Hot Takes – Love, Death and Taxes :: October 20, 2023

In a news-driven episode, Agnes and Ryan react to the war in Israel, the death of actress Suzanne Somers, and Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's public discussion of their marriage, with Agnes giving a relationship-coach view of drifting apart and rebuilding trust. Agnes also describes waiting months on a New York State offer in compromise and explains why unpaid taxes grow fast when ignored.

Takeaways

• Repairing a marriage needs both partners to examine how their own actions affected the other, not just one person.
• Unpaid taxes grow quickly with penalties and interest, and ignoring notices does not make the debt go away.
• If you owe, reach out for help early rather than waiting for liens and levies.

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro: what hot takes are
• 1:04 News: the war in Israel
• 1:35 Remembering Suzanne Somers
• 6:16 Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's marriage
• 10:00 Agnes on couples who grow apart
• 14:40 Why both partners must evaluate themselves
• 18:05 When trust and fidelity lines are crossed
• 24:06 Waiting on New York State for a client's offer
• 25:08 Unpaid taxes, interest and penalties
• 26:42 What happens if you ignore tax notices
• 28:15 Paying first before challenging in court
• 29:49 Wrap-up and where to watch the show

Conversation and opinion, not medical, legal, tax or financial advice.