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Tax Time Approaches - Do You Need to Get Rid of Back Taxes Too?
Tax season often leaves us with more debt and less hope. Back taxes continue to plague our every day lives--and it isn't easy to be happy with Uncle Sam breathing down your neck. But, there could be a way to get rid of back taxes that perhaps you don't know yet...
Investing In Tax Preparation Assitance
There happen to be lots of benefits that come from having taxes prepared by a tax expert, even if doing the taxes yourself might in the beginning save some money.One of the greatest benefits of investing in tax preparation services is that you will not miss items on your taxes that qualify you for b
Reporting Your Social Security Benefits
Your Social Security benefits may not be taxable at all, or may be taxable up to 85% of the amount. This depends on your total income from other sources, and on your marital status.
Florida Department Of Financial Services - Its 4 Sections And Their Functions Explained
This is an overview of the services provided by the Florida Department of Financial Services. A visit to the website will provide all kinds of information required.
How to Apply for a Housing Tax Credit
The first-time homebuyers tax credit can only be claimed on the income tax returns of first-time homebuyers that purchase a new home before the end of April 2010. The laws for the tax credit state that even if you didn't close on your home but you did enter a legal and binding contract to purchase t
Term Repurchase Agreements
Repurchase agreements are short-term contracts between a dealer of securities and an investor. The dealer would sell securities to an investor and buy them back the next day. Repurchase agreements are used to develop short-term capital.
Are Property Taxes Deductible in Subsequent Years?
When you own personal property or real estate, there may be several types of tax deductions you're eligible for on your federal income tax return. Most personal and real estate property tax deductions can be taken each year as long as you continue meeting the deduction requirements each tax year. Ta
How to Cash a Check Written to Two People
Married couples, estate beneficiaries and tax refund recipients are among the types of people who receive checks made payable to two people. Banks require both parties to negotiate a two-party check. Most check cashing centers and stores will not cash two-party checks because they generally cash onl
Why Do You Hate Taxes? We Love Them! Part 5 of 6
This article discusses the "scare tactics" involved in tax compliance. Here we use two of the most well known examples, Wesley Snipes and Al Capone, and show why they most likely have nothing to do with your personal situation.
Home Ownership Tax Deductions
Americans over pay $945 million worth of taxes every year because they arent aware of what they should be deducting. Many homeowners are not aware of the additional tax deductions they can take.
How to Calculate the Federal Taxes Withheld
The federal government requires that employers withhold money from their employees' paychecks to be put aside for the federal income taxes that they will owe at the end of the year. Each year, the Internal Revenue Service publishes a new versions of IRS Publication 15, which contains the most recent
Benefits of Using Tax Software
If you have always found that filing your federal income tax return is a daunting task you will find that there are many different software programs out there that can help you make short work of this process. You need to file your taxes, but that doesn't mean that you need to be stressed out a
The Percentage of Federal Taxes Taken Out of Income
When employees get their paychecks from their employers, the amount that they receive is smaller than the gross amount they have earned. This is because the federal government requires that people have money withheld from their paychecks to pay for various federal taxes. The amount of money withheld
Questions a Bankruptcy Lawyer Will Ask
When you choose to hire an attorney to file your Chapter 7 debt forgiveness or Chapter 13 debt restructuring bankruptcy case, you will be asked a number of questions regarding your personal finances and debts. This is because the United States Bankruptcy Court has strict guidelines, especially conce
How to Prove Hidden Income Using the Bank Deposit Method
As the name implies, hidden income is revenue that is not reported to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or a similar taxing agency. Hidden income can be the result of poor record-keeping, but it is also an avenue for avoiding taxes and concealing ill-gotten financial gain. The IRS uses the bank dep
Irs Offshore Fbar Voluntary Disclosure Program: Recognize Hidden Dangers
One of the largest shocks for non-resident aliens and other recent immigrants to the United States is that they must pay taxes on their offshore earnings. And what is even more strange, is that they need to report the existence of foreign accounts to IRS. Adding to the confusion is that there are tw
IRA Laws
The government created IRAs to give the public an incentive to put aside money for retirement. The traditional IRA became available to investors in 1975 and the Roth IRA in 1998. Both offer tax benefits, but these are different for each type of IRA. You can open an individual retirement account at m
Should You Show Your IRS Form CP 2000 To An Enrolled Agent
ver wonder what happens when you receive a 1099 or other tax form after you have already filed your return? Usually these errors are caught by the sophisticated computer system used by the IRS. When ...
Can Domestic Partners File Joint Taxes in Louisiana?
The state of Louisiana recognizes domestic partnership as a valid relationship and maintains a domestic partner registry. Since the legal implications of that relationship are still being contested in the state, though, members of the opposite sex or the same sex who live together in Louisiana canno
How Does a Tax-Free Zone Work?
From establishing duty-free shops in airport malls to providing companies with large tax incentives, tax-free zones allow you to purchase items like cigarettes and perfume without paying any sales tax. Traditionally, tax-free zones have been formed in specific areas to increase consumer spending or