Don't miss out on possible tax deductions. This MarketWatch article points out eight tax deductions that we often forget.
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Sunday May 10, 2009
It's finally time to start paying all those college-related expenses you've been saving for all these years. Be sure to take maximum advantage of the various tax breaks available to you for education expenses - they're free money too!
Wednesday Jun 3, 2009
If you are looking to maximize the tax-efficiency of your investing, read on for FiLife's guide on what assets to hold in which accounts.
Thursday Jan 29, 2009
FiLife gets you ready for filing your 2008 taxes and offers resources to answer your questions.
Thursday Apr 16, 2009
So, what if you just filed this year’s taxes and realize that you’ve made a mistake? And just to be safe you decide to go through past years’ taxes and realize you’ve made mistakes on some of them as well.
Tuesday Apr 7, 2009
Tax expert S. Kay Bell offers advice on how to handle your tax life when dealing with a divorce. These tips come straight from her new book The Truth About Paying Fewer Taxes. Bell also runs her own blog Don't Mess with Taxes.
Friday Feb 6, 2009
(Originally posted 2/28/2008). A few weeks ago we promised to review all of the free federal tax software that the Internal Revenue Service and 19 tax companies provide taxpayers who make $54,000 or less a year ($56,000 in 2008). True to our word, three FiLifers who qualified for the Free File service gathered together their tax ...
The level of tax-prep assistance you need will depend on the sophistication of your finances and investment returns.
Questions to ask tax prep service providers.
Tuesday Mar 31, 2009
More common than LLCs or S corporations, a C corporation is taxed under federal income tax laws and is generally considered more insulated in terms of limiting personal liability than the other two.
Tuesday Mar 31, 2009
An LLC, or limited liability company, is a legal entity, or form of business, that provides limited personal liability to the company’s owners for any debt incurred or legal actions taken against the company.
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