10 Things You Absolutely Need To Know About Buying A Home
10 Things You Absolutely Have To Know About Buying A Home: part of our series on 100 Things You Absolutely Need To Know About Money Before You’re 35. #100MoneyTips.
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10 Things You Absolutely Need To Know About Taxes
Tax Day comes around just once a year but staying on top of taxes can feel like a year-round job. Whether you file on your own or use a tax professional, you need to know what your filing obligations might be and how your choices can affect your bottom line when it comes to money….
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Tax Questions? Ask The Taxgirl.
If you have questions about the upcoming tax season, you can Ask the taxgirl®! Yes, there are rules and caveats. What did you expect? I am, after all, an attorney. Attorneys love rules. And caveats. And chocolate. For now, we’re focusing on rules and caveats: I get a lot of questions and I read all of them….
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Looking For Updated Tax Rates?
With tax season on the way (more info here), you can find the 2015 tax rates here. Remember that these are the rates that you’ll use to file your 2015 tax returns by April 18, 2016 (Tax Day is delayed this year). You’ll use the 2016 tax rates for tax planning in 2016 and to file…
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Twins Born In Different Years Deliver Quirky Tax Result For Parents
Maribel Valencia, 22, and her husband, Luis, became parents in 2015. And again in 2016. Maribel Valencia delivered twin babies at San Diego Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center over the weekend but the twins have different birthdays. Jaelyn, a girl, was delivered at 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2015, while her brother, Luis, was delivered at…
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Can You Write Off Your Diet? Tax Consequences Of Your Resolution To Get Healthy
Looking for ways to get healthy? In most cases, there’s no tax deduction for weight loss strategies. But there are some tax-favored options for getting and staying healthy. Here’s what you need to know.
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12 Days Of Charitable Giving (2015): The Rotary Foundation Of Rotary International
It’s the final day of my 12 Days of Charitable Giving. Readers have suggested deserving charities over the past few weeks and I’ve posted one a day for – well, 12 days (I’m clever that way). Today’s charity is The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. Rotary International began in 1905 with Chicago attorney Paul P. Harris….
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The 100 Must-Follow Tax Twitter Feeds In 2016
If you’re already on Twitter, the list will make sense to you. If you’re not already on Twitter, here’s the scoop: Twitter is a social media site without the bells and whistles (and weird pressure) of Facebook. It’s a quick exchange of information, limited to 140 characters a pop. You can tweet opinions, news, pictures, or links…
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12 Days Of Charitable Giving (2015): The Jahri Evans Foundation
It’s the eleventh day of my 12 Days of Charitable Giving. Readers have suggested deserving charities over the past few weeks and I’ll be posting one a day for – well, 12 days (I’m clever that way). Today’s charity is The Jahri Evans Foundation. The Jahri Evans Foundation helps student-athletes further their education and athletic career by improving and…
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Apple Agrees To Pay Italy Nearly $350 Million In Tax Deal
Apple has agreed to pony up 318 million euro ($347.72 million U.S.) to settle a tax dispute in Italy related to back taxes. The news was first reported by Italian news agency La Republicca. Apple had been accused of failing to declare income of approximately 880 million euro ($961.97 million U.S.) from 2008 to 2013. Apple initially denied the charges….