There is this show I've been watching on Netflix called Heir Hunters, and it chronicles 30 research companies in the UK who race to locate surviving heirs when someone dies without a will. The research companies get a commission if they can locate the heirs. It's a...

It doesn't take a genius to look around and predict that economic catastrophes are still coming.Yelp recently issued a report which revealed that as of August 31, there were 163,735 businesses who indicated on Yelp that they had closed -- a 23% increase since...

 Wedding bells might be chiming for some Ellis County people as we head into warmer weather, but for others, the thud of a gavel signals the end of a happily-ever-after.As if a separation or divorce isn’t enough of a punch in the gut for you, it can be further...

Summer is nearing an end, but this has been no ordinary summer.Everywhere, parents are scrambling in the most unusual "back to school" season in memory. Fall sports are in limbo, and others (MLB, NHL, NBA) are operating in a weird Twilight Zone mode. Urban centers are...

Depending on what kind of news you're consuming these days or how much you're paying attention, you might not have been noticing the inflation signals that are popping all over the place. This does have implications for Ellis County taxpayers of all stripes -- and we...

You may have seen the recent headlines announcing that Americans left almost 1.5 billion dollars in unclaimed tax refunds in 2019 because of unfiled tax returns.That’s a lot of money that will become the property of the U.S. Department of the Treasury when it could...

To be fair, the new $600 reporting requirement for digital payment apps isn't a Venmo thing ... it's an IRS thing.(Personally, I'm still amazed by how people share their transactions so publicly on these kinds of platforms. But that's a topic for another day.)And I...

Unless you're a tax pro like me (who lives and breathes this stuff), you want to think about taxes as little as possible. Especially post-tax deadlines. Out of sight, out of mind until next year, right? Not really.If you're a local Ellis County business...

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...

Ever feel like the whole world is taking a summer vacation except you?That’s real: Small business owners can’t always afford to step away from the helm to take those long, glorious vacations you see on social media (maybe beach and Europe photos are already popping up...