2008 Taxes

What Happens If You Don't File Your Taxes On Time

Finance Gourmet on April 15th, 2009

Today is April 15.  For those of you from non-US countries, that probably doesn’t mean much.  To us Americans, today is Tax Day, the deadline to file my tax returns. If you’re working at the last minute then you might be looking for last minute tax tips.  Of course, what many people really want to [...]

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Finance Gourmet on April 3rd, 2009

It’s April! Filing now? Here’s how to get your taxes done fast.

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Finance Gourmet on March 29th, 2009

Filing taxes with a small business LLC? You’ll still have a to pick an IRS approved filing status.

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Finance Gourmet on March 18th, 2009

So, you’re doing your taxes and everything is just fine.  You are approaching the end of your Form 1040, when you get blindsided by a question you’ve never seen before. Line 70 of the 1040 says “Recovery rebate credit (see worksheet on pages 62 and 63)” Yikes!  What is that about? Look around and chances [...]

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Finance Gourmet on March 17th, 2009

Ok, everyone and their dog tells people to make their 2008 IRA contribution now in order to reduce their 2008 income taxes.  But, there is good reason for that. If you qualify for a deductible contribution to a traditional IRA either by meeting the income limits, or because you don’t have a retirement plan provided [...]

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Finance Gourmet on March 16th, 2009

File your taxes electronically online for free by using the official IRS e-file system.

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