Tax Insider: College Tax Breaks
If you or someone in your household is taking college courses, you know how expensive higher education can be. Tax time is the perfect opportunity to help ease the burden. Even though the April 2011...
View ArticleTax Insider: Tax Tips for the Unemployed, Part 1
Unemployment benefits are taxable for 2010. You can’t wish your taxes away just because you’re unemployed. And–to add insult to injury–your unemployment insurance benefits and severance pay are...
View ArticleTax Insider: Tax Tips for the Unemployed, Part 2
Tax credits can help ease the burden of unemployment. Labor Day is upon us, but unfortunately 9.5% of the population and 16.6% of African Americans are unemployed. Some 6.6 million people or 44.9% of...
View ArticleTax Insider: Working Kids Pay Taxes, Too
My 10-year-old son sets up a weekend lemonade stand at the local baseball field, where there are little league and adult softball games all day long. To my surprise, he makes as much as $100 per week...
View ArticleTax Insider: New Rules for Flexible Spending Accounts
Over-the-counter drugs will no longer be reimbursed by FSAs when the Affordable Care Act goes into effect on Jan. 1. Between deductibles, co-payments, and prescriptions, yearly out-of-pocket costs for...
View Article6 Ways Your Taxes Could Increase in 2011
If the Bush Tax Cuts expire, taxes could increase by 5% for everyone. Between 2001 and 2003 President George W. Bush signed into law three pieces of legislation that reduced income taxes for all...
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