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30 Mar 2021

Tax Day Moved Again: IRS Provides Details on Postponement to May 17th

On Monday, the IRS issued guidance with details on its postponement of the April 15th tax deadline for individuals. Their initial notice of extension of the deadline to May 17th lacked clarity as to whether the extended due date also applied to certain other items traditionally tied to the April 15th deadline, such as 1st quarter estimated tax payments, IRA contributions and HSA contributions. While Monday’s clarification notice did not provide for a full extension of all items historically due on April 15th, it did provide some necessary guidance.

11 Apr 2020

SBK News Alert: CARES Act

By Stephanie Stumpf

The CARES Act will make 2020 an interesting year for tax and cash flow planning. Stephanie Stumpf takes us through the main provisions that will be available to individuals and some initial strategies for consideration.

23 Mar 2020

Tax Day Moved to July 15th, Here’s What We Know:

In some welcome relief, the IRS recently announced that the tax filing and payment deadline would be extended to July 15th. But what about the deadline for your IRA contributions and upcoming estimated tax payments? Here's what we know so far:

08 Jan 2020

SBK News Alert: SECURE Act

By Nicole Boike

On December 20th, President Trump signed into law the SECURE Act as part of the government’s year-end spending bill. Effective for 2020, the bill significantly changes the rules and administration of retirement accounts...

10 Dec 2019

SBK Give Back Day

SBK team members take a break from financial planning and tax planning to spend the afternoon at Shalom Farms!

Shalom Farms provides thousands in Richmond with access to healthy food and healthy lives.