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I haven’t been bagelled lately. If you’re Jewish, you probably know what that means. In my head scarf a la Zadie Smith, I am recognizably Jewish. Wearing long skirts and long sleeves in the summer also helps peg me as Torah-observant, or Orthodox. All this means, I get bagelled a lot....

Why is strolling in the women’s section in a mall like strolling in a field? Because it is full of crops. Crop tops as far as the eye can see. And I can’t see it anymore. What do I have against crop tops? Hmm… let’s see, where do I begin? It’s nothing offensive, I a...

IRC Section 125 sounds like something written by people who enjoy confusing others for a living. That’s fair. It lives inside the tax code and tells employers how they can let workers pay for certain benefits with pre-tax dollars. Simple idea, messy execution. At its core, IRC Section 125 is a...

If you run a business or work in HR, you’ve probably heard the phrase IRS Code Section 125 thrown around in conversations about employee benefits. Sometimes it sounds complicated. Sometimes people make it sound like a tax loophole. Truth is… it’s neither of those things.It’s...

You’ve probably heard about tax-saving benefits at work. Someone mentions them during onboarding, maybe HR sends an email, and that’s it. Most people don’t dig deeper. Not because they don’t care, but because it feels confusing. Terms get thrown around, forms show up, and sud...

That’s it. Less taxable income, more money stays in your pocket. Not magic, just structure. A lot of folks hear “125 plans” and think it’s some complicated corporate perk, but honestly, it’s one of the few tax rules that actually works in your favor without needing a la...