Unemployment and Taxes

Unemployment is an uncertain and stressful thing in any one’s life.  However, it can be all the more complicated
by the many questions surrounding your tax obligations after losing your job.  This article will discuss a few of the common questions surrounding your tax obligations following unemployment.

If you were recently laid off by your place of employment, you may be curious as to whether or not the severance package they gave you is taxable or not.  Unfortunately, the answer to that question is yes, it most certainly is.  The money you received as a result of your termination is … Read the rest

Tax Carnival Ecstasy – March 27, 2012

Welcome to the March 27, 2012 edition of Tax Carnival Ecstasy. We start this edition with Stefanie who has an article Tax Time, and how she is loving TurboTax while filing her own return. Mark Roberts takes a look at the The Tax Brackets for 2012. We  have a post on the Common Bookkeeping Mistakes That Weigh Down On Business Profits by Bill Smith. And finally there’s a look at the 2013 Federal Budge and how it affects your taxes. Hope you enjoy the articles, bookmark, share, tweet, like on Facebook and come back soon.

Frank Goley presents Bond Analysis

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Simple Tips To Help You Save On Taxes At Work

If you want to reduce the amount of tax you pay, you should let your employer cover some of your expenses.

By simply allowing your employer to cover your expenses with pre-tax dollars, you will be able to save hundreds and sometimes even thousands of dollars annually.

The best way to save on taxes.

Make arrangements with your employer to pay for some of your expenses every month. Ask you employer to pay for an expense straight up. Any employer will do this because, a) Its a wonderful thing to do, and b) The expense will be a deductible expenseRead the rest

Don’t Waste Your Tax Refund: Make it Work for You

If you are one of the several million Americans who is anticipating a sizable tax return refund this year, then you know how very exciting the prospect can be. There are just so many things you can do with that lump sum of cash, right? However, the truth is that most people have great intentions for how they will make use of their tax refunds, only to put it into the checking account and watch it dwindle away on trivialities. The only way you can avoid this situation is to put some careful consideration into how to best reap … Read the rest

Unusual Tax Deductions You Should Not Claim

More and more people are filing their tax returns with turbo tax and other software so they can try tricking the system. I have never been a person to take a chance as far as tax deductions are concerned. However, some people will gladly take the risk boldly going where most of us would only dare.

The Minnesota Society of Certified Accountants has compiled a list of odd tax deductions according to a survey given to its members. Of course, these were thwarted by their accountants.

Chairwoman Sara Portner says there is a high profitability they would get sent an … Read the rest