Here are a few helpful tips on your personal finances. John Harrison joins Jim Blasingame to recommend tips like checking your credit rating, reviewing beneficiaries, and other financial matters at year-end.

Tell Warren Buffett to just write a check to the government. John Harrison joins Jim Blasingame to tell billionaires like Warren Buffett to stop saying his taxes are too low and just write a check to the government.

It's not too late to take these retirement planning steps. Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several retirement plans that you can start that will prepare for the future and impact your tax bill today.

Do you know how much your tax bill will be for this year? Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to recommend tax planning practices, like prepayments and income deferral, that will help you adjust the size of your tax bill this year.

Beware the new 1099-K income report. Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to report that the 1099-K income form you get may not reflect net taxable income.

Some tax credits should become permanent to stimulate innovation. Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the uncertainty of the extension of some tax credits, like the long-time credit for research.

Veterans offer unique leadership skills and typically make excellent employees. Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the new tax credits for hiring unemployed veterans, plus some year-end tax planning advice.

The economy would improve if government would get out of the way. Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the repeal of the onorous 3% contractor withholding rule and the impact of government on business confidence.

I know what he was feeling, but what was he thinking? Chuck Kadlec joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why he became a supporter and economic advisor to GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain.

Small business owners should not fear the new IRS. Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how today’s IRS is more interested in helping small businesses solve their tax obligations than prosecuting them.