US Saving onds I can’t believe it was almost three years ago that I researched Estate Planning and Savings Bonds, wow time flies! Notwithstanding, there are various tax strategies when dealing with your Savings bonds. The first has to do when you should “choose” to pay tax on the interest gained and the second has…
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I am often surprised how many people don’t understand how the United States Income Tax system actually works, but on the surface it is a really simple system. Like anything else, once we get deeper it becomes a bit LOTS more complicated. However, when someone says, “I don’t want to make more money than $X because…
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In times past, scam artists and masters of fraud generally operated in person or by paper mail. In today’s hi-tech world, however, scam artists have become much more sophisticated. Identity theft, Nigerian scams, and a host of other fraudulent activities are, unfortunately, quite common on the web. Another area that fraudsters love attempting to bilk…
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Checking The Status of My Federal Tax Return I met with my accountant a couple weeks ago and have recently received a copy of my taxes back. Since I am expecting a sizeable tax refund (Daddy’s little Tax Deduction was born right before the new year) so I am obviously excited and anxious. A few…
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Despite helping people in my life with their taxes I use an Accountant. There are a couple reasons why I use one: The Wife is Self Employed complicating our situation a bit I have self employment income which is growing After our meeting with our CPA I don’t feel the stress I did when I…
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As is the norm with this time of year I have been receiving receiving tax form 1099s from various companies over the past couple weeks. I usually just give them a glance before filing them away for my appointment with my CPA. However, tonight I decided to take a look at the one I received…
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