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How to File Back Taxes with Missing W-2s or 1099s

Key Takeaways  You can still file back taxes even with missing W-2s or 1099s; the IRS requires you to file using...

Why Was My Offer in Compromise Rejected?  Optima Tax Relief

Key Takeaways  An Offer in Compromise allows taxpayers to settle IRS debt for less than they owe, but approval depends...

Target Gift Card Sale: Apple, Google Play, Uber, Xbox, Cheesecake Factory

Target also has some gift cards on sale that may be of interest: Free $15 Target Gift Card when you...

Sales Tax Concerns of Coming Holiday Season

The High-Stakes Holiday Shopping Environment Holiday shopping season is the playoffs for retailers; Everything must work perfectly, from the warehouse...

Deals, Gift Cards, Points Discounts, Updated Stuff I Like — My Money Blog

Amazon Black Friday Week 2025 has arrived, and I will update this post over the next several days. My first...

What is Audit Reconsideration?  | Optima Tax Relief

Key Takeaways  Audit reconsideration lets taxpayers challenge a completed IRS audit without going through Appeals or Tax Court, offering a...

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How to become an insurance broker: A step-by-step guide

The National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research (NAIER) offers several voluntary certifications, including those for counseling, customer service, risk...

Mortgage Strategy’s Top 10 Stories: 24 Nov to 28 Nov

This week’s top headlines: Landlords to pay more property income tax from 2027 and owners of properties worth more than...

How Stored-Value Accounts Are the Next Iteration of Prepaid

Consumers are loading account balances, whether to buy a cup of coffee or to purchase a toll pass. Although a...

The 4 Year Rule For Retirement Spending

Early in my blogging days I struck up an email friendship with a fellow financial writer named John. John had...

Will Trump be good for payments innovation?

The knee-jerk response to the question of whether President Donald Trump has been a boon for payments innovation may be...

The Real Black Friday Sale Is in Crypto

Thanks to the internet, the term “Black Friday” means something much different today than it did even ten years ago....

Mortgage

Budget tax rumours hit house sales and buyer demand: Zoopla – Mortgage Strategy

Budget speculation about property tax changes caused a big drop in agreed sales and buyer demand, according to Zoopla. The...

Allica refreshes owner-occupier range and launches cashback offer – Mortgage Strategy

Allica Bank has expanded its owner-occupier mortgage range to include an increase in its maximum loan term to 30 years...

Older first-time buyers continue to rise: Santander – Mortgage Strategy

Older first-time buyers are taking an ever-growing share of the market, with one in five (22%) FTBs in 2025 aged...

Lender mortgage cuts continue to drag down average rates: Moneyfacts – Mortgage Strategy

Continued mortgage lender rate cuts have dragged down rates for another week, according to financial experts Moneyfacts. The firm said...

In Britain’s least affordable town house prices are 15x local earnings – Mortgage Strategy

Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire ranks as the most expensive place relative to earnings in Britain, as house prices are more than...

The Right Mortgage hires Truslove as mortgage development manager – Mortgage Strategy

The Right Mortgage & Protection (TRM) has appointed Robyn Truslove as its mortgage development manager. Truslove bring more than five...