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2013 Tax Changes, Credits and Impacts You Need to Be Aware of as Part of the Fiscal Cliff Deal

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[Updated with 2013 IRS inflation adjusted official numbers] With our dysfunctional government leaders finally reaching a deal on averting the so called fiscal cliff we now have a clearer picture of taxes in 2013. In fact there are a lot of changes in the form of updated federal tax rates, new phase out deductions and the [...]

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No Payroll Tax Credit Extension into 2013. See How Much Your Paycheck Will Drop With Higher Taxes

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[Updated following latest fiscal cliff negotiations] The 2 percent cut in Americans’ payroll taxes, effective in 2011 and 2012, expired on December 31st 2012.  This stimulus driven tax credit did not receive much support for an extension from either party or the President, and was a casualty of the fiscal cliff deal that did extend federal income tax cuts. [...]

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Help! Do I Have to Pay Back My First Time Home Buyer Credit

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I recently received the following question from Brian on my post that detailed the many versions of the first time home buyer tax credit: I purchased a home in January 2009. This is my primary residence after having purchased my first home in March 2002. My CPA put me in for the $6500 tax credit, [...]

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Pick Your Correct Tax Filing Status To Minimize Taxes

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Selecting your tax filing status is one of the first key steps in filing your federal tax return. Choosing the right status is extremely important because it can affect your filing requirements, standard deduction and eligibility for certain tax credits/deductions. In certain situations picking an incorrect filing status can make the difference between paying taxes [...]

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2011 Expiring Tax Breaks. Which Ones Will Be Extended into 2012?

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With 2011 drawing to a close, a number of popular and widely leveraged tax breaks are set to expire. A number of these may be extended into 2012, but with Congress in seemingly continual gridlock you can never know for sure. The best thing to do is plan as if the tax breaks will expire; [...]

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Bank of America Withdrawing $5 Debit Card Fee – Power to the People as Free Checking Accounts Return!

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You can tell that the tide of corporate sentiment is shifting when one of the nation’s largest companies changes course following customer outrage and the growing anti-Wall street movement. Especially when this company is a bank that has historically acted with impunity around bank fees. A person familiar with the bank’s plans, said that Bank [...]

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Adjust or Change Your Paycheck Tax Withholding (W4) After These Personal and Financial Life Events

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During the year many people have personal and financial life changing events that can affect how much they pay in taxes. But they often forget to adjust their income or paycheck tax withholding to cater for these events. This means they ending up owing taxes and associated penalties when filing; or missing out on extra [...]

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IRS Errors and Economic Stimulus Refunds For Home Buyer Credit and Overpayment of $250 SSI and Making Work Pay Tax Credit

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The IRS has officially admitted that they are having issues with processing some of the most popular economic stimulus payments that the Obama administration has handed out over the last few years. In particular, the many versions of the first time home buyer credit, each with different eligibility and income rules, has made tax time [...]

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Teaching Your Kids How to Care For Cash and Manage Their Personal Finances

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As adults, we’ve seen what a lack of financial knowledge does to managing our finances. That’s why we need to teach our kids early on how to care for their cash, so they are less likely to make the financial mistakes that we did. If you don’t talk about money, lessons learned and how to [...]

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No Preset Spending Limit or Reward Credit Cards: The Excellent Credit Debate

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What does No Preset Spending Limit (NPSL) mean to you?  Many consumers, normally with excellent credit, take this popular credit and charge card feature to mean “no limit.”  They think that NPSL products—such as the charge cards offered by Chase and American Express as well as Visa Signature credit cards and World MasterCard credit cards—provide [...]

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