Tax news and guidance for individual taxpayers — filing tips, deductions, refunds, and everything else that hits your personal return.
Not all taxpayers had to file for extension if they weren’t ready on April 15: taxpayers who live abroad qualified for an automatic two-month extension to file their 2013 federal income tax returns. That means that those returns are due in just a few days, on Monday, June 16, 2014 (there’s an extra day to…
Last week, my brother returned home to his family after his most recent deployment. He is active duty in the U.S. Navy and I know that we are lucky that, for the last twenty years or so, he has come back every time he has shipped out. The family of 19-year-old U.S. Army soldier Adrian…
Each year on Memorial Day weekend, there’s a giant exodus from much of Pennsylvania towards the Jersey Shore. Some folks head for the glitter and nightlife of Atlantic City while others head for the relatively quiet Victorian gingerbread homes of Cape May. Still others opt for family-friendly Ocean City, tony Stone Harbor, or any number…
“Let me get this straight,” I said, looking the taxpayer in the eye. “You want to turn yourself in for cheating on your taxes in order to get your wife in trouble.” He didn’t blink. “Yes,” he said. “She wants the divorce. If she wants my money, she has to pay first.” He paused, then…
Tax Day is over for most of us but some taxpayers are still looking for their refunds. Statistically, the IRS has processed refund requests at a faster pace than last year (101,176,000 refunds issued as of last week’s report compared to 101,082,000 for the same time period in 2013). Even so, taxpayers who haven’t yet…
Happy birthday, Mother’s Day! The holiday that you and I know as Mother’s Day turns 100 today: it was officially designated as a holiday on the second Sunday in May by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in 1914 (you can view the proclamation here). The holiday was inspired by Anna Jarvis of West Virginia. You might…
With the ink barely dry on tax returns, scammers are already reaching out to taxpayers.
Still thinking about filing that tax return? Here’s a quick list of what not to do as the clock winds down…
Ready to file your taxes but don’t have the funds to pay the tax bill? Don’t panic. There are a number of payment options available.
Taxes from A to Z: Z is for Zoo Memberships