Home Parties and Direct Sales

Formulating a Plan for Success

Are you in the market for some new cookware, makeup or scrapbook supplies? How about great deals on candles, jewelry, books or purses? We’ve all been invited to home parties. It’s a fun way to hang out with friends, drink some wine and shop in a relaxed environment. Are you thinking about signing up to sell something, too? What will you sell? How do you know a business is legitimate so that you and your party…

Helping 20-Somethings Get Started on the Right Fiscal Foundation

While retirement may be the last thing on your mind as you graduate grad school or celebrate your 25^th with an appletini, it’s one of several things to think about to get you started on the right financial foot. The financial planning experts at the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJSCPA) say a little planning can help you…

The Best Ways to Spend Your Tax Refund

Waiting by the mailbox for your 2011 tax refund? Or maybe you’ve already received it and are trying to decide what to do with it.  Although it might be tempting to dash out and buy a brand new, shiny something or other, curb that impulse for a minute and ponder your options.



It’s okay to give yourself a little treat, say personal financial planning experts at the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJSCPA). But…

Getting Paid What You Are Worth

by Jeffrey Strain

The question of whether or not you're getting paid the amount you deserve compared with others in your line of work seems to cross everybody's mind from time to time. In the past, this information was extremely difficult to determine. As we all well know, an employer's interest has always been to pay their employees the least amount possible while at the same time keeping them satisfied, so sharing salary…

The AMT. Form 1040EZ. W-2s and 1099s. What does it all mean? More importantly, how do you make sense of the forms and tax jargon to calculate your refund or – gulp – what you owe Uncle Sam.

Now through March 31, CPA experts are on hand to answer your personal income tax filing questions.

Submit your question or read the answers…