2006 Tax Credits and Deductions You Should Know About

As April 15th draws every closer, it is time to start thinking about how you are going to reduce your tax bill. Here are a couple of ways most people miss out.

Finding Someone to Prepare Your Taxes

The tax code and regulations are incredibly complex, but you are assumed to know and understand them all. How scary is that? Unless you have a very simple tax situation, professional help is the way to go.

Didn't Get An Expected 1099-MISC Form?

If you are an independent contractor, you should receive a 1099-MISC form from businesses that paid you more than $600 for your services. Ah, but what if you don't receive one?

Didn't Get A W-2 From Your Employer?

Working for an employer has its perks. One of them is you get a W-2 summarizing your earnings and taxes paid. But what if your employer didn’t issue one to you?

Federal Government Ask for Volunteers to Kuwait

My husband is within 3 years of retirement from the federal government as a QAR GS11. He presently has 34 years service with them and recently was sent an email requesting volunteers to go to Kuwait to oversee a contractor repairing damaged transportation equipment. I promptly went to the IRS office to get whatever taxes consequence information I could to determine if the money outweighs the danger.

How To Choose The Right Tax Attorney

It is absolutely necessary to choose the right tax attorney if you are burdened with tax issues such as being audited, having IRS tax debt, being accused of investment fraud or other IRS-related concerns. If you ignoring the tax problem will only make it worse it is best to get a tax lawyer.

Do You Have To File A Tax Return?

The general assumption is that everyone must file a tax return each year. This is not entirely true. In some situations, an individual or married couple need not file.

Strange and Bizarre Tax Deductions

It was Albert Einstein who said physics was easy compared to trying to prepare his taxes. You probably feel the same way. The tax code is full of oddities, and here are a few that will make you roll your eyes.

Losing Weight Can Get You A Bigger Tax Refund

Did you know that losing weight cannot only save your life, but also put more money in your pocket? The IRS classifies certain costs related to weight loss as tax deductible, meaning that dieting can increase the amount of refund (or lower the amount you have to pay.)

Tax Records - How Long To Keep Them?

Most tax deadlines are easy to remember like the filing deadline or the due date to pay estimated tax payments however, when it comes to how long to keep tax records, most people do not have a clue. So you want to know, how long to keep tax records?

Tips On How To Get Your Tax Refund Faster

The tax refund. While taxes may not be all that enjoyable, the tax refund tends to bring a smile when someone finds out they get one. But there is usually some waiting involved. Here's some tips on how to get it faster.

Do You Make These 9 Common Income Tax Mistakes?

Its income tax time again. With the April 15th Deadline fast approaching you need to beware of these 9 common income tax mistakes as stated by Intuit the makers of Turbo-Tax.

Taxes For Gamblers

The federal government wants their hunk of meat regardless of how you earn money. This is true even if you don’t think of it as working, such as when you are gambling.

What Kind Of IRS Tax Law Attorney Do You Need?

OK, you have come to the conclusion that you need an IRS tax law attorney to help with your current tax problems or for tax advice, but there is still one question that needs answering: what kind of tax law attorney specifically do you need?