Tag: income tax
member name: Jeff S.
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April 29, 2009 02:43 PM EDT --
Our current progressive (or regressive, depending on your POV) tax structure is quite unfair to many. Our tax issue has been politicized and tilted by special interest groups. In order to . . .
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March 06, 2009 07:35 AM EST --
One of the greatest tragedies in America is the lack of formal mandatory personal finance and business law courses that could be taught at secondary school level. Every high school senior in the country . . .
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March 30, 2009 02:31 PM EDT --
There are many ways for middle class income earners ($50K to $150K) to receive tax deductions and tax credits for the tax year 2009. Here are just a few ideas:
1. Increasing 401(k) deductions if . . .
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February 05, 2009 10:31 AM EST --
This is a typical question almost no one thinks about. Most people file as soon as you receive ALL tax forms (W-2, 1099, etc.) so you can ask for refund. For some people it's always close to . . .
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November 27, 2009 09:23 PM EST --
(Summary: If a young couple wants to become a millionaire, it’s not difficult if you follow the plan below)
Case 1: You are married with a young child, living in a $180K house with . . .
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January 31, 2009 09:26 PM EST --
Since the start of America's financial crisis in mid 2007, we have been hearing lots of negative reports on the state of our country's economy. Major bad news include: . . .
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April 23, 2009 12:33 PM EDT --
Don't do these foolish things if you're short on cash...
1. Low income families buying a house they cannot afford with no money down while you have debts coming out . . .
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October 01, 2009 01:23 PM EDT --
Many people close to retirement ponder how to take distribution on their 401(k) or traditional IRA. Often at the advice of their financial advisers, they cash out the entire retirement fund in a lump . . .
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October 05, 2009 02:07 PM EDT --
We already know about $8,000 first-time home buyer’s credit, $3,500 credit for Cash for Clunkers, Credit for elderly and disabled, dependent care tax credit that save you thousands of dollars . . .
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November 16, 2009 05:42 AM EST --
The biggest changes in tax policy enacted under President George W. Bush were the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, often referred to as the “Bush tax cuts” but formally named the Economic Growth . . .
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November 30, 2009 01:38 PM EST --
Continued from Personal Finance Topic #105 - Reckless Credit Card Marketing
(Summary: Credit card companies have been out-of-control with excessive fees, huge late penalties, and rampant . . .
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November 23, 2008 06:35 AM EST --
Federal Insurance Contributions Act taxes (FICA - Social Security and Medicare) and income tax are two very expensive budget items for most wage earners. But worse still, when you retire, you may . . .
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January 09, 2009 12:48 PM EST --
There are some big changes in the estate-tax and gift tax provisions starting on January 1, 2009.
The increase in the basic estate-tax exemption amount to $3.5 million stems from a 2001 law. (Transfers . . .
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January 09, 2009 01:03 PM EST --
I am dumb struck by the fact that normally sane and intelligent people are telling me that they are cashing out their 401(k) to pay off debts or buying expensive items like home or new auto. These . . .
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January 10, 2009 02:06 PM EST --
I have been preaching thrift and investing using Crock-pots (not microwaves), and yet, I receive many queries about consumers not being able to decide where to go from here TODAY! So I am putting together . . .
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January 22, 2009 11:15 PM EST --
It is that time again to start collecting data for filing 2008 taxes. I will assist with few, not too complicated, suggestions on saving on your 2008 now and then 2009 taxes later.
There are . . .
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January 24, 2009 01:07 PM EST --
It is that time again to start collecting data for filing 2008 taxes. I will assist with few, not too complicated, suggestions on saving on your 2008 now and then 2009 taxes later.
This . . .
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January 30, 2009 08:49 PM EST --
There are many tax credits available for 2008 tax year. Here are three that some people tend to forget about.
Recovery Rebate Credit - If you didn't qualify for the rebate before or didn't . . .
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February 02, 2009 04:21 PM EST --
I noticed that my topic " Taking Control of Your Taxes Topic # 7 - Optimizing your tax deduction - easy way" which discusses suggestions on saving on the 2009 taxes, has not been commented . . .
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February 08, 2009 11:35 AM EST --
The premise here is that if you receive a big tax refund each year, you don't want to let IRS hang on to YOUR money with no interest being paid out to you!
Can you think of good ways to use . . .
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