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

Can’t File on Time? Get an Extension until Oct. 17

April 13, 2011 0 Comments 9 tags

Video: Last-Minute Tax Tips: English For this and other videos, see: YouTube/IRSVideos WASHINGTON — Are you unable to complete and file your federal individual tax return by the April 18

Ten Tips for Last-Minute Filers

April 8, 2011 0 Comments 7 tags

The tax filing deadline is just around the corner. The IRS offers 10 tips for taxpayers still working on their tax returns: File Electronically IRS e-file: It’s safe. It’s easy.

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

Read This if you Need More Time to Pay Your Taxes

April 1, 2011 0 Comments 7 tags

Taxpayers who owe taxes may be relieved to know that there are some options for those who owe and can’t afford to pay the full amount right away. However, you

Eight Tips from the IRS to Help you Determine if your Gift is Taxable

March 31, 2011 0 Comments 8 tags

If you give someone money or property during your life, you may be subject to the federal gift tax. Most gifts are not subject to the gift tax, but the

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