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Once you've finished with your year-end filing, and your return is on its way to the IRS,
take a minute to consider these questions concerning short and long-term financial goals,
IRAs, Keoghs, employee benefits, your children(s)' education, emergency funds, and many
others. These planning techniques can help you decide if the money you have left over is
really left over money!
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A simple misstep in your approach on how to handle your 401(k) savings can easily kill
half of what you've saved! A simple rollover might be one of the easier, and more
financially rewarding, ways to handle this situation. This article explains this in
greater detail with a very powerful example of how penalties and taxes can really hurt
your plan if not handled correctly.
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| Commuter's Tax Break
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The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century has made many new deductions available
for commuters. This article explains how it works, if you're eligible or not, and how you
can easily use it to save money on your taxes.
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| Are You A Tax Time Bomb? |
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Learn the Six Commandments for Staying Out Of Jail and how simple they really are to
follow. The last thing we all want is a painful and expensive federal audit. When
executed, these six items can help you sleep soundly at night. |
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| IRS
Targets: What To Do If You're One Of Them |
| The IRS targets 4 types of
taxpayers for regular audits. If you're self employed, work out of your
house, hire independent contractors, or haven't filed a return recently,
here's what to do. |
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| How
To Neutralize The IRS's Power |
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Considering that that the IRS is solely responsible for collecting Federal taxes
and imposing penalties for late, understated, or evasive filings, the IRS poses
one of the largest financial threats to many individuals and business owners.
Here's how to neutralize their power. |
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| How
To Avoid An Audit Completely |
| Successfully avoiding audits,
while still claiming significant deductions is possible if you follow 11
simple steps.
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| Are
You Getting Good Financial Advice? |
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Finding financial guidance is easy, judging the worth of it can be a much
tougher task. Even hiring a professional adviser is no guarantee you’ll get
great advice. If you’re paying someone for a personalized plan, you especially
want to make sure you’re getting your money’s worth. Don't just look at the
numbers, what's your gut telling you?
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| Yearly Tax Calendar |
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Although timing of some activities is critical, it's important to review all tax
considerations from the perspective of your specific needs and establish an individualized
planning calendar. This short article highlighting key points of yearly tax planning,
broken up into quarters, is a great guide to model your customized plan by. |
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| Current
Tax Rates |
| The tax rates seem to change
every year. Here's the rates for the current year. |
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