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Help with taxes: Is tax deferred saving a bad idea?
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Sunday, November 28, 2010. Is tax deferred saving a bad idea? I cannot tell you whether tax deferred accounts make sense for you. That decision should be based on your particular situation. However, before you automatically assume that it is a good idea to put money into tax deferred plan such as an IRA, SEP, 401(k), 403(b), or 457 plan, it makes sense to examine three basic assumptions. Tax savings means a bigger balance. Tax deferred plans reduce your tax. Future tax rates are unpredictable. In additio...
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Help with taxes: Have you prepared your 2010 taxes yet?
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Sunday, November 21, 2010. Have you prepared your 2010 taxes yet? Separate business and personal. Get your books in order. What about records that you do not yet have? You will not receive some statements or reports until the end of the year or even until January or February. No problem. Set up folders for the statements or reports that you expect to receive later. Then when you receive them, simply add them to the appropriate folder. Posted by Chuck Z. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). July 4 - July 11.
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Help with taxes: 2010-07-11
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Monday, July 12, 2010. IRS help with Gulf oil spill issues. The IRS has created a Gulf Oil Spill Information Center. And set up a Dedicated Phone Line for Gulf Oil Spill Victims. The IRS is also planning a Special Assistance Day, July 17th. Florida: Panama City and Pensacola. Louisiana: New Orleans, Houma and Baton Rouge. According to the IRS,. The IRS continues to have a number of ways to help taxpayers dealing with oil spill issues or other economic hardship issues, including:. Posted by Chuck Z. NEW Y...
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Help with taxes: IRS Consumer ALert
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Friday, October 29, 2010. The IRS does not send taxpayers unsolicited e-mails about their tax accounts, tax situations or personal tax issues. If you receive such an e-mail, most likely it's a scam. IRS impersonation schemes flourish during filing season. These schemes may take place via phone, fax, Internet sites, social networking sites and particularly e-mail. For more information on scams and what to do if you're subject to one, see our Problem Alerts. Page, Online Scams that Impersonate the IRS.
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Help with taxes: 2010-07-04
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010. IRS provides a web page with help for homebuyer tax credit extension. The IRS has created a web page with information about the extension of the homebuyer tax credit. http:/ www.irs.gov/irs/article/0, id=225078,00.html. The deadline for the credit was extended from June 30, 2010 to September 30, 2010. Here are some important exceprts from the page. Form 1098, Mortgage Interest Statement, or substitute mortgage interest statements,. Property tax records or. If a 2009 return has not ...
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Accounting and Tax: Organize to save money on accounting fees
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Friday, December 10, 2010. Organize to save money on accounting fees. Many people are surprised at how much it costs for their CPA to prepare their returns. Hiring an expert to do your taxes is a good idea, and most of the fees are money well spent. However, some habits may be costing you a lot of money, and they could lead to errors. What are these habits? This is how those habits cost you and what you can do about them. A few common examples are listed below. Bank and brokerage accounts. Another thing ...
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Accounting and Tax: May 2010
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Monday, May 31, 2010. Tax Information for Members of the Armed Forces. If you are a veteran or are on active duty, thank you! I thought I would take this opportunity to post the link to an IRS page dedicated to providing information to members of the armed forces. http:/ www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0, id=97273,00.html. Also here are links to Publication 3, Armed Forces' Tax Guide. There is an online version and a PDF. Online: http:/ www.irs.gov/publications/p3/index.html. Posted by Chuck Z. The Texas So...
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Accounting and Tax: April 2010
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Friday, April 30, 2010. High-Income Taxpayers Should Maximize Charitable Contributions, Itemized Deductions in 2010. The latest post on the Tax Policy Blog is High-Income Taxpayers Should Maximize Charitable Contributions, Itemized Deductions in 2010. It is the latest in a series that the Tax Foundation has written about the expiration of the Bush tax cuts. This post is about the likely expiration of PEP and Pease. Popular names for the p. Or the Tax Policy Blog. Posted by Chuck Z. Links to this post.
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Accounting and Tax: December 2010
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Monday, December 20, 2010. The first Form 1040 in 1913. Take a look at the first 1040. The form and instructions are only four pages long. The first Form 1040 was produced in 1913. After the 16th Amendment was ratified. The amendment said,. The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration. The 1913 Form 1040. Posted by Chuck Z. Links to this post. Many people are...
