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Supporting children, helping aging parents, and protecting your own retirement can turn you into the family CFO. Here’s how to manage the financial overlap.

When You Become the Family CFO

Business expenses can reduce taxable income, but many learn too late that a deduction is only as good as the records behind it.

Self-Employed Tax Deductions: Why Records Matter Protect your business deductions. See what the IRS requires for travel, meals, and vehicle mileage logs—and how to avoid 20% accuracy penalties.

Should you pay off debt or invest? Higher interest rates have shifted the balance. Learn how to evaluate high-interest debt, emergency savings, retirement planning, and taxes when making important financial decisions.

Pay Off Debt or Invest? What to Consider Higher interest rates change the debt vs. investing decision. Learn how debt, savings, retirement goals, and taxes can affect your choice.

An executor of a decedent’s estate must administer the estate and distribute assets in the statutory order of priority; failure to follow those legal requirements can expose the executor to personal liability.

Executor Liability for a Decedent’s Unpaid Taxes Supporting children, helping aging parents, and protecting your own retirement can turn you into the family CFO. Here’s how to manage the financial overlap.

New York City has begun notifying property owners who may be subject to its new pied-à-terre tax. Learn who may be affected and more.

NYC Pied-à-Terre Tax Notices Are Going Out

Here are the September 2026 Business Due Dates

September 2026 Business Tax Due Dates Review September 2026 business tax deadlines for S corporations, partnerships, corporations, employers, estates, and trusts.

The third 2026 estimated tax payment is due September 15. Learn who should pay, safe harbor rules, penalties, and how to avoid a surprise tax bill.

September 15 Estimated Tax Payment Deadline

Here are the September 2026 Individual Due Dates

September 2026 Individual Tax Due Dates Review key September 2026 individual tax deadlines, including tip reporting and the third estimated tax payment, plus important safe harbor rules.

Your final decade before retirement can have the biggest impact on your financial future. Learn the key planning opportunities at ages 50, 55, and 60—and why proactive tax planning matters.

The 10-Year Retirement Countdown: Smart Financial Moves at 5 Your final decade before retirement is critical. Learn key planning opportunities at ages 50, 55, and 60 and how tax planning can help.