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Who writes and reviews this
Tax and payroll figures are checked against the primary source by a named reviewer before a page goes live. Bylines are people, not a house name.
Reviewers
Every tax and payroll figure passes one of these people before publication.
Jane DoeTax reviewer
CPA
Jane is a CPA who reviews every tax figure on this site against the primary source before it goes live.
96 pages on the site
Writers
Reporting and explanatory writing across the site.
Daniel OkonkwoEditor, investing and retirement
Daniel covers retirement accounts and education savings, and keeps the contribution limits current each year.
17 pages on the site
Marcus EllerySenior editor, tax and payroll
Marcus edits the tax and paycheck desks, and owns the federal figures every calculator on the site reads from.
22 pages on the site
Priya RaghunathanEditor, banking and credit
Priya covers deposit accounts and consumer credit, and re-checks every published rate on a fixed schedule.
13 pages on the site
Ruth BallingerEditor, small business and lending
Ruth covers business formation and borrowing, from LLC filing fees to mortgages, auto loans and student debt.
23 pages on the site
Sofia MarchettiEditor, insurance and household costs
Sofia covers health coverage, Medicare and what a household actually pays to live in one state versus another.
21 pages on the site
TopicDrill EditorialEditorial team
Every figure on this site is checked against its primary source before publication, and re-checked when that source republishes.
12 pages on the site
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