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Tax Day Freebies 2013: April 15 Is for Filing Taxes and Snagging Handouts
A new Pew survey has it that one-third of Americans actually like doing their taxes. Perhaps more surprisingly, the prospect of free cinnabons and free curly fries on Tax Day has nothing to do with it.
TurboTax Vs. H&R Block: Here’s the Other Class War Sparked by Taxes
Who knew tax preparation could get so controversial? As tax season kicks into gear, archrivals H&R Block and Intuit, maker of TurboTax software, are squabbling like reality show housewives.
What Happens If You Don’t Pay Your Taxes?
“Ignore them and they’ll go away” is great advice for some of life’s annoyances. Unfortunately, it doesn’t apply to taxes. While the IRS has taken great pains to rehab its scary image (and is actually pretty decent to deal with), it still can and will go after people who blow off their taxes and deliver some pretty expensive consequences.
5 Emergency Last-Minute Tax Tips
The deadline to file your income taxes is right around the corner, but if you’re forgetful or just a dedicated procrastinator, don’t start hyperventilating just yet. Since April 15 falls on a Sunday, and the 16th is a local …
7 Tax Breaks You Probably Overlooked
Most people know that they get tax breaks on their kids and on the mortgage interest they pay on their homes, but experts say many taxpayers leave a slew of other deductions and credits on the table that could potentially save …
Your Burning Tax Season FAQs, Answered
Tax preparers toil in obscurity for most of the year, trying to keep track of the ever-changing kaleidoscope that is our federal tax code. But when crunch time comes for taxpayers to get their returns filed to the Internal …
Tax Tips: 7 Red Flags That Can Get You Audited
While just the prospect of an audit is enough to strike fear in taxpayers’ hearts, the truth is that less than 2% of taxpayers get audited a year. The IRS is tight-lipped about exactly what gets your tax return selected for extra …
Some of Us Are Really Lazy When It Comes to Taxes
Filling out income tax returns can be complicated, but a lot of us make it harder on ourselves by stalling until (or even after) the last minute, or by slacking off on the number-crunching. When it comes to taxes, though, …
Don’t Get Your Identity Stolen During Tax Season
As if there’s not enough stress around tax time, cybersecurity experts are calling attention to a growing problem: Identity thieves are using this event to snag unsuspecting taxpayers’ personal information, and they’re constantly …
Percentage of Americans Who Say It’s OK to Cheat ‘As Much as Possible’ on Taxes Has Doubled
The vast majority of citizens feel that it’s never OK under any circumstances to cheat on your income taxes. But, in a survey conducted last year by the IRS, the percentage of people thought it was acceptable to cheat “as much as …
Another April 15, another missed deadline
The clock ticks inexorably toward midnight, and Chris and I are nowhere near completing our taxes. Again.
It’s not that we’re mindless procrastinators. We’re both in deadline-oriented lines of work—mine featuring actual deadlines, his the deadline of a performance time. We work hard. We meet our responsbilities. We take out our …
