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Plenty Of Changes For Tax Filers This Year
(CBS / AP) — Taxpayers preparing to file their 2012 returns can breathe a collective sigh of relief. The alternative minimum tax, or AMT, has been patched — permanently — and several tax credits and...
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Avoid The Most Common Tax Mistakes
(CBSMoneyWatch) As the United States tax code clocks in at 18,500, pages, it’s easy to see how taxpayers can make a mistake or two when filing federal income tax forms. And with over 97,000 full-time...
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5 Tips For Doing Your Own Taxes
Tax laws can be complicated, which is why many people hire an accountant or tax professional. At the same time, tax professionals can be pricey, and tax season gives you a chance to get a closer look...
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Five Tips for Getting the Most From Your 401(k) Plan
Whether you’re 25 or 55, you know you’ll want to retire one day – and to retire in comfort you must save. And there’s simply no better way to save than the 401(k) plan at work. It’s automatic and...
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Should You Itemize Your Taxes This Year?
BOSTON (CBS) - Should you take the time to fill out the long 1040? It really depends. To find out whether you should itemize you will need to do some homework. About a third of taxpayers use the long...
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What Procrastinators Need To Know About Filing Their Taxes
(CBS MoneyWatch) – Life can get complicated this time of the year — between work and friends, spring break and spring cleaning and everything else, time goes by quickly. And for some of us, that means...
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Can’t Pay Your Taxes? Here’s What You Can Do
(CBS MoneyWatch) – In a turbulent economy with constantly changing rules it’s no surprise that the bill from Uncle Sam can sneak up on some of us. Whether you changed jobs, sold a house or became...
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Why You Might Need A Tax Pro This Year
Ray Martin, CBS MoneyWatch (Photo Credit: CBS Interactive) Ray Martin, CBS MoneyWatch As the IRS budget continues to be cut, its services are collapsing. In its recent report to Congress, the National...
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3 Things You Can Still Do To Lower Your 2014 Tax
Ray Martin, CBS MoneyWatch Just because 2014 is over, doesn’t mean you can’t make moves to lower the taxes you’ll owe for 2014. So, here are three things you can still do now — before filing your 2014...
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4 Helpful Tax Tips For Newly Retired
Photo Credit Thinkstock After a career and years spent investing your money, you’re done working. You’re retired and enjoying life… but now you’re living on, most likely, a fixed retirement income....
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Small Business Tax Tips: Are You Filing The Correct Forms?
Photo Credit Thinkstock It’s easy to make a mistake on your taxes, especially if you are a new business owner or running a small business. The IRS, however, does not easily forgive and rarely overlooks...
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Tax Tips: What All New College Grads Need To Know
Photo Credit Thinkstock Did you graduate from college in 2014? Congratulations! It probably feels great to be done with school, but there’s one more quick course you should take this spring. Welcome,...
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5 Tax Tips For Filing Your Taxes As A Newlywed
Photo Credit Thinkstock April 15th is just around the corner, which means households across America are gathering documents, figuring out filing statuses and flocking to their local accountant’s...
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The New IRS2GO App Can Help You Track Your Tax Return
Are you waiting for that tax refund to come through? There’s an app for that. More specifically, there’s an app called IRS2Go that makes it easy for taxpayers to see what the status of their tax...
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Work From Home? Learn About The Home Office Deduction Before Filing Your Taxes
Photo Credit Thinkstock There are more and more people working from home, staring their own businesses and freelancing from home than ever before. As the state of the business world changes, and the...
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What Is Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)?
Photo Credit Thinkstock Geared primarily towards low-to-middle income, working individuals and families, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a federal benefit able to provide relief to those who...
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5 Tax Breaks New Parents Should Know About
Photo Credit Thinkstock If you became a parent in 2014, you’ve probably figured out by now that kids can be expensive. There’s not much to do about that, but at least there are tax breaks available to...
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Tax Tips: What You Need to Know About Write Offs And Donations
Photo Credit Thinkstock Knowing what you can legitimately deduct off your taxes and what receipts you didn’t need to hold on to after all, can help both you and your accountant avoid a lot of...
View ArticleTax Day 2017: Important Dates To Be Aware Of
By Mario McKellop Tax Day is almost upon us and millions of Americans will be rushing to get their returns to the Internal Revenue Service by the federal deadline. However, before becoming too...
View ArticleTax Deductions: What You Need To Know For 2017
By Mario McKellop According to the Internal Revenue Service, one in seven Americans waits until the week of April 15 to file their income tax returns. While the process can be anxiety-inducing, there’s...
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