Ok, boys and girls, its April 8th. Just one week to go before April 15th, the dreaded Ides of April when the IRS wants your completed taxes in the mail. So, here are the Top 10 Last Minute Tax Tips to save you money on your taxes and make them easier and [...]
I’ve noticed that there are places out there selling tax forms. You can get all the free tax forms you want at the IRS official web site www.irs.gov. Just click the Forms or Publication links and print anything you need.
If you have tax questions, believe it or not, I have had [...]
The phone is ringing off the hook now. Mid-March is the sweet spot for Americans to do their income taxes. It’s that time when everyone thinks they are “early” and yet, they are right in the middle of the pack, right with most other people plodding along with TurboTax or schlepping down to a [...]
Ok, it’s official. Pretty much everyone in America is getting a tax rebate this summer. The IRS says they’ll start mailing checks in May. So how would you like to get a nice tax-free bonus on your tax rebate? Here’s how.
Your tax-rebate is part of the economic stimulus package recently [...]
A client asked me what they should do with their economic stimulus tax rebate they will get later this year. (So will you!). Usually I tell people to pay down debt if they have any. They don’t have any. They also have already maxed out their IRAs for 2008. But, they have kids! So I [...]
If you need help with figuring out how to do your taxes and you make less than a certain amount of money ($40,000 usually) there may be programs to help you prepare your taxes for free. The best part is that if you are want to learn they will teach you instead of just doing [...]
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