Tax Guide 2011 – All you want to know about 2010 Federal & State Taxes

Tax guide for 2010 Federal and state taxes. You can find the latest news, list of deductions, answers to common questions and a lot more in these pages. If you are looking for an answer to some specific question andyou can’t find the information here, please drop me a line wealth[dot]informatics@gmail.com (replace [dot] with a . )or via my contact form, I will point you to the right article or write about it.

TurboTax 2012 Review and Giveaway

In this TurboTax 2012 review, I will discuss what TurboTax has to offer and the features of different versions : Free, Deluxe, Premier and Home & Business. TurboTax doesn’t need any introduction. It is the best selling tax software program, comes in both offline (CD or download) and online versions. I have used it regularly for [...]

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Tax planning for 2012 : What changed, what stayed the same and what you should be aware of?

This post mostly deals with 2012 tax deductions, changes and exemptions for planning purposes, which means most of the changes described here will be effective for the 2012 tax year, for which you will file the return on April 15, 2013. The 2011 tax guide (a complete 2011 tax guide in pdf) will be released [...]

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I can’t pay my taxes. What can I do?

There is only a couple of days for the tax filing deadline for 2010. If you still have not filed your taxes, then you might fall under one of the following situations You are an expert in doing things at the last minute please make sure to get it done by April 18th. If you [...]

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Donor Advised funds – What, how, why & where?

We finally opened a Donor advised fund. I have been meaning to do this for quite sometime, should have done it at least at the end of 2010 to take advantage of it in 2010 taxes. Oh well… better now than never. In researching about these funds, I learned a lot. So I thought I [...]

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Blogger tax deductions

Blogging is supposed to be free right? Who would spend anything for blogging? One of my friend asked me this question. A lot of people don’t realize the amount of time AND money that goes into blogging. Yes, it can be free but free blogspot or wordpress.com can only get you so far. For control [...]

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Are you getting all the tax deductions you are eligible for?

Tax deductions that are easily overlooked. I really like tax software – Turbotax or H&R Block. I have been using them for doing my taxes for 8 years now. I wavered from the norm only one year, 2007, the year I got married, moved to a different state mid year, got a new job, started [...]

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TurboTax Discounts & Coupons : Where to find the cheapest price?

Updated on Jan 18, 2012 for 2011 Tax year TurboTax discounts and coupons. Turbo Tax is one of the most popular tax preparation software. If you used Turbo Tax last year and are looking for Turbo Tax Discounts & Coupons on to do your taxes this year, this is where you will find them. Most [...]

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Income Tax Return Refund Status – Federal and State

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Inspite of the income tax filing delay, a lot of people who don’t usually itemize have filed their taxes and anxiously waiting for their refund. You can easily check your federal and state income tax return refund status. I have compiled the information on how to check the refund status with IRS for federal returns [...]

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H&R Block at home 2010 review & giveaway

H&R Block is one of the oldest & largest retail tax preparation firms in the US. In 2010, H&R Block prepared one in seven U.S. tax returns. Even if you didn’t use H&R Block, you would have seen their offices within a few miles of your home. H&R Block at home is the DIY version [...]

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