As tax season rolls around it is extremely important to secure your customer’s personal identifying information to protect them from identity theft. Identity theft, especially when it relates to filing your taxes, can be crippling for a person’s finances and land them in a nightmare situation filled with a maze to go through with the...
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How To Fill Out Tax Forms To Get The Best Deductions
F.J. Raymond is credited with saying, “Next to being shot at and missed, nothing is quite as satisfying as an income tax refund.” While this may be a bit of an exaggeration a large tax refund can indeed make you feel like Christmas came twice. Nobody takes great pleasure in filing income tax forms. But...
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Common Factors That Increase Property Taxes
While homeowners can expect to pay property taxes every year, they don’t always notice how much they are paying. Unlike a sales tax, property taxes are very complicated and often differ from town to town. Each local government has its own set of codes and rates that determine how much the local taxpayers will pay,...
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What Happens To Taxes And Insurance In 2014?
What Happens To Taxes And Insurance In 2014? As President Barack Obama enters his last two years of presidency, many Americans are wondering what kinds of new taxation and insurance changes to expect for the future. Throughout the next year, there will be several new changes that all taxpaying citizens of the United States will...
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7 U.S. States With No Income Taxes
When it comes to income tax, it is no mystery that there are large variances state by state. In fact, some states have no income tax liability. Many of these states pick up the difference with changes in sales tax, property tax, and corporate taxes. There are seven states in total that have various ways...
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How the Super Rich Avoid Paying Taxes
We’ve all heard tell of billionaires who can’t be bothered to pay taxes. Yet, how are they able to accomplish such a thing? The top earners in America simply hire the best tax lawyers, who understand which tax loopholes are best able to keep money from going toward building roads and maintaining social security benefits....
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If Income Taxes Increase, Will Rich People Leave the USA?
Ever since this country was founded, Americans have hated paying taxes. So it should come as no surprise then that many rich American citizens are considering leaving the country and renounce their citizenship to avoid paying those taxes. The Abroad Tax Issue The United States is one of the few countries worldwide to tax its...
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Taxes and Bankruptcy: What You Need to Know
There are so many intricacies in bankruptcy law that it can be very overwhelming, especially considering that getting to the point of having to file for bankruptcy is overwhelming in itself. Often what affects what and how can get lost in the shuffle. It is much easier to go forward with something, and less overwhelming...
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Claiming a Home Office on Your Taxes
A home office can be one of the best tax deductions for professionals that choose to work at home. Unfortunately, a home office tax deduction is also one of the biggest red flags for an IRS audit. To avoid tipping off the IRS audit monsters, make sure your home office follows the guidelines for a...
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5 Top Tips to Avoid a Tax Audit
We all know taxes are a necessary part of our lifestyles. We need schools, emergency services, and government. What we really don’t need as small and medium business owners is a comprehensive tax audit. Tax audits are a very lengthy and involved process, which usually calls for the services of a professional, so if there...
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