Wild Card Questions
Clever scams .
Got letter that said I need to pay more tax to Illinois but I already paid in April. Taxes were..
IRS Refund for a Deceased Parent
I filed (by mail) in late Feb 2026 a 1040 return for the portion of 2025 that my mother was..
ACATS Fraud!
I just read about this in the newspaper, I always try to listen to you on WGN radio so maybe..
Savings
Grandparent that has approximatly 7-8 months to want to help finance a grandchilds trip to europe with her hs school..
Scams: you advised to never wire transfer money to anyone so what do you do insteadvia banks
You advised to not wire transfer money using banks. But what an you do instead to avoid a scam??
Debt passing 40 trillion
Hi, how concerned should we be about the national debt? any safeguards I should take if this goes unchecked? what..
Personal loan
Where is the best place to get a personal loan for extensive dental work costing 30k?
Dr. Bob
When will Dr. Bob Froelich be on the noon business hour , WGN. Thank you
Question regarding State of IL tax return
Terry: H&R Block has e-filed my federal and state returns for years. This year, I was told I would receive..
Chaitable deduction from 401k
I have $700,000 in my 401k and do not itemize on my tax return. I have $1500 in chairtable donations..
IRS Refund
We sent in our income tax form to the fed govt. on 1/29/26 and it was accepted by the IRS...
Federal tax refund
Hi Terry, 2025 was the first year both my husband and I had income from our retirements. We were very..
IRS tax return
My husband and I filed our income tax form and we have over $17,000.00 owed to us (my husband over..
tranferring large sum of cash from Europe to US
Hypothetical inquiry, Terry. I have a substantial number of entries in a charity raffle supporting amateur athletics in Ireland. the..
gifts to family
I’m getting conflicting information and would like your thoughts on this subject. We wrote a check to our daughter on..
Recommended CPA
Hi Terry, I will be 62 at the end of the year and plan to retire then or Feb 2027..
Value of old Pensions
Hi, I had 3 different jobs when I was in my late 20’s & early 30’s that had pension plans..
Thank You
I’m 65 and have always lived in the Chicago area. I remember watching you on the evening news and always..
Series E Savings Bond
I tried to cash two series E savings bond (1977) at Bank of America. They were unable to “scan” them,..
Tax reduction
Without moving, how can I reduce what I pay in taxes? RMD is taxes, social security is taxed, dividends and..