From the 'Taxation' Category:

Confidential Taxpayer Documents Released to White House by the IRS

The IRS is required by law to keep taxpayer information confidential…right. But somehow, when the White House asks for that confidential information, the law no longer matters. And how big a deal is it […]

Are You Taking All the Tax Credits Available to You?

Tax credits offer a dollar-to-dollar reduction in the amount of taxes you may owe, or increase the amount of refund you may receive. This makes them much more popular than a tax deduction, which […]

Have You Been A Victim of Identity Theft? Protect Yourself and Your Tax Refund From Fraud

Unfortunately, every year, a growing number of Americans experience identity theft first hand. Most instances involve the misuse of an existing credit card or bank account, but return fraud is one of the biggest […]

Don’t Let Your Back Tax Returns Snowball

Maybe you didn’t file last year’s tax return because you didn’t have the ability to pay your tax bill, or you couldn’t find all your receipts. Now you feel like you’ve painted yourself into […]

You Still Have Time to Take Advantage of Saver’s Credit for 2014 Filing

Saver’s credit, officially known as retirement savings contributions credit, is a great way to save money and save on your taxes. Saver’s credit is an incentive to low and moderate-income taxpayers to make retirement […]

A Tax Planning Tip for the Small Business Owners

Year-end is approaching and now’s a great time to take a few fine-tuning steps to improve your tax situation. But be careful – many end-of-year tax planning “tips” really amount to giving away your […]

The IRS Gives Guidance on Charitable Donations to Fight Ebola

Facebook founder, and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, and his wife Priscilla, recently donated $25 million to the Center for Disease Control to help fight Ebola. While most of us aren’t capable of keeping up with […]

IRA Roll-Overs – Now the limit is ONE!

So you have an IRA and you don’t like who’s managing it or your options in it. The solution was simple – just roll it over to someone or something else. The roll-over was […]

IRS erased key records in lawsuit, NetJets says.

Remember the news agencies reporting about the IRS targeting conservative non-profit groups during the last presidential campaign…and the critical emails that would establish truth or fiction turned up missing? Well, the issue’s back. NetJets, […]

Early Filing – Early Refund? Maybe Not. IRS Expects Delays in 2014 Refunds

The Internal Revenue Service typically opens the tax season the last week of January, and closes it on the 15th day of April. The 2015 tax season is expected to begin January 23, 2015. […]