Articles by Lavestia Gaston Harper

Paying taxes can be quite taxing for entertainers as well as other entertainment professions. Most working musicians are considered “self-employed” in regard to filing their taxes. In a legal and taxpaying sense this means that […]

Tax planning is important for every existing tax bracket.   Taxpayers in any bracket and complexity level are subject to the changes in their taxation brought about by life events, such as marriage, new children, […]

One of the most confusing decisions taxpayers have during tax season is determining whether to wait on their W2 or file with their last pay check stub of the year. Some tax preparation companies contribute […]

A taxpayer can claim one exemption for each qualified dependent, thereby reducing the taxable income. a qualifying relative can be any age To meet this test, the person must either: • Live as a member […]

According to Bloomberg,  the IRS is turning up the heat on taxpayers. Some of them, anyway. The number of audits conducted by the Internal Revenue Service has dropped as it continues to reel from years […]

Although tax season has come and gone the growing problem of identity theft has now become an on-going part of the tax season culture. With the allowance of our unregulated “free for all” electronic filing […]

During times of interest rate uncertainty, investors are often left to wonder what will happen to the price of their bond holdings if interest rates rise or fall. The answer may lie in a measurement […]

Tax changes under the new administration could be the  “largest tax change since the Reagan Administration.”   Key features of Trump’s plan could lead to changes with state and local government tax collection. It all […]