Tax Software vs. Tax Pro?
Happy New Year and welcome to 2015! Most of us are ready to take on the new year and begin our new money goals. What should be one of your first financial tasks? Filing our income taxes. It’s never...
View ArticleFor Better of For Worse? Marriage and Taxes
The day you walked down the aisle, you dreamed about all the things that come with happily ever after – from moonlit walks on the beach to his and hers hand towels. Now it’s time to share another...
View ArticleThe Dirty Dozen: 2015 Tax Scams
Aggressive phone calls top the Internal Revenue Service’s list of “Dirty Dozen” tax scams in 2015. The government is warning taxpayers to be aware — the early weeks of filing season are when phone...
View ArticleWhat’s the Rush? Don’t File Your Taxes Too Early
If the IRS owes you a refund, you want to file your taxes immediately, right? Not really. In fact, resist the temptation to file until you’re sure you are ready. You’ll save yourself grief and possibly...
View Article2014 Tax Prep Cheat Sheet
It’s been about 2 months into tax season and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is reporting that over 40 million tax refunds worth $125 billion have already been issued. Are you one of the lucky ones...
View ArticleHow Big is This Year’s Average Tax Refund?
In the first 30 days of the tax season, the government processed over 48 million individual income tax returns. Forty million Americans, or 83% of those who have filed their income tax returns so far,...
View ArticleTaxes 101: Basic Tax Terms Everyone Should Know
Roughly 83% of the returns processed by the IRS so far this tax season have resulted in refunds, at an average of $2,893 per check (down from the original $3,539 that was reported earlier in the...
View Article3 Tax Tips to Avoid a Date with the IRS
Have you heard? Tomorrow is tax day! So wrap up those odds and ends, dot your I’s and cross your T’s, and always double-check. Most of all, remember these 3 simple tax rules that will reduce your...
View ArticleTax Day: 5 Things You Should Know
Today is April 15th – so what does that mean? If you guessed Titanic Remembrance Day, National Library Workers Day, National Rubber Eraser Day, and National Glazed Spiral Ham Day – you are correct....
View ArticleTax Documents: Save or Shred?
Tax Day is here and gone. Now is the perfect time to get a head start on your spring cleaning and begin the fun task of shredding all of those old tax documents. In fact, Office Depot is offering...
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