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College Financial Planning

How Can You Pay for Your Kid to go to College, Spend and Save as You Are Now, and Increase the Amount of Money You have for Retirement?

Elder Care Financial Care

Finally… Worry Free Financial Management for Your Aging Parent or Family Member.

Estate Planning Done Right

Make Sure Your Family Transitions Prepare Your Children and Your Family for Financial Freedom.

Paducah Car Shopping in 2023

Enjoy your long weekend soaking up the final vestiges of summer? Last minute visits to your Paducah pool, outdoor amusements, a little grill-out … maybe buying a new car?Typically Labor Day is one of the biggest car shopping days of the year. As dealers look to clear...

Consider This When Loaning Money to Family or Paducah Friends

Loaning money to family is tricky. There’s a minefield of complications that can be set off with one step in the wrong direction. Our own government is a perfect example. We’ve got a hefty debt, and we’ve borrowed A LOT from other nations to subsidize our...

Dean Owen’s Tax Extension Breakdown

It's the final full week of tax season, and our office in Paducah is hopping! But yes, I'm still taking the the time to step away for a moment and write to you, my friend. Lots of business to communicate today, with the deadline of Tuesday, April 17th, right around...

The Tax Trap Paducah Side Hustlers Need to Know About

These days, it seems like everybody and their uncle has a “side hustle.”From delivering for Uber Eats and Instacart to selling crafts on Etsy to teaching English online to renting out your front yard for dog parties on Sniffspot (yes, this is a real thing), there...

Focus Training For Folks In Paducah

Now that we're into June, it really does feel like summer is here. The air conditioning kicks in, the days are hotter ... and, if you're like me, "focus" becomes something I have to set myself towards. It doesn't just "happen" -- especially when the days are hot. It...

Dean Owen’s Credit Score Repair Strategies

I’ve talked to many clients about credit score repair – and I’ve seen how true this is: it’s easy to get yourself deep into credit problems. I’ve even seen that it’s not always the people that you’d expect. I have Paducah clients who have built tight financial...

Your Paducah Side Hustle & the IRS Crackdown

Now that 2021 tax returns are completely in the rearview (although we can always make amendments!), and only a few months of the 2022 version remain, it’s time to kick your “tax optimization” strategies into full gear. And look – yes, I’m a professional at this...

Dean Owen’s Thoughts on Finding Joy In Life

Wow, am I the only one who turned around and suddenly found the holidays have already planted themselves on my doorstep? No? Oh. Well…At this time of year, it seems like I always find myself saying, It’s been a crazy year like a proverbial broken record. But, it...

Should Paducah Parents Take The Child Tax Credit Payments?

The federal government is handing out a lot of money to Paducah individuals lately. Remember those stimulus payments that started showing up in your bank account last year? There’s more en route...Now comes the federal advance payments of the Child Tax Credit (CTC)....

Credit Cards: A Money Management for Paducah Teens Tool

Well, before I jump into money management for teens, let’s focus on the fact that a month has gone by since the beginning of tax season. And boy has it been a veritable whirlwind of activity in the M Dean Owen, CPA, PSC office. We’ve got our arms deep in the returns...

How You’re Missing Legal Tax Deductions

Here’s a certain truth: the State and Federal Government would love to have more of your hard-earned money in their accounts. Sure, even though it’s painful, none of us begrudge paying our legal and fair share of taxes.
But the problem is that regular taxpayers, like you, are missing out on legal and safe deductions, to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars in unclaimed refunds every year!

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