Stories

How the Child and Dependent Care Credit works, when daycare qualifies, how a dependent care FSA changes the calculation, and why federal and California treatment can be different.

Two years after buying their first house, Evan and Daisy consider buying again—this time with a baby, a rental property, and a different question about cash.

During maternity leave, Daisy takes on a $3,000 design project for a friend. What starts as one room begins to look like something that might continue.

Jiwoo arrives on Christmas Day. Back home in Irvine, Evan and Daisy adjust to a family of three—and one small year-end tax question.

Evan’s new job makes Irvine feel much closer. Moving there is one decision. What to do with the Anaheim house is another.

A recruiter calls with an Irvine opportunity. The salary is higher, the role is bigger, and the decision starts moving more than Evan’s career.

Evan’s consulting is growing again. The LLC question he thought he had settled has changed shape.

The question Evan and Daisy left alone in December comes back. This time, “someday” starts to sound a little more specific.

Daisy gets the kind of project she has been waiting for at work. Her calendar is about to get harder to move, too.

A friend asks Daisy a question she has answered the same way for years. This time, the answer takes a little longer.