The U.S. Supreme Court in a 7-2 decision upheld the central tenant of most state’s municipal bond tax policy, specifically that a state can exempt it’s own muni bonds from taxes while taxing the interest on other state’s muni bonds. So, nothing changes from before. If you live in California, the only way to avoid [...]
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 [...]
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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