Teach Me Personal Finance

My #1 goal is to make it easy to learn about personal finances.
I believe smart money decisions come from being informed about your choices.

Hi, I’m Forrest Baumhover

Learn More About Money, Tax planning, and Social Security

I’m a Certified Financial Planner, tax practitioner, retired Navy veteran, and writer. I love to write articles on financial topics that help everyday people learn more about money. I especially like exploring financial planning subjects that no one else has tackled before, writing about IRS tax forms, and helping people with financial questions they haven’t found the answers to.

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Tax Planning

Tax planning is fundamental to financial planning. These articles outline how to achieve your financial goals without paying more taxes than you have to.

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Latest Personal finance Articles

My most recent personal finance tips, tutorials, and tax walkthroughs.

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IRS Form 4506-T Instructions

If you are required to obtain tax information by an outside party, such as a college financial aid office or mortgage lender, you may be required to obtain copies of…

IRS Form 911 Instructions

If you’re facing a significant tax matter, struggling with financial difficulties, or experiencing a significant hardship caused by tax problems, you may need some representation. One way of getting that…

IRS Form 5884 Instructions

Employers, especially small businesses, rely upon tax incentives to help make investments that might otherwise not benefit their business. The work opportunity tax credit (WOTC) helps to create a tax…

IRS Form 945-X Instructions

If you previously filed IRS Form 945, but need to make adjustments to correct administrative errors, then you may need to complete IRS Form 945-X to update your business tax…

IRS Form 14950 Instructions

If you received an IRS notice asking to verify your premium tax credit information, you may need to complete IRS Form 14950, Premium Tax Credit Verification. In this article, we’ll…

IRS Form 8839 Instructions

For adoptive families who incurred certain qualified expenses in the adoption of a child, the Internal Revenue Service may allow a tax credit on your federal tax return on IRS…

Social Security

Read these in-depth articles to learn more about how to make the most of your Social Security benefits.

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Retirement Planning

Retirement planning is a fundamental part of the financial planning process. Learn about helpful and actionable insight on how to plan your retirement.

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Estate Planning

Retirement planning is a fundamental part of the financial planning process. Learn about helpful and actionable insight on how to plan your retirement.

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Divorce Planning

Retirement planning is a fundamental part of the financial planning process. Learn about helpful and actionable insight on how to plan your retirement.

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Investment Planning

Retirement planning is a fundamental part of the financial planning process. Learn about helpful and actionable insight on how to plan your retirement.

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