Posts for "Taxes"


Tax Incidence: What It Is and Why It Matters

From Steadfast Finances
May 3, 2012 at 6:00 am
Did you know that you might be paying corporate taxes and not even know it? Don’t bother checking your 1040 for an accounting error. If you aren’t self-employed, but paying ... (more)

8 IRS Audit survival tips

From RateNerd
May 1, 2012 at 7:21 am
The IRS audited 11 percent more returns in 2010 over the year before,  and more than double the agency’s pace just eight years earlier. That’s almost 1.6 million individual ... (more)

8 IRS red flags that could get you audited

From RateNerd
April 21, 2012 at 7:14 am
Scary but true: The Internal Revenue Service audited almost 1.6 million individual taxpayers in 2010. That’s an 11 percent increase over the year before and more than double ... (more)

4 Corporate Finance Ways to View Spending Your Personal Tax Return

From Steadfast Finances
April 19, 2012 at 6:00 am
Now that tax day is upon us, it’s time to figure out what to do with our tax return. The average American is getting back $2,700 this year and that’s a large chunk of cash. ... (more)

Top Five Ways to Use your Tax Return

From freemoneywisdom.com
April 18, 2012 at 6:00 am
Each year, you might be accustomed to getting a tax refund. You have worked hard over the previous year, and if the government is returning money to you, you probably don’t ... (more)

10 Fun Tax Facts ;)

From Budgets Are Sexy
April 17, 2012 at 6:22 am
Naturally it’s our job, as personal finance bloggers, to remind you that today is the deadline to file all your sexy taxes. (So if you haven’t done so already, hurry ... (more)

Getting Paper Bonds at Tax Time

From freemoneywisdom.com
April 7, 2012 at 6:00 am
Since the Treasury department stopped selling paper bonds in January 2012, the only way to get paper savings bonds is through your tax refund. This is easy when you are due a refund ... (more)

Your Largest Expense, Over Which You Have the Least Control

From YNAB
April 6, 2012 at 6:07 pm
Taxes are due very soon, if you weren’t aware. Of course, they’ve been on my mind. They’re my single largest expense (and yours as well, over your lifetime). I ... (more)

5 Smart Ways To Use Your Tax Refund

From DINKS Finance
April 5, 2012 at 7:06 am
Hello readers of Dinks Finance!  It’s Redeeming Riches here and this is my post for our article swap.  It’s an honor to post on Dink Finance, especially since the site has ... (more)

Six Questions About the Federal Income Tax

From freemoneywisdom.com
April 2, 2012 at 6:00 am
To me, taxes are sort of like rain in Seattle. There’s too much of it, too often. It arrives at the most inconvenient of times, and just when you thought you couldn’t ... (more)

3 Resources You Need to Know About Before Filing Your Taxes

From freemoneywisdom.com
March 28, 2012 at 6:00 am
So you’ve spent the last month dreading the thought of doing your tax return, but the day has come and you know it’s time to get it over with. You sit down and pull ... (more)

How To Use The American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning Credits

From RateNerd
March 26, 2012 at 12:05 pm
You can slash college bills with tax benefits – but you need to know how. Other than buying a home and automobile, a college education is one of the biggest investments Americans ... (more)

What to Do if You’re Audited – Avoid a Run In With The IRS

From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
March 26, 2012 at 8:14 am
One of the scariest financial situations that many people can imagine is the tax audit.The good news is that your chance of being audited is relatively small. Only about 1 million, ... (more)

Eight red flags that could get you audited

From RateNerd
March 24, 2012 at 2:52 pm
The Internal Revenue Service audited almost 1.6 million individual taxpayers in 2010. Here are some ways to stay out of the spotlight.   2010′ audit rate represents ... (more)

Taxes

From Always the Planner
March 15, 2012 at 9:00 am
The husband and I got our taxes done this weekend. For the first time we owe taxes. Technically it isn't the first time we have owed money, but we normally owe to the state but ... (more)

Now $22,082 Cash-Less! ;)

From Budgets Are Sexy
March 13, 2012 at 6:24 am
But for a much MUCH better cause this time, haha… our retirement ;) Even though yesterday’s tax fail was a major hurt in the wallet, it could have been a TON worse ... (more)

Paying the tax man.

From Punch Debt In The Face
March 13, 2012 at 3:38 am
For the first time ever I/we finally owed the IRS money come tax time. I use to think getting a big return was awesome since it was like free money, but then I was reminded it ... (more)

I’m $6,284 Poorer Today.

From Budgets Are Sexy
March 12, 2012 at 6:02 am
But the worst part is I thought I’d be getting money BACK with all my tax stuff this year :( Only cuz my accountant literally told me I’d be receiving $4,000+ thinking ... (more)

You’re Probably a Member of the 1%, Even Though You Don’t Know It

From Dan Erwin
March 8, 2012 at 1:14 pm
The U.S. middle class is incredibly wealthy by international standards. A recent, thoughtful article, appearing in the March/April Foreign Policy, by Charles Kenny, is the kind ... (more)

Know Your Taxes – Income Tax

From Everything Finance
March 7, 2012 at 1:48 am
Know Your Taxes – Income Tax is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - Its all about Money!United States citizens are responsible to pay ... (more)

Sole Proprietorship Tax Deductions You Need to Know About

From freemoneywisdom.com
March 2, 2012 at 6:00 am
A Free Money Wisdom reader recently emailed me and asked about available tax deductions for a sole proprietorship.  When he first asked me about it, I was clueless!  I’m ... (more)

Know Your Taxes – Corporate Tax

From Everything Finance
March 2, 2012 at 1:17 am
Know Your Taxes – Corporate Tax is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - Its all about Money!Much like individuals are charged income tax ... (more)

Know Your Taxes – Currency Conversion Tax

From Everything Finance
February 29, 2012 at 1:56 am
Know Your Taxes – Currency Conversion Tax is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - Its all about Money!Currency conversion taxes are those ... (more)

Social Security Payroll Tax Cuts Extended through the Rest of 2012: What will you do with your Extra 2%?

From 20SomethingFinance.com
February 27, 2012 at 8:37 am
Under the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, enacted this past week in a rare bi-partisan support (293 to 132 vote in the house), you will continue to pay 32% ... (more)

Know Your Taxes – Excise Tax

From Everything Finance
February 24, 2012 at 1:19 am
Know Your Taxes – Excise Tax is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - Its all about Money!Excise taxes, also known as indirect taxes, are ... (more)