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Back to School: Tuition and Fees Deduction

18 September 2011

You may be able to deduct qualified tuition and related expenses that you pay for yourself, your spouse, or a dependent, as a tuition and fees deduction. The deduction can reduce the amount of your income subject to tax by up to $4,000 so long as your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) is not more [...]

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Back to School: Do Tax Preparer Exams Keep Taxpayers Safe?

10 September 2011

It’s not just the kids that have to take tests these days. Attorneys, CPAs, doctors, engineers, architects and nurses must generally pass standardized competency tests in order to practice. You can now add tax professionals to the list. Over the past year, the IRS has made increased oversight of tax professional a top priority. As a [...]

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Goodbye Summer! Back to School Week Kicks Off

5 September 2011

As with many families around the country, my kids are starting school tomorrow (I know that many others have already started). Over the past few days, my house has been a whirlwind of new schedules, uniforms, book bags and school supplies. It’s generally bittersweet for me as a mom. On the one hand, I’m secretly [...]

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Back to School Shopping: Sales Tax Holidays and More

29 July 2010

I can’t believe that folks are already talking about back to school… With all of the snow this year, I feel like my kids just got out of school! But my niece is reporting that she’s starting next week (early, I know) and my inbox is filled with emails from Lands End reminding me to [...]

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Back to School Giveaway #7

11 September 2009

UPDATED: We have our winners! Congratulations to Bobby, Rebecca and Diana! I will be in touch! You can win Mighty Putty and Mighty Mendit, two products made popular by the late Billy Mays. Both can help students and their parents conquer any task, big or small. Mighty Putty is a powerful bonding epoxy stick that [...]

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Back to School Giveaway #6

10 September 2009

UPDATED: We have a winner! Congratulations to Bobby! I will be in touch! You can win three assessments and one month of free digital tutoring from 30 Minute A. The program is aimed at middle school through college age. The program is currently available in English, Spanish and Korean. With the assessments, you can find [...]

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Back to School Giveaway #5

10 September 2009

UPDATED: We have a winner! Congratulations to Brittney! I will be in touch! You can win a copy of TuneUp Utilities 2009. TuneUp Utilities is designed to help both novice and advanced PC users keep their system healthy and running fast. TuneUp Utilities 2009 let’s you solve PC problems, free up disk space, increase system [...]

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Back to School Giveaway #4

10 September 2009

UPDATED: We have a winner! Congratulations to Gilbert! I will be in touch! You can win a nifty graphing calculator from Texas Instruments, the TI-Nspire. The TI-Nspire can be used from middle school through college, is allowed on many standardized tests and college entrance exams and comes with lots of perks like free computer software, [...]

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Back to School Giveaway #3

9 September 2009

UPDATED: We have a winner! Congratulations to Amelia! I will be in touch! You can win a copy of Corel Home Office. Corel Home Office is a brand new office suite aimed at families and features the tools parents and kids use most. So whether you’re doing the family budget, completing school work, preparing materials [...]

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Back to School Giveaway #2

9 September 2009

UPDATED: We have a winner! Congratulations to Karyn! I will be in touch! You can win a taxgirl mug (perfect for hugging while you read taxgirl.com in the morning) and a pound of coffee. To qualify for the giveaway, just answer this question in the comments below: Did you attend your high school prom (feel [...]

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