text: - September 27, 2018
  Finance is an important part to drive our life. Without proper finance, it is hard to survive. Hence, by knowing the importance of this finance, as a regular taxpayer, you need to think about tax financial check-ups at least once a year. In this article, let us check how to complete your financial check-up before the end of the year.
  Evaluate Your Subscriptions
  As a first step in the financial check-up, you need to start evaluating the subscriptions that you have like newspapers, apps, monthly magazines, etc. This can be done by just reviewing your bank statements and credit card bills.
  After carefully reviewing those subscriptions, determine which of the subscriptions to be continued and which one to be ended. Unsubscribe the unnecessary items that drain your wallet.
  Monitor Your Bills
  Assess your monthly bills and reconsider which is needed, what to eliminate, and what to negotiate. You can lower the bills such as internet and cable by simply reaching them and inquiring them about how to lower the bills.
  Carry out some research on the rates of the company’s competitors and negotiate with your company. You could certainly lower your monthly amount or get some discounts, as the company never wants to lose their customers.
  Check Your Savings Rate
  Next is to find time to recheck your general saving and retirement funds and consider whether you could raise your contributions by at least 1% for both accounts.
  Adjust Tax Withholdings
  Based on your experience with your company, your W4 Form need to be reviewed and updated accordingly. Certain life events like marriage, baby birth, or even a loss of a spouse can have an effect on your tax withholding. You can benefit by reviewing your previous tax return as well.
  Start to Set Financial Goals
  Generally, setting a financial goal for you and your business is always a good habit. You can set a short, medium, and long-term goals and follow them throughout the year to achieve them. By doing this, you can make sure that your business is on track so that you save more money and achieve the necessary profit needed.
  These simple steps will have a great impact on your financial status. When you start doing this for a year, you can certainly see some remarkable differences. Hence you will continue to do this in the future to taste success again.