That depends on how you define the metro area. You can find cheap homes in NJ, where your property taxes are less than $10k. Take a look at Newark or Jersey City.
This is what was posted as a response to my previous posting. I am certainly not looking to buy a new house in either Newark or Jersey City although there are many lovely new apartment buildings/condos in Jersey City. Unfortunately some of those developments were done by the Kushner Organization, so no thank you.
I am thinking about my daughters and their families when they have their own children. Just like Yonkers, no one would choose to live in Jersey City or Newark for their school systems if you are a believer in public education. As for me, DH and I are likely to sell our house that we have lived in since the early 80’s before we were parents as we want to relocate to an apartment back in NYC when I retire. DH is long retired as a senior level federal employee and I am in educational sales. I make very nice salary but it is still no where close to DH’s pension. We are looking at selling our house for around 800K or even more but buying a 2 bedroom apartment in NYC will cost us a million plus. The person who buys our house for 800K is planning to tear it down (it was built in 1927) and as with all the houses in our neighborhood that turn over they are building mini-mansions as they can seemingly get all kinds of variances to build almost to the property line. My side street neighbor passed away last year and her daughters and son sold the property where a mini-mansion is in construction and it is being flipped by the new owner (expecting her sixth child) and is on the market for $1.6 million. My across the street neighbor just sold his house for $1.8 million that was bought for $700K within the past ten years that they have put a lot of money into upgrading (bought with 2 kids, now up to 4 kids). Primary reason… school changed and so not they now longer live far enough to have bus service…their solution sell the house to one either walkable to school or farther away so busing is provided.
This is a horrible bill, essentially giving a permanent break to donors, adding to the deficit, and pushing the fiscal consequences down the road, with the intention that eventually the working classes will have to accept either higher taxes or reduced medicare and SS. And forget about promised infrastructure spending, because that would add to the deficit.
Shades of Billy Tauzin. He orchestrated the prescription drug giveaway, which had the most scandalous vote in history (by some accounts), then he quickly retired from Congress and got a cushy job with the pharmaceutical industry. People suspect he was negotiating for that job, by hook or by crook, while the bill was being debated and voted on.
So now, the government isn’t allowed to negotiate drug prices for Medicare. But it can for the VA, which pays much lower rates.
The last Senate plan raised it to $2000 but kept only $1000 of it as refundable, meaning many low income families would not be able to take advantage of it. Rubio wanted to raise the corporate rate by 1% it make the whole $2000 refundable. He voted for the plan even though he didn’t get what he wanted.
Will he grow a backbone and actually vote against it if he doesn’t get what he wants? Seems unlikely to me.
I agree that Rubio is grandstanding and will vote for it. My only hope would be that he hates the president so much after the abuse he took in the primaries that he’d vote no for that reason. He, McCain, and Cruz could all do that. Sigh… wishful thinking, I know.
That’s an odd question. All independent contractors should receive 1099’s once the pay is above the minimum threshold (though I know from a lifetime of self-employment experience that some companies don’t do that when they should).
But whether or not your son gets a 1099 he will need to report self-employment income, and pay self-employment tax.
I think I meant incorporated or 1099 contractor, @calmom. I guess it would be somewhat different if he incorporated himself into an LLC, but I don’t see any advantage to doing that.
I do some freelance work, and one of my corporate (overseas) clients doesn’t give me a 1099. I have to keep track on my own of that income and fees from clients who are individuals.
One of our kids is self employed. He keeps track of every dime he earns…and from where. He also keeps track of his expenses…and from where. He also keeps all check stubs, and makes copies of checks that don’t have stubs.
If your kid is self employed…or a contractor of any kind…they need to learn to keep excellent records of their own. Period.
Whether the employer (or contract hirer) sends a 1099 or not has nothing to do with the obligation of the self-employed person to report income – which legally should be reported on an “every dime” basis (like @thumper1 's son) … though of course many people choose not to be so painstaking. (Sometimes it’s not really so clear, especially when there is in-kind income or non-cash benefits) – but that doesn’t change the way IRS would answer the question.
He’s in the process of getting hired, so maybe they are trying to figure out what forms to give him. I don’t know if the company has done this often, or even ever before. But since he’s not an LLC now, probably the point is moot.