Notice anything different about your Form W-2? Take a look at Box 12. See anything that wasn’t there last year? The value of health care
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A Beginner’s Guide To Taxes: Can I Do My Return Myself?
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The Internal Revenue Service continues to roll out processing for most federal income tax returns. The IRS announced this week that taxpayers can begin filing
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Tax season can be intimidating for seasoned pros, not to mention the fear it strikes into the hearts of newbies. This series is intended to give you the basics. We’ll start with the very basic of basics: do I have to file?
Read MoreIRS Releases Proposed Regs for Health Care Law: Who’s Covered, Who’s Exempt, and What Happens If You Don’t Pay?
The IRS has finally released proposed regulations relating to the requirement to maintain minimum health care insurance coverage under the terms of the Patient Protection
Read MoreAs IRS Opens Tax Season, Many Taxpayers May Be Able To File For Free
If you’re one of those taxpayers who usually files the second that you have your form W-2 in hand, take heart. Today is finally the
Read MoreTax Tips From The Pros
Tax season starts on January 30! To get things started, I asked tax professionals around the country to give me their top tax tips. Here’s
Read MoreIRS Talks Opening Day & Tax Refunds
January 22nd has come and gone without incident. It was supposed to be opening day for tax season at the Internal Revenue Service. But with
Read MoreWith The Debt Ceiling Limit Looming, Is Your Tax Refund At Risk?
Every one of us has had that moment when we’ve had to shuffle the cards a bit to make sure all of the bills get
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Filing Your Tax Return Early
Taxpayer asks: Can I file my taxes before January 30? I want my refund. Taxgirl says: I’ve received about thirty different variations on this question
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