TaxSense: Keeping What's Yours

Originally broadcast on March 16, 2013, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

This restored edition of TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours comes from the height of the 2013 tax filing season. Owen Arnoff discusses timely tax issues, IRS developments, tax-planning considerations, financial topics, and practical concerns affecting individuals and business owners.

TaxSense combined current tax news, professional insight, financial planning, and real-world examples designed to make complicated tax and financial subjects easier to understand.

The original episode title and complete show notes have not been independently verified, so this installment is being presented in the historical archive under its confirmed broadcast date.

Originally broadcast on March 11, 2013, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

In this Tax Sense Report, Owen Arnoff discusses charitable donations and the tax considerations that can affect whether a contribution is deductible.

This short-form report was part of the weekday companion series to TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours, providing timely tax updates and practical commentary between the longer Saturday broadcasts.

This recording has been preserved as part of the restored TaxSense historical archive.

Originally broadcast on March 9, 2013, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

In this episode of TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours, Owen Arnoff tackles a deceptively simple question: what actually makes a tax return “complicated”?

The discussion looks at how complexity can arise from the taxpayer’s circumstances rather than simply from the number of forms involved. Business activity, investments, rental property, retirement accounts, multiple sources of income, changing family situations, and other factors can all create tax issues that require more judgment and planning than a basic return might suggest.

TaxSense combines practical tax guidance, IRS issues, financial planning, and real-world examples designed to help listeners better understand when a tax situation may call for professional assistance.

This episode has been restored from the surviving original broadcast recording and is presented as part of the TaxSense historical archive.

Originally broadcast on March 4, 2013, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

In this Tax Sense Report, Owen Arnoff discusses tax issues involving short sales and foreclosures, including the financial and tax consequences that can arise when a property is sold for less than the outstanding debt or lost through foreclosure.

This short-form report was part of the weekday companion series to TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours, providing timely tax updates and practical commentary between the longer Saturday broadcasts.

This recording has been preserved as part of the restored TaxSense historical archive.

Originally broadcast on March 2, 2013, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

In this episode of TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours, Owen Arnoff looks at the risks of trusting an important tax return to an inexperienced or unqualified preparer.

Using the idea that “if you think it’s expensive to hire a professional, just wait until you hire an amateur,” the program explores why experience, professional judgment, and proper tax knowledge matter when preparing a return or dealing with more complicated tax issues.

The episode also features Justin Elliott and Ryan Mason, bringing financial-planning perspective to the discussion.

TaxSense combines practical tax guidance, IRS issues, financial planning, and real-world examples designed to help listeners make better-informed tax and financial decisions.

This episode has been restored from the surviving original broadcast recording and is presented as part of the TaxSense historical archive.

Originally broadcast on February 23, 2013, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

This restored edition of TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours comes from the middle of the 2013 tax filing season. Owen Arnoff discusses timely tax issues, IRS developments, tax-planning considerations, financial topics, and practical questions affecting individuals and business owners.

TaxSense combined current tax news, professional insight, real-world examples, and practical guidance designed to make complicated tax and financial subjects easier to understand.

The original episode title and complete show notes have not been independently verified, so this installment is being presented in the historical archive under its confirmed broadcast date.

Originally broadcast on February 16, 2013, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

In this episode of TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours, Owen Arnoff looks at several timely tax stories, including IRS tax liens involving O.J. Simpson, the developing federal sequestration debate, and tax-relief scams targeting taxpayers.

The program examines how tax liens and collection issues can affect individuals, why major federal budget decisions can have tax and economic consequences, and the warning signs taxpayers should watch for when approached by companies promising unrealistic relief from IRS problems.

TaxSense combines current tax news, practical IRS guidance, tax planning, financial issues, and real-world commentary designed to make complicated tax subjects easier to understand.

This episode has been restored from the surviving original broadcast recording and is presented as part of the TaxSense historical archive.

Originally broadcast on February 9, 2013, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

In this episode of TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours, Owen Arnoff is joined by guests for a discussion that spans commercial and multi-family real estate investment products as well as issues affecting veterans.

The program looks at investment and financial-planning considerations surrounding commercial and multi-family properties, while also addressing practical concerns and resources relevant to veterans and their families.

As with other TaxSense broadcasts, the discussion combines tax considerations, financial planning, investment issues, and real-world commentary designed to help listeners make better-informed decisions.

This episode has been restored from the surviving original broadcast recording and is presented as part of the TaxSense historical archive.

Originally broadcast on February 2, 2013, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

In this episode of TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours, Owen Arnoff looks back at the 100th anniversary of the 16th Amendment, which established Congress’s constitutional authority to impose a federal income tax.

The program explores how the federal income tax system developed over the century that followed, how tax law became increasingly complex, and what that history means for taxpayers and tax professionals today.

As always, TaxSense combines tax history, current tax issues, IRS matters, practical tax guidance, financial planning, and real-world commentary in a format designed to make complicated subjects easier to understand.

This episode has been restored from the surviving original broadcast recording and is presented as part of the TaxSense historical archive.

Originally broadcast on January 26, 2013, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

This restored edition of TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours comes from the heart of the 2013 tax filing season. Owen Arnoff discusses tax issues, IRS developments, tax-planning considerations, financial topics, and practical questions affecting individuals and business owners.

TaxSense combined current tax news, real-world examples, professional insight, and practical guidance designed to make complicated tax and financial subjects easier to understand.

The original episode title and complete show notes have not been independently verified, so this installment is being presented in the historical archive under its confirmed broadcast date.