by Joanne Tackes | Jun 20, 2016 | CPA, Joanne Tackes
The vast majority (>95%) of Medicare subscribers pay the standard premium for Medicare Part B coverage and for the prescription drug coverage (Medicare Part D) plan that they choose. The other 5% of subscribers are deemed high income and must pay additional...
by Joanne Tackes | Apr 12, 2016 | CPA, Joanne Tackes, Living Life
My future engineer had a great time in the FIRST Robotics Competition this season. I had a lot of fun watching her team’s robot in action both in person and via live-stream. Very few teams were able to scale the opponent’s tower in this year’s castle themed...
by Joanne Tackes | Jan 29, 2016 | CPA, Joanne Tackes, Social Security
You may have heard a lot of buzz recently about the elimination of key Social Security claiming strategies and are wondering what these changes mean for you. In a nutshell, claiming options, especially for marrieds, are about to become narrower. Of particular note,...