Category Archives: Savings

Ten Tax Tips for Individuals Selling Their Home

Issue Number:    IRS Summertime Tax Tip 2012-14 Inside This Issue The Internal Revenue Service has some important information for those who have sold or are about to sell their home. If you have a gain from the sale of your main … Continue reading

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More Flexible Offer-in-Compromise Terms Help Taxpayers Make a Fresh Start

Issue Number:    IRS Summertime Tax Tip 2012-02 Inside This Issue The IRS has expanded its “Fresh Start” initiative by offering more flexible terms to its Offer-in-Compromise Program. These newest rules enable some financially distressed taxpayers to clear up their tax problems … Continue reading

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Keep the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit in Mind for Summer Planning

Issue Number:    IRS Summertime Tax Tip 2012-01 Inside This Issue During the summer many parents may be planning the time between school years for their children while they work or look for work. The IRS wants to remind taxpayers that are … Continue reading

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Education Tax Credits Help Pay Higher Education Costs

Issue Number:    IRS Tax Tip 2012-37 Inside This Issue Two federal tax credits may help you offset the costs of higher education for yourself or your dependents.  These are the American Opportunity Credit and the Lifetime Learning Credit. To qualify for … Continue reading

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The Child Tax Credit: 11 Key Points

Issue Number:    IRS Tax Tip 2012-29 Inside This Issue The Child Tax Credit is available to eligible taxpayers with qualifying children under age 17. The IRS would like you to know these eleven facts about the child tax credit. 1. Amount With … Continue reading

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The Saver’s Credit and You

Low to moderate income individuals still have a chance to take advantage of the savers credit for 2011. The savers credit is a great motivator for saving for retirement. Those who can claim the credit must meet the flowing criteria: … Continue reading

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Selling Your Home? Here’s what the IRS wants you to know.

If you are in the process of selling your home, it’s very important that you know the tax implications involved:  If you have owned and used your home as your primary residence for two years out of the five years … Continue reading

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Students: Make the most of your summer job.

This summer, many students will be taking on summer jobs.  However, many are unaware of the tax consequences involved with employment.  Additionally, many students fail to establish a savings goal.  For example: 1. Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate must … Continue reading

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A New Way to Save

Many people have already discovered this great new way to save.  What is it you may ask?  Tax time is a great time to save because many people receive refunds.  In 2010 President Obama created the tax time Savings Bond … Continue reading

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Earn extra dollars with InboxDollars.com

Nowadays you often hear about how bad the economy is.  Unemployment is high and everything costs more.  Many people are looking for alternative means of earning extra money. I recently came across a new website titled Inboxdollars.com.  This site provides … Continue reading

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