Taxes & More - Taxes, Barter and The Recession - Taxes
So - every day there is someone new in the news telling us that we are now in a recession. It's been pretty apparent to a great many Americans that we are in a recession and have been in a recession for awhile now but I guess it doesn't hurt to ... [... more]
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Labor Day, Taxes and The American Way - Taxes
What does Labor Day have to do with Taxes? It's the American way to work hard for what we want and to pay as little in taxes as possible so we have something left so we can play and celebrate life. Labor Day traditionally is celebrated on the ... [... more]
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The Pinocchio Returns - Lies or Bad Bookkeeping - Taxes
Let me tell you about a hypothetical couple - Mr. & Mrs. Pinocchio Every so often I will have a potential new client or two who arrive in my office and they instantly sound the "seems a little shady to me" alarm. You know they are the type [... more]
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Taxes & More - 99 Bottles Of Stuff On The Wall - Taxes
Who doesn't know the timeless song 99 Bottles of Beer on The Wall? So many of us have at one time or another been caught singing it, whistling it, or humming it consciously or unconsciously and I'm no exception. Recently I've taken to changing ... [... more]
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Taxes and Other American Duties on Memorial Day - Taxes
As Americans we have many rights and many duties. On this page I usually write about our duty to pay taxes and our right to pay only the amount of tax that we actually owe. According to item 5 of the Declaration of Taxpayer Rights "you are ... [... more]
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What is the Standard Deduction? - Taxes
When you prepare your personal federal tax return, or have it prepared, you choose to reduce your gross income by the amount of your allowable standard deduction or allowable itemized deductions. You cannot do both. So how do you know which one ... [... more]
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It's Tax Season Again - Tax Tips to Get Started - Taxes
Some things never change. As the song says, "what goes up must come down, spinning wheels got to go round," and tax season comes back every January. This year is no different. It's that time again. What should you be focusing on to benefit your [... more]
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What Exactly Is Adjusted Gross Income - Taxes
What exactly is Adjusted Gross Income (AGI)? AGI is a tax term for a particular figure on a personal federal income tax return. When you are preparing or reviewing your federal personal return it is helpful to have an understanding of how this ... [... more]
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Johnny Jingles Christmas Wish - Taxes
I greet Christmas every year with mixed emotions. I love the holiday season for all of the traditional seasonal treasures that it brings us. However, I don't like the way it has become so skewed over the years and I don't like the fact that as ... [... more]
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Tax Plan Facts of Obama and McCain for Your Review - Taxes
As we all know every politician that aspires to be an elected official learns early in their quest that people want a tax plan that is favorable to them personally. As we also all know that means no one wants higher taxes. The other consideration ... [... more]
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Thanksgiving and Taxes - American Traditions - Taxes
While Thanksgiving and Taxes are both American traditions, I'm sure we would all agree that Thanksgiving is a much nicer tradition than taxes. America and it's traditions, is so much more than what we all talk about - more than finances and taxes ... [... more]
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