Archive for the ‘Taxes’ Category
Monday, April 14th, 2008
Times up! Well, almost. If you haven't even started work on your 2007 tax return, it may be time to consider filing an extension. The good news is that it is fairly simple and will buy you some additional time to get your act together. The ...
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
A short note went out to financial institutions from the Federal Reserve on Friday. It contained details of how, and when, economic stimulus payments will be delivered.
Here are some highlights:
The Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service (FMS) will begin issuing approximately 130 million Economic Stimulus Payments on behalf ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
It's crunch time!
You have nine days left (coounting today) to get your 2007 taxes filed. It can definitely be hard to get started, but you don't want to be staying up until midnight on the 15th trying to make the deadline.
Bankrate.com has a great 7-day plan to get you ...
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Monday, February 11th, 2008
Do We Have To Pay Back The Tax Rebate? Short Answer: NO. I have read a lot of misleading stories on the rebate portion of the Stimulus Bill. For instance, Liz Pulliam Weston, writing in MSN Money writes: To produce this cash, Congress created ...
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Friday, February 8th, 2008
The House and Senate passed the final version of the stimulus bill only three weeks after President Bush's initial proposal. The final plan will cost an estimated $168 billion versus the $150 billion cost of the House plan. The Senate plan included rebates for senior citizens and disabled veterans. ...
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008
UPDATE: The House and Senate have passed the final version of the Stimulus Bill. You can read the details in this post: Details on Final Stimulus Bill.
The Senate failed to pass their expanded version of the House stimulus plan last night.
From The Wall Street Journal:
Supporters of the Senate bill ...
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Friday, February 1st, 2008
UPDATE: The House and Senate have passed the final version of the Stimulus Bill. You can read the details in this post: Details on Final Stimulus Bill.
As a follow up to my details of proposed stimulus bill post, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that changes passed by the ...
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Thursday, January 24th, 2008
Photo: Susan Walsh, AP
UPDATE: The House and Senate have passed the final version of the Stimulus Bill. You can read the details in this post: Details on Final Stimulus Bill.
Congress and President Bush appear to have made a final agreement on the contents of the forthcoming economic stimulus bill.
Highlights:
Tax ...
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Friday, January 18th, 2008
We've all heard the old adage "Work smarter, not harder". This means that if you plan and think about the best way to do a job, you will save huge amounts of time and effort.
I would like to propose that you should also apply similar thinking to your income. ...
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Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
Continuing our tax theme, we will run a series detailing some of the most common tax forms you have received, or will be receiving, in the next few weeks. First up is the W2. All information is for the 2007 tax year. Forms will sometimes ...
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