Hey Team

I'm on a H1B so I am supposed to pay Medicare and SS taxes, but my employer has not withheld anything- my hnr block advisor caught that but she just completed my returns assuming I don't have to pay those taxes

What is the right protocol in this case? Do I owe SS and fica taxes?

Which crypto platform do you use and why? Looking to invest ~$20k - most of which into BTC and ETH. Looking for opinions.

Is anyone nervous about the whole Russia situation and how that may affect the market if an actual invasion takes place? Do you think it makes sense to take out investments just until things settle down, or even assuming the fed will increase interest rates? Thoughts?

I would like how much other individuals are taking home as a Cash analyst in North Texas?

LCSW 50k loan repayment- Has anyone been granted a contract through the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program? I’m interested in applying for the 2 years of full time work as an LCSW but my loans are a bit under 50k so I’m wondering if they would only give me what I need to clear my loans or would I still get 50k as long as I complete my contract ?

Any thoughts of investing in gold or gold related instruments?

I am down $25K on $150K portfolio. Should I cut losses and leave or continue :(

Hello folks, My ctc is current at 6.2lpa and I would like to cut down my taxes. Any suggestions on where to invest for tax savings? Also is FD a best plan for investment with lock in period od 4 yrs for tax saving bills?

Hello everyone!
I recently found out that I was being paid less than everyone in the team (more than 25% gap to more expe teammates, around 15% less than new hires)
We all had the same responsibilities, I consider I even had a heavier workload (talking in past tense since I very recently made an internal move).
Things to consider:
On a work visa
Non-white
Non-male
What would you recommend doing?
Keeping it to myself?
Speaking up? How? With who?

-TIA

What are currently the best Canadian credit cards for travelers? Looking for Aeroplan or bonvoy points or companion tickets

There are what 750,000 desi h1bs in the US?? If even 10% of us protested and walked down the street, this green card ling wait racism/discrimination issue would be solved and we would all have hope and residency rights.

In the UK what rewards credit card is best for relatively frequent travelers? Amex platinum / BA premium / something else?

529 prepaid tuition plan: Anyone here who has purchased this? Would be great to discuss pros and cons. I’m thinking about this using Illinois Bright Start 529.

Has anyone here ever gifted a stock? Do you know the process? (Especially on Robinhood or Fidelity)

Is anyone holding didi shares? I’m trying to figure out what happens. If they delist, then list in HK, are shares converted? If I want to sell, how would that work? Do I need to open a HK bank account? Are there unique tax implications? Etc etc.

Looking at investing in FedEx and GameStop. Check out Forward PE and PEG, good earnings growth and operating cash flow. Thoughts?

I have 4k that won’t need soon and thinking about were to spend it on.
A. Student loans at 5%
B. Invest in stock market

My h1b got picked up in lottery this year but case hasn’t been processed yet. Meanwhile I also applied for H4ead extension. What happens to it when H1b gets approved?

My lease is expiring and a friend wants to buy the car . Anyone do this before ? I guess I would have to buy it and then sell it to them ?

What type of projects would a consultant/senior consultant in controllership services - accounting information science group work on? Typically day to day?

Anyone still in this bowl? Been 9 months since the last post! I’ll start- how are your firms’ O&G practices performing? Big 4 here... we have a pretty heavy bench.

What are fun water based things to do in DC? All boats seem to be booked up for Memorial Day.

Any fish here play tennis? Or wanna go on a hike sometime?

Im interested in learning more about GCP, besides Google’s own resources, anybody has a preference for either A Cloud Guru or Cloud Academy for GCP material?

How can I invest in real estate ? Looking for an additional passive income source

Hello Fishes,

Any opening for Data Analyst for any companies based in Bangalore or Pune?
Thank you in advance.

Lessons that I learned in past weeks: 1) be careful with out of money options as they don’t have intrinsic value 2) don’t make rash decision based on blindly following others 3) cut loss and ego

If I knew my parents would pay off all my student loans I would have taken out more grad plus loans and just pocketed the money. Smh.

MBA background check: do they do detailed reviews of your essays? Like check anecdotes? Some of my verb choices likely give myself a bit more strict than I deserve. Do they call other managers?

Any female fish in the nyc area like dating guys 35+?

Hi all, interested in an Pre Sales Leadership role at Hubspot, anyone have an idea of pay and if there’s a good Pre Sales Leadership team/culture?

