Phone: ​(520) 584-0014

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Founded in 1990

Financial SafeGuards Group offers professional and knowledgeable Notary Publics for document signings throughout Southern Arizona.

We have been the Signer of Choice for several off-site lenders and can assure you of a timely signing & smooth closing. We can serve you and your clients for a flat fee in an approximate 20-mile radius of the city center of Tucson, AZ, with the ability to cover adjacent counties.

Call if you need it Done Right The First Time!

Feel free to call for references. We are Certified, Licensed, and Bonded.

​Financial Safeguards Group is not primarily an insurance broker, but we are licensed in the State of Arizona to sell various Insurance products. These products include Long Term Care Insurance, Annuities, Life Insurance, and Health & Disability Insurance. We offer these products as a way to conserve your money and help offset unexpected expenses and/or provide Retirement income. Contact us by phone, fax, or email for further information on Annuities, IRAs, or any other Financial Vehicle.

How about a guaranteed return on your money? IRA, 401K or Savings. 3 or 4% annually for as little as 3 years and as much as 20 years.
Call for information

DO A GOOD DEED, GET A RECEIPT!

To quote a commercial tag line, “The Rules Have Changed” (more specifically, the tax rules). President Trump’s TaX Reform has yet to be unveiled. Depending on Congress to responsibly implement his proposed programs will be a lot like what we here refer to as “Counting on the rain in Tucson.” Keeping ahead of the tax game is our job, and you benefit by being able to have knowledgeable professionals continually working to minimize your tax obligation.

JUNE 2018

Remember, as summer is upon us, Make those Non-cash charitable donations. Tis the season so clean out the closets, donate to food bank, donate that car that you were going to restore but is sitting there for several years. For all of these items we need a receipt from the charity. Most items you have to ascertain the value yourself. Use the thrift store pricing. (there is a link at the bottom of this page to a chart) You could always take a picture of the items to prove that you had them and to reflect condition.

If you donate cash, insure that the recipient is a 501(c) (3) organization. Not all are and you cannot deduct for ones that are not. Exceptions here are religious organizations. But you still need a receipt. Also, Look at all the Tax credits offered by Arizona. Private Tuition organizations, public schools, Working poor and others. Community Food bank, various rescue missions. there is certainly someplace to donate to that would be worthwhile and pay your Arizona Tax Bill. These credits have a varying amount of deductibility, from $400.00 to $2100.00.

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SCAM Warning:

The Internal Revenue Service WILL NOT Call you without a letter preceding it.If you get a call or voicemail or e-mail purportedly from the I.R.S DO NOT respond. Hang-up the phone or if otherwise ignore and delete message.

We have had these calls reported and have received them in office. They sound really authentic until they tell you to go get a prepaid visa from Walmart and call them back with the authenticating numbers.

If you do this consider your MONEY GONE. There is no recourse to re-claim your money.

If you believe or know that you have an I.R.S issue, call us first.

If you  receive a letter from I.R.S., CALL us first.

If you need to respond to I.R.S, do not call the number given to you in voice-mail or on phone. The proper number to call is 1.800.829.1040.

If you wish to report said phone call the number is the Treasury Inspector general at 1.800.366.4484.

More information at https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/tax-scamsconsumer-alerts

A w-9 box with boxes next to it that link to:

Charitable Donation Value guide

http://www.smbiz.com/sbrl007.html

Compute your Withholding

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/irs-withholding-calculator

Arizona Charitable Donation Tax Credits

https://azdor.gov/tax-credits/contributions-qualifying-charitable-organizations

Arizona Education Credits

https://azdor.gov/tax-credits/credits-contributions-certified-school-tuition-organizations

There is also a button that downloads a file for ‘Tax Preparation Organizer’.

If you donate cash, insure that the recipient is a 501(c) (3) organization. Not all are and you cannot deduct for ones that are not. Exceptions here are religious organizations. But you still need a receipt. Also, Look at all the Tax credits offered by Arizona. Private Tuition organizations, public schools, Working poor and others. Community Food bank, various rescue missions. there is certainly someplace to donate to that would be worthwhile and pay your Arizona Tax Bill. These credits have a varying amount of deductibility, from $400.00 to $2100.00.

Self-Employed?

Remember to save enough money to pay the self-employment tax of 15.3% on your net earnings. Nothing like getting slapped with a $15,000.00 to $25,000 tax bill in January. Create a log of daily mileage and expenses.

Print W-9 Forms and have everybody you pay money to fill out. You need this at end of the year to provide W-2 and 1099 forms.

Maintain separate accounts.. Business and personal. Easier to establish that you are a business…NOT A HOBBY

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