Death and taxes. These are the only two guarantees in life, so they say. But when all said and done, virtually every American will have to deal with taxes at one point or another. Whether you have a …
Why I Started Doing My Own Taxes
When I was sixteen, I got a part-time job as a cashier at Target to pay for my car insurance and gas. I was lucky enough to have been given an old 1987 Plymouth Horizon by my parents, but if I wanted …
Can I Write it Off – A Practical Guide to Deducting Small Business Expenses
As a small business owner with a growing income, you can take advantage of one of the greatest parts of being an American – writing off expenses to lower your tax bill! I save thousands of dollars …
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Preparing for Your First Joint Tax Return
So for those of you who missed the memo, I’m married now. While I can hear the hearts of single women around the world breaking as these words are read, I have something else churning in my mind. I …
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How to Fill Out Your Tax Forms on Your First Day of Work
I remember every first day of work I’ve ever had. That feeling of nervousness and excitement. Knowing that I have a great opportunity in front of me and an opportunity to prove myself for future …
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3 Simple Tax Tips for Self-Employed People
I used to enjoy doing our taxes. I know, I’m a dork, but I genuinely liked sitting down at the end of the year to see how everything shook out for the previous 12 months. We didn’t have anything too …
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4 Potential Uses for Your Income Tax Refund
Like it or not, tax time is upon us as taxes are due a little more than a month from now. Many dream of getting that large income tax refund and going out to blow it on something nice they’d not …
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How Long to Keep Your Taxes and Bank Statements
I have a file cabinet at home with bank statements dating back to when I opened my first checking account when I was sixteen years old. Nine years later, I wondered if I still need …
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Should You Pay Someone to do Your Taxes?
It’s that dreaded time of the year, tax time. Only a select few individuals actually like doing their taxes because of the potential headache it can be. The tax code is thousands of pages long, so how …
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Occupying America
While they are not in all the headlines anymore, the Occupy movement is still going strong around the country. From Occupy Wall Street in New York to Occupy Denver in my neighborhood, the movement has …
