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Playbooks for the lumpy parts of your pay.

Bonuses, RSUs, commission and quarterly taxes, in plain numbers. RSS

  1. · 3 min read

    Your bonus is not a raise

    Why a $40K bonus lands as about $28K, why April can take more, and a three-bucket way to decide where it goes before it arrives.

  2. · 2 min read

    Quarterly taxes without an accountant

    Self-employed with no withholding? One monthly number, four uneven deadlines and the safe harbor rule, so the June payment stops being a surprise.