Taxes

Say What? Yes, You Can Deduct That From Your Federal Income Taxes

Thumbnail image for Say What? Yes, You Can Deduct That From Your Federal Income Taxes by Kasey Steinbrinck February 15, 2011

If you still haven’t started working on your 2010 tax return – don’t worry about it! The IRS only started processing itemized returns this week because of some last minute changes made by Congress at the end of the year. Plus – now you can take use great tips for deductions you may have not [...]

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Tax Refund Anticipation Loans May Be a Bummer

Thumbnail image for Tax Refund Anticipation Loans May Be a Bummer by Kasey Steinbrinck February 7, 2011

Patience is a virtue. But when you really need some cash quickly, and you know you’re going to get some sort of a tax refund, it can be hard to sit around waiting. Maybe you need some money to pay off that holiday shopping debt. Maybe  you’ve been searching for employment for months and that [...]

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Shocking But True! What You Never Knew About Federal Income Taxes

Thumbnail image for Shocking But True! What You Never Knew About Federal Income Taxes by Kasey Steinbrinck January 18, 2011

They say two things in life are certain – death and taxes. But for being such a sure thing, there are plenty of surprises surrounding federal income taxes. I just found out about a whole bunch of weird tax stuff over at the popular personal finance blog Wise Bread. For instance did you know you [...]

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A Little Extra Time to Do Your Taxes!

Thumbnail image for A Little Extra Time to Do Your Taxes! by Kasey Steinbrinck January 8, 2011

Hopefully you aren’t one of those people who waits until the last minute to do your taxes. The latest I’ve ever waited is the end of March. But I know people who are always rushing to the post office on April 15th to send out personal checks written out to Uncle Sam for what they [...]

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Timely Tax Tips From Around the Web

Thumbnail image for Timely Tax Tips From Around the Web by Kasey Steinbrinck January 4, 2011

Now that the calendar page has turned from 2010 to 2011 – many minds are turning towards taxes. Those W2s will be showing up in your mailbox before you know it and some of you overachievers will get right down to filing while the procrastinators put it off until the last minute. Even if you [...]

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Thinking About Cheating On Your Taxes?

by Kasey Steinbrinck December 21, 2010

Oh those little white lies. The government won’t miss a few bucks here and few bucks there, right? The temptation to cheat on your taxes can be pretty strong, but if you end up getting audited, you will be kicking yourself for a long time to come. Jim Wang from Bargaineering.com wrote about three big [...]

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Bush Tax Cuts Become Obama Tax Cuts

Thumbnail image for Bush Tax Cuts Become Obama Tax Cuts by Kasey Steinbrinck December 8, 2010

Merry Christmas from Washington. Hopefully, just about everyone is satisfied now. It really seems like this week’s compromise between the White House and Republican lawmakers was designed to make all sides as happy as possible. President Obama agreed to extend the Bush Tax cuts to all Americans – including those making more than $250-thousand a [...]

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The Other Expiring Tax Cut and Your Paycheck

Thumbnail image for The Other Expiring Tax Cut and Your Paycheck by Kasey Steinbrinck November 29, 2010

There has been a ton of discussion about whether to let the Bush Tax Cuts expire at the end of the year. Most of the debate has centered around who deserves the tax cuts, and how it will help middle class families in America. Republicans want the cuts extended for everyone, so far Democrats and [...]

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