A: To set yourself up for a successful and stress-free tax season, and to ensure you hit the upcoming tax filing deadline, start getting ready now with these simple steps.
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Christopher Zarra, CFP®, ChFC®, CFS®
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3/17/16
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I have made no secret of my opposition to the egregious tax giveaway the City of Long Beach is eager to give to luxury development giant iStar. Last Wednesday . . .
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3/3/16
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The special election to fill the State Senate’s 9th District seat, formerly held by Majority Leader Dean Skelos, is set for April 19, the same day as New York’s presidential primary.
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2/4/16
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School districts are feeling squeezed by this year’s tax cap.
Since 2012, the state tax cap has limited municipal tax increases to approximately 2 percent or the rate of inflation — …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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1/27/16
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President Obama delivered his final State of the Union address on Jan. 12, and the race to replace him has tightened on both sides. Who would have believed that at this point in the race . . .
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1/21/16
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In his State of the State address on Jan. 13, Gov. Andrew Cuomo promised to end the Gap Elimination Adjustment that school districts across the state have been subject to by 2017-18. That’s a major step in the right direction, but . . .
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1/21/16
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In the coming weeks and months, local school districts will be planning their 2016-17 budgets, deciding how to allocate their pieces of that very large pie. It’s our right to have a say in how that money will be spent.
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1/21/16
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School officials are hoping state aid will be enough to cover shortfalls in next year’s budget.
Municipalities across the state are expecting a minimal increase in their allowed tax levy this …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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1/20/16
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Q: When I go to the mynassauproperty.com website, my property’s market value seems low. Does that mean I shouldn’t grieve?
A: On January 4, 2016 the Nassau County Assessor …
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By Richard G. Fromewick
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1/6/16
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John Crudele, a columnist for the New York Post whom I have tremendous respect for, wrote a recent column titled, “Here’s how we can fix this broken economy.” Last week, in a debate hosted by CNBC, the Republican marching band of presidential candidates . . .
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11/5/15
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