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Back to School: Education Tax Credits

18 September 2011

Education tax credits can help offset the costs of paying for your education or costs you pay for an eligible student who is your spouse or a dependent you claim on your tax return. For 2011, the American Opportunity Credit and the Lifetime Learning Credit are available to qualified taxpayers who pay expenses for eligible [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Bar fees and other legal career-related expenses

14 February 2009

Taxpayer asks: As a newly minted lawyer that is now doing contract work, I was wondering if Bar exam prep classes are tax deductible? Or any licensing fees, occupation state taxes, or expenses related to GETTING a law license are tax deductible. There is a thread on JDU on this but no one seems to [...]

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9 Child-Related Tax Breaks That You May Be Overlooking

28 February 2008

In recent weeks, I’ve received a flurry of emails from parents asking about whether band uniforms, soccer cleats and other expenses related to children are deductible. I thought it might be useful to have a checklist of some child-related deductions that you may be overlooking. 1, Child tax credit. If your modified AGI (adjusted gross [...]

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