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College Financial Planning

How Can You Pay for Your Kid to go to College, Spend and Save as You Are Now, and Increase the Amount of Money You have for Retirement?

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Whether you’re refinancing your home or participating in any number of legal processes that require legitimization of paperwork, we have an in-house, licensed public notary that can help you.

1st Quality Tax Service’s 2024 Tax Season Gratitude List-Topper: YOU

That’s the bell marking the end of the 2024 tax season (with a few exceptions). Yes, we’re pretty whipped over here at 1st Quality Tax Service. Every tax season brings its own challenges, and there were definitely a few for us in the 2024 tax season. But…...

Federal Student Aid & Other Things Inglewood Parents Should Discuss

Ever heard of the 5-hour rule? It’s where you devote an hour a day to learn, think, and reflect. It’s a common practice among a lot of well-known, successful people, including Oprah Winfrey and Elon Musk. Learning something an hour a day doesn’t...

A Warning About Social Media Tax Advice for Inglewood Taxpayers

I’ve had plenty of Inglewood clients over the years come to me in a terrible position with their taxes because they trusted the wrong person’s advice or fell prey to a scam… or both. In fact, the third most commonly reported fraud is tax refund fraud, and...

Dwayne Harrison’s Guide to Filing an IRS Tax Extension

Did you experience any good April Fool’s jokes this week? I always love to hear about a good prank.Here’s one that’s actually not a joke (sorry)... We’re in the final stretch leading up to the April 15th personal filing deadline.It’s our Game 7 around here, and we’re...

Dwayne Harrison’s Insights on Being a Financial Caregiver

And just like that, Tax Day is a week (or less, depending on when you’re reading this) away. Remember back in January when I said it would be here before you could blink?If you’re one of those who are waiting until the last minute, and my reminders haven’t been enough...

Common Tax Penalties Inglewood Taxpayers Can Easily Avoid

Remember that frantic scramble to file your taxes on April 15th? Procrastination happens, especially with taxes.But a rushed job often leads to a botched job. Why? Because there’s no time to double check to make sure everything is right. Small mistakes can be a big...

3 Common Tax Return Mistakes Inglewood People Can Easily Avoid

According to a survey by the American Cleaning Institute, 80% of Americans plan to spring clean this year.What’s funny is that same percentage of people would rather spring clean than take care of their taxes.I get it.While I understand that sentiment (taxes take...

10 Life Change Events You Should Share with Your Inglewood Tax Pro

Three weeks. Yeah, that’s roughly how long until April 15. If you’ve already filed your return, don’t check out – today’s article will help you know if you need to do things differently on next year’s return.But if you haven’t yet prepared your taxes… well, you’re...

IRS Collection Notices Hitting Your Inglewood Mailbox?

One thing you don’t really want showing up in your Los Angeles County mailbox (besides all of those dental office and windows installation ads) is a collection notice from the IRS.And, for two years, you had a reprieve thanks to the IRS halting many of their...

5 Income Tax Deductions Inglewood Taxpayers Overlook

Are we out of the inflation hole yet? (A curious mind wants to know…)Well, according to the Fed, they’re waiting a little bit longer to confirm that. The good news for now is no new interest rate hikes and maybe even some cuts down the road. That spells good...

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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