Does anyone recommend doing any courses or degrees on product management? I am a functional consultant and I don’t have experience in PM. However I know I don’t want to stay in consulting in the long run given the long hours, and how sales play a big role
Anyone who switched to Product management please recommend some good resources, pros and cons. TIA 🙏

I’m studying for the SHRM-CP with the Mometrix (study guides, online course, and flash cards), however I’m super overwhelmed with all of the information. What are some best practices to ensure I grasp all of the concept ? Any advice would be much appreciated!!!

That Biden speech was appalling.. How did his team approve a message like this, and what was that blood red background?!

Currently preparing for a final round case interview at the director level for a CVS Health graduate summer internship. Any tips or things I should look out for/emphasize? First time making a final round. Thanks in advance.

Any recommended courses or books on customer care/cust success analytics or marketing analytics in general?

Any big four hiring for indirect tax ?

Los Angeles Area comp for 2nd year asset management?

Currently making $85k with a 7.5k signing bonus. Wondering if I’m being underpaid in my role. Ive tried probing my colleagues but no dice.

When a consolidated unitary group acquires a TX Corp, does TX follow Sec. 382 and Sec. 383 and apply a limitation on the utilization of the acquired entity's TX R&D credits following the acquisition?

My work office is in philly but i wfh in delaware. Why im i paying for both state taxes as well as philly tax. Is that right or do i need to make some adjustments. Im at PwC currently.

Why is it when I owe money to a state from my annual tax filings, if I don’t pay the full amount I get charged interest. But when they owe me, they ask for additional documentation and won’t pay me interest for them stonewalling me. Not much volatility y/y in earnings.

I was paid a retention bonus last year which I have to return - couple of questions: Will I get a corrected W2 ? If yes, how much time does it generally to generate a corrected W2? Should I wait for corrected W2 to file the return ? (with the current comp - I owe taxes however with the W2C - I will probably not..) thoughts??

New Jersey partnership question.

Partnerships need to use market sourcing for purposes of calculating NR withholding tax (though NJ doesn't even call this withholding anymore).

However, for purposes of calculating the NJ distributive share of income, you apply Gross Income Tax (personal income tax) rules, which is 3 factor and includes COP.

If I end up with 0% apportionment under GIT and 10% apportionment under CBT (withholding tax), the partnership pays tax upfront but NRs get 100% refund?

Anyone works at KPMG MN office in the SALT practice and can let me know how it is?

Hey - Might be moving from Florida to Illinois. Is there any way I can avoid changing residency and IL income tax? Realistically, will I be audited?

Anyone who recently started what is starting salary for a new associate in SALT? How does it compare to other lines of services?

I am not from the US and taxes overwhelm me; the first few years I did them with TurboTax and it was fine but then I entered a domestic partnership and had a baby. I also bought a house (that I don’t live in), so I went to H&R Block to give it a try assuming they could advise me on optimizing my return, it seemed that they are completely transactional as the person is just typing numbers in a form. Any recommendations on how to navigate personal taxes with an actual advisor?

My 2022 w-2 has states tax paid in California. But I was living in Illinois. I have paid more taxes per my w2. Do I need to file state tax for both IL and CA?

Maxed out Roth IRA contributions when I wasn't eligible for 2021 (got a salary bump mid year). Do I need to recharacterize? It's a very small account that's been open for only two years. That's the only IRA account I own. Do I need to open a traditional IRA and roll over 6k + realized gains into that account and keep the Roth IRA. So confused how this works and got conflicting information from Merrill.

I want to leave tax. But as a salt manager what jobs would I even be qualified for?

Anyone have recommendations for sales tax CPE > 7 hours?

Will states start imposing sales tax on NFTs?

Anyone making career moves out of SALT? Curious to hear where people are going and what career paths people are looking into.

Looking to save on all taxes as my remote career grows. Any recommendations or where to move / establishment residency? I don't see the advantages of being in California.

Hey Salt peeps. I’m curious what kinds of practices you specialize in and how long you’ve been doing it? Would you specialize in something different in tax if you could turn back the clock?

I am on H1-B visa, open to relocate and looking for State & Local Tax (Income/Franchise) Experienced Senior/Manager opportunity. Which companies are currently hiring visa candidates? Appreciate the responses, thank you!