Six Things to Know About the Expanded Adoption Tax Credit

July 27, 2011 0 Comments 8 tags

What is an adoption tax credit? An adoption tax credit is tax credit offered to adoptive parents to encourage adoption. If you are adopting or planning to adopt a child

Five Tax Scams to Avoid this Summer

July 22, 2011 0 Comments 9 tags

Hiding income offshore, identity theft and return preparer fraud topped the IRS’s list of tax scams in 2011. The Internal Revenue Service issues an annual list of the top 12

Tips for Managing Your Tax Records

April 13, 2011 0 Comments 12 tags

There is no doubt that good record-keeping will help you remember the various transactions you made during the year, which in turn may make filing your return a less taxing

Ten Things You Should Know About Making Federal Tax Payments

April 5, 2011 0 Comments 9 tags

It does not matter if you do your income taxes yourself or if you pay a professional to file your taxes. At the end of the day you will receive

Two Tax Credits to Help Pay Higher Education Costs

March 31, 2011 0 Comments 10 tags

There are two federal tax credits available to help you offset the costs of higher education for yourself or your dependents.  These are the American Opportunity Credit and the Lifetime

Eight Facts About Filing Status

March 31, 2011 0 Comments 8 tags

The first step to filing your federal income tax return is to determine which filing status to use. Your filing status is used to determine your filing requirements, standard deduction,

How to Get Your Prior Year Tax Information from the IRS

March 31, 2011 0 Comments 5 tags

Taxpayers who need certain prior year tax return information can obtain it from the IRS. Here are nine things to know if you need federal tax return information from a

Tax Tips for Self-employed Individuals

March 31, 2011 0 Comments 11 tags

If you are in business for yourself, or carry on a trade or business as a sole proprietor or an independent contractor, you generally would consider yourself self-employed and you

Want Your Tax Refund Fast – Choose Direct Deposit

March 31, 2011 0 Comments 5 tags

Direct Deposit is the fastest, safest way to receive your tax refund. An e-filed tax return means a fast refund. Taxpayers who combine e-file and Direct Deposit can get their