Recent Tax-Relief Articles
Year Round Organization Saves Time and Money at Tax Time
Jun 13th 2008 7:08 am
Many people experience the "tax season rush" that occurs every April. They've waited until the last minute to look for essential paperwork, and then the actual filling out of the required tax paperwork takes much longer than expected. The best way to remedy this last minute chaos is to set up a year round organization system to prepare for taxes. It sounds like a lot of work, but it will absolutely be worth it the next time tax season rolls around (and you'll spend far less time staying organized throughout the year than you do trying to get
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Tax Relief For Individuals
Apr 22nd 2008 6:44 am
While filing your tax return, it is important to be sure of the filing status you should use. It is generally to the benefit of married people to file jointly, since married filing jointly is the most advantageous tax bracket. For a single person taking care of a dependent child, the return should be filed as head of family since tax rates are lower in this category than for a single return. Filing your return in the most tax-efficient category results in tax-relief.
If you get a divorce at any time during the year and have dependent
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Tax Relief: More About Your Rebate In 2008
Apr 18th 2008 6:21 am
In case you haven't heard, let's reiterate: the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 is supposed to put approximately 150 billion dollars into the US economy and millions of taxpayers will receive rebates this year and, therefore, there should be tax relief for many. To qualify you must either have paid taxes in 2007 (Group 1) or be a senior citizen, widow of a veteran, or a disabled veteran (Group 2).
Obviously, everyone would like to receive the maximum rebate that, for Group 1, is $600 per individual or $1200 for joint filers. But your tax
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Tax Relief: Compromising
Apr 8th 2008 7:21 am
The IRS established the Offer in Compromise (OIC), in 1992 and quite often it is the best method of solving tax debts. Taxpayers can save large amounts of money on accepted OICs; about an average of 88% have been reported by the IRS. That's means for every dollar owed only 12 cents was paid. Given this potential for huge savings, taxpayers should make sure that any one they hire to help them file their tax returns will work diligently to find out if they qualify for an OIC.
Generally, an OIC can be negotiated under two main circumstances.
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Overwhelmed By Your IRS Tax Debt ?
Mar 28th 2008 7:56 am
Your head must be throbbing... If you owe money to the IRS then you already know how complicated the IRS bureaucracy can be. Every time you try to contact the IRS it's a different person who tells you something completely different from the last person you talked with. On top of that amount you're told you owe seems to fluctuate every time you try to find out what you owe. What are you to do?
What can you do? At this point you just want to throw up your arms in frustration and let the IRS do what they will. Don't despair because there is
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