Posts tagged tax management
How Do Your Taxes Change When You Get Married?

Getting married can transform every aspect of your life and that includes taxes. You and your spouse may not even consider the tax benefits of marriage when you exchange vows but the tax breaks couples can enjoy when filing jointly can have big impacts on your financial future.

Your taxes will most certainly change after you get married and this can affect everything from how much money you can save for retirement to student loans. The tax changes you experience when you get married will depend on your unique situation.

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Where's My Tax Refund? A Question with an Easy Answer

I know you’d rather not think about this until April, or at least until after, say... Valentine’s Day or even St. Patrick’s. But the time to ask yourself where’s my tax refund and make sure you’re not doing anything to delay or reduce your refund is NOW. You can keep your Pentatonix CDs playing and grab an extra no-bake cookie or two, but if you can spare a few moments, I THINK you’ll find it useful to walk through a few tax-related issues with me before you take the family to see all the pretty lights tonight.

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Time Friendly Steps To Take to Get A Tax Extension

Every year in the US, April 15 looms in people's minds as the deadline of all deadlines. Tax Day. It's not the end of the world as they know it, but for some who did not prepare properly and exhibited poor tax management skills, it seems scarier than a battle between Jason and Freddy.

If you just totally missed out on the tax preparation, then you probably need a tax extension. This is really easier to get than you might imagine.

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Tax Reform

Most people don't know much about taxes besides the fact that they need to file a tax return every year. Even an individual return can be very complicated, and most people will get more money back after they file if they use a professional tax preparer.

The tax code changes on a regular basis, and even a certified public accountant or tax attorney has to work hard to keep up with all the new laws. The 2018 Tax Reform Bill brought even more changes to the table. Fortunately, we can summarize the most important ways these new reforms will affect an individual filing a tax return.

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Your Guide to Lowering Your Personal Taxes

Planning your taxes before they are due in April can help you with lowering your personal taxes, as well as tax management. There are many tax tools to use but you need to have some basic understanding of how taxes work and what you can actually deduct.

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Your Guide to Lowering Your Business Taxes

There can be a lot of joy when owning your own business but there is no way to avoid small business taxes. One of the things you may want to focus on is lowering your business taxes.if you are able to focus on lowering your business taxes then you can use that money to spend on other business expenses.

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How to File Your Taxes That Would Make Your CPA Jealous

Efficient tax management plays an important role in ensuring you meet your tax obligations. Whether you intend to do your own taxes or seek the help of an expert, it is necessary to familiarize yourself with various tax basics as well as the process of filing returns.

This will not only help you to make more informed decisions but also ensure you avoid common tax-filing mistakes. Knowledge of tax issues will also put you in a better position to identify effective ways to lower your tax bill and invest your money wisely. Here are a few tax tips to help you as you prepare to file your taxes.

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Tax Insights to Help You Save More Money

Today, surveys indicate that the average American spends over $10,000 annually on federal, state, and local income taxes. This is why it is important to find effective ways to help you save more money while maintaining compliance. Taking the necessary steps will go a long way in ensuring you maximize your budget and help you avoid unexpected tax bills that can ruin your day.

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Small Business Tax Basics Explained: Taxes 101

There are many wonderful things about owning and running your own small business, but there’s no avoiding small business taxes.

Most basic small business tax management can be done by anyone with a high school education and willing to devote the necessary time and energy while paying attention to the small print. But just because you could do it yourself doesn’t mean you should. Entrepreneurs have a wide variety of gifts and passions, but nothing says tax codes and number juggling have to be among them.

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Personal Income Tax Basics: Taxes 101

It’s easy to start to feel a bit overwhelmed by how often we pay taxes, directly or indirectly. Personally, I’d rather try not to think about them at all, but that’s not a great strategy. Let’s focus on the different elements of tax basics together, shall we?

Tax season seems to come around more quickly than we expect, despite being the exact same time every year.For some of us, this might be the first time and others have survived numerous Aprils either with an accountant or braving it on their own.

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