It doesn't sound right. You should research the IRS "Step Transaction Doctrine".

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The IRS has no obligation to accept certified mail and return receipts as proof of filing. I worked for a company that mailed their return with such, but the IRS did not accept it and assessed late payment penalties and interest. After fighting it for about 3 years, the IRS prevailed. It cost the co...

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Every year you are a year older with a higher probability of claims.

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TheDDC wrote: ↑Sat Mar 03, 2018 5:42 pm Is Deluxe sufficient for sole proprietorship business income?

-TheDDC

My wife and I each have Schedule C income and Deluxe handles both fine.

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You may have deductible expenses you have not taken into account. For example: "Self-employed health insurance deduction. You may be able to deduct the amount you paid for medical and dental insurance and qualified long-term care insurance for you and your family." This is from p. 35 of IR...

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I have sent in my coupon with as much as 6 months payment and have had no problem. Also, pay by credit card that rewards 2.5%.

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How about "The only gift we desire is that of your presence."

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This company has stolen from you and most likely many other Amazon customers. No overseas company has authority to collect a state sales tax. The only place they are remitting it to is their own bank account.

You need to report this seller to Amazon!

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Thank you for sharing your time, experience and knowledge. You have been most generous and will be missed.

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Credit Karma requires a mobile phone number to register for the tax software. I have one, but decided not to register. I am concerned the phone will be used for sales calls.

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Sherlock,

I was not aware of taxation regarding inherited annuities. Good to know.

Thank you.

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Sherlock wrote:

I recieved inheritance in 2014 which boosted income significantly.

An inheritance is not taxable, why did it boost your taxable income?

MarkS

I cannot comment as to the transfer process, but you cannot convert an Inherited IRA to a Roth.

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I'm in IL and pay $154.19. Like you, I am considering changing to Plan G since F won't be offered after 2019. This means leaving USAA since they do not have G.

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I also have USAA Plan F. I have not received any notice of an increase. If willing, can you share your old and new premium amounts?

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I have funds in Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Admiral Shares (VFSUX). The distribution was posted Saturday am even though the "Distributions" page shows it as payable 10/3. I have not yet upgraded to Brokerage. Could that be the difference? There'd be no financial difference as they hav...

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This will be controlled by state law. The Illinois Condominium Property Act requires that a change in the allocation percentages can only be "changed by agreement of all unit owners". I would think this would be the same in every state. The time to determine if you like the allocation or n...

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Gambler wrote ...what bugs me even more is the constant 10min on, 10min off. We had the opposite problem. Our system was cycling too infrequently in that it got too warm before starting and too cool before stopping. I found a copy of our thermostat manual online and discovered that we can adjust wh...

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You need to educate yourself about Cost Basis methods in general. A great place to start is the Wiki linked above by JimInIllinois.

Hope this helps.

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A qualified joint venture files 2 Schedule C's in lieu of a 1065. From the link you show above, "The provision generally permits a qualified joint venture whose only members are a husband and wife filing a joint return not to be treated as a partnership for Federal tax purposes ." (emphasi...

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The 1099 income should be split between the spouses just like any other income or expense. It might be best to attach to your return a statement showing the allocation. To make this clearer for the future, you might consider getting an FEIN and giving that to your clients so that future 1099's are i...

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The additional tax you owe is dependent on your marginal tax rate and whether or not the dividend income is qualified. The tax may be as low as zero or as high as $17. The late payment penalty is no more than 25% of the additional tax due, or no more than $4. Interest would probably be about 7% per ...

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I had the same problem and researched it on TurboTax Help. I found there that importing won't work if you use special characters in your Vanguard password. I changed my Vanguard password to one without special characters and it worked.

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My wife and I have been with Vanguard since 1984. Except for a solo 401(k), all of our investments are there. We have never had a problem of any kind.

That said, I agree with nisiprius, in that, if your wife is against Vanguard, go elsewhere.

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Determining your starting divisor is a little confusing. Your starting year for RMD's is determined by the year in which you turn 70.5. However the divisor you use for calculating the RMD is based on your attained age in the starting year. If born in the 1st half of the year, the year in which you s...

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The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

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triggerfish10 wrote:I have a fantastic smoked paprika chicken marinade recipe...

Can you share it?

Thanks.

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Have you ever used a car wash? This is from the Chicago Tribune: Bob Weber Motormouth November 15, 2013 Q: I had my Honda Accord detailed, and when it was returned, I noticed significant water spots on my rear-view mirrors and the outside of the back window. I can only assume they were using hard wa...

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Saving$ and Bonnan, thank you for your responses.

The $408 is for 1 repairman for 1 hour. Therefore, overtime premium/hour is either $204 if time & 1/2 applies or $408 if double time applies (Sundays and holidays).

Mark

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I live in a north suburban Chicago condo and serve on the Board. We have 2 elevators that are covered by a full maintenance contract. The contract covers parts and labor at straight time rates. So, service is free during regular hours. For service outside regular hours, we have to pay for any overti...

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Yes, you can. Go to irs.gov and search for "qualified joint venture". You'll need to file 2 Schedule C's to allocate the income & expenses.

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Get the square footage the inspector came up with from the insurance company and compare it to your own calculation. This happened to me about 10 years ago. My square footage calculated from a survey was about 1,600 when the inspector had about 1,900. I supported my calculation with the insurance co...

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Trying not to repeat what others may have listed:

The Apu Trilogy
Pan's Labyrinth
Secret in Their Eyes
Mediterraneo
Like Water for Chocolate
Elling

For Kurosawa fans, try works by director Yoji Yamada. My favorite of his is "The Hidden Blade".

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One factor I see is inflation. It seems to me that the "historical annual 6.5% increase" you used for the stock market is the historic real return. However, you adjust the real estate return for 2.5% inflation. You should adjust either both or neither investments for inflation in order to ...

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For an emergency phone, I use Page Plus Cellular. Their most basic plan is $10 for 120 days and includes 100 minutes.

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The 12/31/11 bank balance per books does not need to be equal to the bank 12/31/11 statement. Most all accounts have activity to the extent that there are always some items in-transit and outstanding. If these checks are properly 2011 expenses, then your books are fine as they are. Simply prepare a ...

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I am not familiar with Quickbooks, but I don't see that you need to do anything other than prepare a reconciliation between the bank statement at 12/31 and the books at 12/31 showing the payroll check as an outstanding item.

I hope that answers your question.

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My opinion is that the payroll is expense to the S Corp and income to you in 2011. Be sure the S Corp files it's payroll tax returns (W-2, 941). The building expense is a 2011 expense assuming it does not cover a period beyond 2012. See IRS Publication 538 "Accounting Periods and Methods" ...

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I use Health Savings Administrators.

http://www.hsaadministrators.info

They have very reasonable fees and a good selection of Vanguard funds.

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Self-employed health insurance premiums are deducted above the line, not as itemized on Schedule A.

See Form 1040 line 29 and instructions.

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The form number is 5374-1. It is blue in color. I've never been able to find a download-able one online and have always had to get them them by mail.

Try phoning the Federal Reserve Bank for your area. They may be able to help. Mine is FRB Minneapolis 800-553-2663 but they close at 5:00 central.

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Jerilynn,

I have found the following site helpful ( I am a new poster, so can not post a link):

badfaithinsurance dot org

and go to the Good-Bad Faith Ranking page.

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