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Should You Do Your Taxes Yourself?

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Doing your own taxes seems to get harder every year. It seems like there’s little reason to try to struggle through the process when inexpensive tax preparation services pop up like mushrooms this time of year and there’s even free software available online. The Tax Code is Tough, Not Impossible I’ve done my own taxes on occasion. These days, though, I don’t dare to try to go through the whole process without an accountant handling the tough parts. I simply don’t have enough time to spend on learning the details of every bit of tax preparation — although my… Read the whole article...

Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - February 2, 2011 at 10:04 pm

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What to Do if You Can’t Pay Taxes

What can you do if you can’t pay the taxes you owe come April 18th? Should you borrow from your 401 (k) or is there an IRS tax payment plan option? This is especially important for many Americans that collected unemployment for the first time in 2010, and didn’t realize that unemployment benefits are taxable. Many of them are in precarious and vulnerable position. In this article, H&R Block walks you through a few options — from borrowing from your 401 (k) to arranging an IRS tax payment plan. “Any taxpayer who is unable to pay his or her tax… Read the whole article...

Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - January 31, 2011 at 12:04 pm

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Do You Have To Pay Taxes On Unemployment Income?

The U.S. unemployment rate continues to remain high at 9.1%. This means that many Americans are collecting their unemployment insurance payments, and many are doing so for the first time ever. Now that the tax season is here, some people are left wondering if unemployment payments are taxable or not. I had the same question when I worked on my father’s tax returns last year. The short answer is yes, unemployment income is taxable. Since unemployment income is treated as normal income, the amount is taxable. Here’s an excerpt form the Internal Revenue Service web site: Unemployment compensation is includible… Read the whole article...

Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - January 27, 2011 at 10:04 pm

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Paying Estimated Taxes Late, Take Two

Ooops. It’s that time of year again… Time to make your 4th quarterly believed tax payment for 2010. Really, yesterday was the time to make your 4th quarterly payment. These days, if you’re something like me, you’re realizing that you forgot to take care of this. I actually did the precise exact same factor last year. You’d believe I’d discover, but I didn’t. Oh well. The good information is that, as lengthy as you catch the error quickly, the penalty will be minicule. In reality, it perhaps so small that the IRS won’t even bother applying it. Here’s the scoop… Read the whole article...

Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - January 19, 2011 at 6:39 pm

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7 Money Saving Ideas For City Slickers

I moved into a big city in the last year, DFW to be a bit more specific, and I have been amazed at all of the fun things and all the options that have opened up to me since I got here. The only downside is that lots of these options cost money. Generally speaking, people think living in the city costs more and it certainly can. Here are some great ideas to save you city slickers on some of your hard earned income. Zipcar Zipcar is a car rental company catering specifically to those in the city. You are… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - May 26, 2010 at 10:20 pm

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Earn $100 For Signing Up To A New Chase Personal Checking Account

, I obtained a flyer in the mail from Chase supplying a $one hundred credit score score for op a private checking account to new customers. Current customers are not in a position to cancel their account and signal back again once more once more as soon as mp to obtain the $one hundred credit score score. Herea few of a lot more problems to believe about about the prl> The $one hundred will be handled like curiosity income, so you will need to report it as this type of on your taxes. In purchase for this… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - September 25, 2009 at 6:20 am

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