RLA TAX Solutions

01/03/2026

🚨 Tax Tip: Don’t File Without Your W-2!

1. Pay Stubs Often Miss Important Tax Details

Your W-2 includes information that pay stubs may not fully reflect, such as:

• Employer-paid benefits

• Retirement contributions

• Pre-tax deductions

• Accurate federal, state, and local withholding

Missing or incorrect data can cause refund errors or tax bills later.

2. Accuracy Protects You From IRS Notices & Penalties

Using your W-2 helps ensure:

• Correct income reporting

• Proper credits and deductions

• Compliance with IRS matching systems

Filing accurately the first time protects you from audits, letters, penalties, and refund reversals.

3. You Risk Having to File an Amended Return

If your W-2 shows different numbers than your pay stub, you’ll have to file an amended return (Form 1040-X). This can:

• Delay refunds by weeks or months

• Trigger additional IRS scrutiny

• Create unnecessary stress

4. Filing Without a W-2 Can Delay Your Refund

The IRS matches your tax return with the W-2 your employer sends them. If your numbers don’t match, your return can be flagged, delayed, or pulled for review, meaning no fast refund.

5. Your Last Pay Stub Is NOT Final or Official

Your last pay stub is only an estimate of your year-to-date earnings. Employers can still make adjustments after year-end for bonuses, corrections, benefits, or payroll errors. Your W-2 is the official document reported to the IRS, not your pay stub.

07/31/2025

🚨 1099 information you can absolutely use

You know them lil’ 1099s y’all love to ignore?
Yeah… the IRS didn’t ignore it. They saw ALL that side hustle income. 👀

Don’t know what a 1099 is? Lemme break it down real quick:

🛻 You out here DoorDashing?
🚗 Driving Uber or Lyft?
📦 Doing Instacart, Amazon Flex, or even braiding hair and collecting Zelle/CashApp with business accounts?
🎨 Freelance work, OnlyFans, babysitting, selling plates, lashes, wigs, whatever…

👉🏽 If you got paid as a contractor — with no taxes taken out —
and earned over $600 from ANYONE?

🧾 They sent the IRS a 1099 with your name on it.
Whether YOU got it or not, the IRS did. 😬

So when you don’t report it on your tax return?
The IRS be like:
“Surprise! You owe more taxes. And here’s a lovely penalty too.” 🎁

💡 But here’s the GOOD news:
If you’re self‑employed or an independent contractor, there are tons of deductions you can take:
✔️ Mileage
✔️ Supplies
✔️ Phone bills
✔️ Business expenses
✔️ And more!

📌 The key is: Tell me about it.
Don’t skip reporting income out of fear — that’s how you end up with a tax bill and stress.
Let me help you report it the right way AND lower that taxable income with legit deductions.

We gon get it done. The IRS ain't playing and Im not either!

by way of my mentor 💕

12/30/2024

10/04/2024

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09/26/2024

Good morning all my military peps! Here is some information that you may not know. 💕💕💕💕

1. 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝘆: 🕒 Military personnel serving in combat or contingency zones automatically receive extra time to file their taxes.
2. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 💼 Military members don’t need to report certain combat pay, which is excluded from taxes.
3. 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 🚚 Service members can deduct certain moving expenses if they experience a permanent change of station (PCS).
4. 𝗙𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆: 🌍 Military members and their spouses can choose to keep their prior state residency for tax purposes, even after relocating for duty.
5. 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 👕 Military personnel can deduct the cost of uniforms, but only the portion not covered by an allowance.
6. 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀: 📝 If the service member is absent due to military duty, their spouse can sign the tax return without needing a power of attorney.
7. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 🚗 Reserve members can deduct travel expenses for duties performed more than 100 miles from home.
8. 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀: 🎖️ Veterans may qualify for various state-level tax exemptions on military retirement and property taxes.

02/01/2024

Before I go to sleep I appreciate everyone who reaches out to me you just don’t k know how much I appreciate you. To my clients THANK YOU FOR TRUSTING ME BELIEVING IN ME pass the rumors and all the lies being spread. Know that I’m working on me everyday and no I’m not perfect but I AM IMPERFECTLY ME so thank you for loving me just as I am 💗

01/25/2024

SO THIS YEAR WOULD BE MY SON AS THE YOUNG FOLKS SAY HIS JORDAN YEAR SO I GOT SOMETHING IM PLAYING DETAILS COMING SOON 💙🤞🏽