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Tax Strategies

7 Facts About Miscellaneous Deductions

Tips for Claiming Miscellaneous Deductions on Your Income Tax Return   Itemizing your deductions (as opposed to claiming the standard deduction) means that you may…


Tax Tips for the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Learn How the New Health Care Law Impacts Your Taxes   Beginning in 2014, the Individual Shared Responsibility provision of the Affordable Care Act takes…


How to Get a Tax Extension

Spring has arrived and April 15 will be here before we know it, but many of us won’t be ready to file our tax returns…


IRAs and Your Taxes

Tax Information for Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs) Saving for your retirement through individual retirement accounts (IRAs) can have a significant impact on your taxes. IRAs…


IRS Tax Form W-4

Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate   The Federal income tax is a “pay-as-you-go” tax. This means that you are expected to make tax payments throughout the…


Tax Tips for Year-End Gifts to Charity

Get a Tax Break for Your Qualified Charitable Contributions   Giving to charity has two major benefits: it helps those who receive it, and it…


The American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC)

Offset the Costs of Higher Education by Reducing Your Income Tax The American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) was originally introduced for tax years 2009 and…


Married Filing Jointly

Tax Considerations for Newly Married Couples you’re getting married, taxes are probably the last thing you want to think about. However, it is still important…